{"id":776,"date":"2015-08-16T13:32:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T13:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=776"},"modified":"2020-09-15T06:19:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T06:19:35","slug":"simple-present-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-present-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple present tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The simple present tense<\/strong> is used to talk about habitual actions and general truths. Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WScX9tIb7SE\">Youtube video in Malayalam<\/a> to learn the correct use of simple present tense.<\/p>\n<p>Study the examples given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plants<strong> absorb<\/strong> carbon dioxide and <strong>release<\/strong> oxygen. (General truth \/ fact)<\/li>\n<li>The sun <strong>rises<\/strong> in the east. (General truth)<\/li>\n<li>All parents <strong>love<\/strong> their children. (General truth)<\/li>\n<li>Birds <strong>live<\/strong> in nests. (General truth)<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>get up<\/strong> at 6 am. (Habit)<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>go<\/strong> for a walk in the morning. (Habit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the simple present tense, the verb takes the marker \u2018-s\u2019 when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun. Note that the first person singular pronoun \u2018I\u2019 does not take the marker \u2018-s\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Study the examples given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>like<\/strong> mushrooms. (NOT I likes mushrooms.)<\/li>\n<li>He <strong>likes<\/strong> mushrooms. (Here the verb \u2018like\u2019 becomes \u2018likes\u2019 because the subject is the singular pronoun \u2018he\u2019.)<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>like<\/strong> mushrooms. (Here the subject is the plural pronoun \u2018they\u2019 and hence the verb does not take \u2018-s\u2019.)<\/li>\n<li>Sania <strong>likes<\/strong> mushrooms.<\/li>\n<li>Sania and Rohan <strong>like<\/strong> mushrooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two or more singular nouns connected with \u2018and\u2019 take plural verbs.<br \/>\nMore examples are given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>like<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>She <strong>likes<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>He <strong>likes<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>You <strong>like<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>We <strong>like<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>like<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>Rahul <strong>likes<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>Sonia<strong> likes<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>Rahul and Sonia <strong>like<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>All children <strong>like<\/strong> ice cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Making simple present tense with be, do and have<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Simple present tense<\/strong> forms can also be made with forms of <strong>be, do and have.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple present tense forms of the verb \u2018be\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The verb \u2018be\u2019 has three forms in the simple present tense: <strong>is, am and are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The verb \u2018am\u2019 is used with I.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The verb \u2018is\u2019 is used with singular nouns and pronouns (he, she, it).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The verb \u2018are\u2019 is used with plural nouns and pronouns (you, they, we).<\/p>\n<p>Study the examples given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>She is<\/strong> a doctor<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They are<\/strong> doctors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gautam is<\/strong> a scientist.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gauri and Gautam are<\/strong> cousins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I am<\/strong> a writer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You are<\/strong> a nice girl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Simple present tense forms of the verb have<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the simple present tense, the verb \u2018have\u2019 has two forms: <strong>has and have<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We use \u2018has\u2019 with singular nouns and pronouns (she, he and it).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We use \u2018have\u2019 with plural nouns and pronouns (they, we and you).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The first person singular pronoun \u2018I\u2019 also take the verb \u2018have\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I have<\/strong> a dream.<\/li>\n<li><strong>She has<\/strong> a daughter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It has<\/strong> colourful wings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They have<\/strong> a house in the city.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You have<\/strong> no right to say this.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rohan has<\/strong> a little sister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Simple present tense forms of the verb \u2018do\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The verb \u2018do\u2019 has two forms in the simple present tense: do and does<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The verb \u2018do\u2019 is used with plural nouns and pronouns (you, they and we). The first person singular \u2018I\u2019 also takes the verb \u2018do\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The verb \u2018does\u2019 is used with singular nouns and pronouns (he, she and it).<\/p>\n<p>Note that in the simple present tense,<strong> do and does<\/strong> are used to make questions and negatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>I do not know<\/strong> the answer.<br \/>\n<strong>She does not know<\/strong> the answer.<br \/>\n<strong>They do not have<\/strong> a car.<br \/>\n<strong>Susie does not have<\/strong> a brother.<br \/>\n<strong>We do not know<\/strong> him.<br \/>\n<strong>Do you know<\/strong> him?<br \/>\n<strong>Does she work<\/strong> here?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The simple present tense is used to talk about habitual actions and general truths. Watch this Youtube video in Malayalam to learn the correct use of simple present tense. 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