WELCOME... IT'S GRAMMAR TIME!!! PRESENT SIMPLE, PART 1!!!

Welcome back people to this new entry of Montcada in English and thanks for join me in this amazing adventure. Today we are going to talk about the Present Simple.

The present simple is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English. It is called simple because its basic form consists of a single word (like write or writes), in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written). For nearly all English verbs the present simple is identical to the base form of the verb, except when the subject is third-person singular, in which case the ending -(e)s is added. There are a few verbs with irregular forms, the most notable: be and the modal verbs such as must, can, could, should, etc, which have only a single form, with no addition of -s for the third person singular.

The structure for affirmative sentences in present simple is:

SUBJECT PRONOUN + MAIN VERB +COMPLEMENT

We use the present simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

For example:

I play tennis.

She plays tennis.

The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.

She always forgets her purse.

Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.

The present simple can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

For example:

Cats like milk.

California is in America

Windows are made of glass.

New York is a small city. (It is not important that this fact is untrue).

Speakers occasionally use present simple to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well.

For example:

The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.

The party starts at 8 o'clock.

Sometimes we can use the present simple to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain Mixed Verbs.

For example:

I am here now.

He needs help right now.

He has his passport in his hand.

Is important to know that the time tenses in English have auxiliary verbs. An auxiliary verb is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it appears—for example, to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis, etc. Auxiliary verbs usually accompany a main verb. The main verb provides the main semantic content of the clause. The auxiliary verb for the present simple tenses is DO. In the present simple sentences, the auxiliary verb is not used. Otherwise, in negative sentences, do (1st person singular, 2nd person singular and plural) or does (3rd person singular) is used with not.

The structure for negative sentences in present simple is:

SUBJECT PRONOUN + DON'T/DOESN'T + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENT

For example:

I do not play tennis / I don't play tennis.

She doesn't study English / She doesn't study English.

The train does not leave every morning at 8 AM / The train doesn't leave every morning at 8 AM.

We do not play soccer / We don't play soccer.

You do not help me at home / You don't help me at home.

When we use the negative structure of the present simple, the verb returns to its original form.

So people, as far as I'm concerned, I'm done! I hope this information can be useful for all of you!

C Ya!!!