Simple Present Tense

The uses of the different tenses in the English language create much confusion to some people at times. In order to help you understand English tenses better, I thought of coming up with posts about them. Here’s the first one---Present Simple Tense.^^
Present Simple

When do we use this tense?
In stating facts and generalizations
Ex. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.

In stating habitual action
Ex. He plays tennis every other day.

In stating permanent situations
Ex. The moon revolves around the earth.

How is the simple present tense made?

SUBJECT + AUXILLIARY VERB + MAIN VERB
Ex. I do (not) eat (seafood.)

However, there are exceptions to this pattern.

Auxilliary verbs are not normally used for positive sentences.
Ex. I like seafood.
“I” is the subject and the main verb is “like”. There was no need for the word “do”.

When third person singular is used (he, she, it), “s” or “es” is added to the main verb and “es” to the auxiliary.
Ex. She likes seafood. (s is added to the word like)
Does she like seafood? (es is added to the auxiliary)

For the verb “to be” , auxiliary is not used, even for questions and negatives.
Ex. I am sick.

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