Mastering the Present Simple Tense

The present simple tense is used for hypothetical situations.

The present simple tense is used for expressing emotions.

The present simple tense is used for past actions.

The present simple tense is used for habitual actions, general truths, and scheduled events.

Use 'ed' for past tense

Change the base form for plural subjects

Base form for all subjects; add 's' or 'es' for third person singular.

Add 'ing' for all subjects

I is

I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we are, they are

you am

they is

Subject + did not + base form of the verb

Subject + does not + past form of the verb

Subject + do not + present participle of the verb

Subject + do/does not + base form of the verb

Use 'is' + subject + verb + 'ing'.

Use 'am' or 'are' + subject + verb.

Add 'will' before the subject and verb.

Use 'do' or 'does' + subject + base form of the verb.

I was eating lunch.

They will go to the park.

He is running fast.

She reads books every evening.

Change y to e and add -s for consonant + y

Add -s for most verbs, -es for verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, and change y to i and add -es for consonant + y.

Add -es for all verbs

Always add -s regardless of the ending

Use adverbs of frequency only at the end of the sentence.

Adverbs of frequency should always come after the main verb.

Place adverbs of frequency before the subject in present simple sentences.

Use adverbs of frequency before the main verb or after 'to be' in present simple sentences.

The present simple indicates uncertainty, whereas the present continuous shows certainty.

The present simple tense is only used for future events, and the present continuous is for past actions.

The present simple is used for routines and facts, whereas the present continuous is used for actions in progress.

The present simple is used for actions in progress, while the present continuous describes routines.

She walking to school every day.

She walks to school every day.

They walks to school every day.

He walk to school every day.