Grammar Level 1- Lesson Seven- English Simple Present Tense
In this seventh grammar lesson, you learn about the English Simple Present Tense and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow the simple present tense examples below and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
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Simple Present Tense Formula
Singular
I study
You study
He studies
She studies
It studies
Plural
We study
You study
They study
Simple Present Tense Examples
You study English every day.
He studies English at school.
They study English on Mondays and Thursdays.
The Present Tense describes the things you do every day. Note the use of an “s” at the end of the verb when describing a man, a woman, or a thing.
Do not confuse the present tense with the simple form.
Here’s the present tense for the verb “work.”
- I work
- You work
- He works
- She works
- It works
- We work
- You work
- They work
Negative Simple Present Tense
do + not + verb
Singular
I do not work
You do not work
He does not work
She does not work
It does not work
Plural
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
Contractions in Simple Present Tense
do + not = don’t
does + not = doesn’t
Singular
I don’t work
You don’t work
He doesn’t work
She doesn’t work
It doesn’t work
Plural
We don’t work
You don’t work
They don’t work
Simple Present Tense Exercises
1. I ___ to school every day. (go)
2. She _____ to school every day. (go – negative)
3. Juan and Martha _____ a large family. (have)
4. He ______ a car. (have – negative)
5. You _____ from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day (work)
6. I ______ on the weekends. (work – negative)
7. It _____ a lot in the winter in Minnesota. (snow)
8. It _____ in the summer. (snow – negative)
9. We _____ how to speak English. (know)
10. We _____ how to speak Italian. (know – negative)
Answers: 1. go; 2. does not go / doesn’t go; 3. have; 4. does not have / doesn’t have; 5. work; 6. do not work / don’t work; 7. snows; 8. does not snow / doesn’t snow; 9. know; 10. do not know / don’t know
Quiz for Simple Present Tense
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