the simple present

The simple presentBy Frank Chavira

We use the simple present to describe...

Habits

Routines

Facts

Habits

I eat ice cream with my friends.

Routines

I practice guitar everyday.

Facts

My car runs fast.

How do we make simple present

sentences?

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

AffirmativeI jump very high.

Subject + verb (simple form) + complement

Subject Verb Complement

I

jump

Very high

You

We

They

He

jumpsShe

It

She jumps very high.

Subject + verb (plural form) + complement

NegativeI don´t jump very high.

Subject + don´t + verb (simple form) + complement

Subject

Auxiliary Verb Complement

I

don´t jump

Very high

You

We

They

Hedoesn

´t jumpShe

It

She doesn´t jump very high.

Subject + doesn´t + verb (simple form) + complement

InterrogativeDo you jump very high?

Do + Subject + verb (simple form) + complement + ? (question mark)

Auxiliary Subject Verb Complement Question

mark

Do

I

jump

Very high ?

You

We

They

Does

He

jumpShe

It

Does he jump very high?

Does + Subject + verb (simple form) + complement + ? (question mark)