Simple Present Tense Class Explanation

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Simple Present tense (to do)

(+) Subj (noun/pron) + verb (s) + complement


Tim (he) works in a factory ::::::::::::::::::: He, she, it (S)
You play on weekends
(-) Subj + do/does (neg) + verb + comp
Tim does not/doesn’t work in a factory
You do not/don’t play on weekends
(?) Do/does + subj + verb + comp
Does Tim work in a factory? Yes, he does….no, he
doesn’t
Do you play on weekends? Yes I do…no, I don’t
(Where)…………………………………. I play on weekends in the
park.
(Wh-Question) When, where, who, why, whose, whom,
how

TO BE in present
(+) Sub + To be + comple
I am a student
She is an actress
He is twenty years old
(-) sub + to be (neg) + comp
I´m not a student
She is not / isn’t an actress
He isn’t twenty years old
(+) To be + subj + compl
Wh Q Are you a student?
Is she an actress?
Is he twenty years old?
To can (modal verb)
(+) Subj + CAN + verb + comp
She can study at school
(-) sub + cannot + verb + comp
She can’t study at school
(?) Can + subj + verb + comp
Can she study at school?
Modals verbs: May, Could, must, should, would.
Have (have-has: he, she, It)

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