Structure of Simple Present Tense
|
Affirmative |
subject + V1/V5+object |
James eats rice |
|
Negative |
subject + does not/do not +VI + object |
James does not eat rice. |
|
Interrogative |
subject + does not/do not +VI + object |
Does James eat rice? What does James eat? |
|
Passive |
object + is/am/ are+V3+ by + subject |
object + is/am/ are+V3+ by + subject |
Uses of Simple Present Tense with examples:
(a) To express present affairs / permanent or long-lasting situation:
He speaks
English very well.
A nurse works
in a hospital.
His father
wears glasses.
(b) To express habitual actions or repeated actions / daily routine:
I always take
tea in the morning.
Olivia walks to
college every day.
When do you
usually have lunch?
He frequently
takes bath.
(c) To express truth and facts or saying and proverb:
The sun sets
early in the winter.
The Earth is a
planet.
Honesty is the
best policy.
Slow and steady
wins the race.
d)To express fixed timetable or scheduled future actions:
The meeting
starts at four.
His father retires
next year.
The match
starts at 9 o' clock.
The train
leaves at 5:20.
(e) We often use these adverbs of time in seldom rarely every day twice a week.
always, hardly, often, once a day, daily,
sometimes, every week, thrice a month, occasionally, generally, every year,
nowadays, frequently, scarcely
He always
drinks coffee.
I often lose my
temper.
She generally
forgets duty.
(f) To express likes, dislikes/verbs of sensation / emotional states:
He hates
talking like that.
That seems ok
for me.
I love ice cream.
I think he is a
good writer.