Simple Present Tense (Basic ESL)

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What is the Simple Present Tense?

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The Simple Present Tense is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.

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How do you form the Simple Present Tense for most verbs?

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For most verbs, use the base form for 'I', 'you', 'we', 'they' and add 's' or 'es' for 'he', 'she', 'it'.

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What is the negative form of the Simple Present Tense for 'he', 'she', 'it'?

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The negative form is created using 'does not' or 'doesn't' + base form of the verb.

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What is the negative form of the Simple Present Tense for 'I', 'you', 'we', 'they'?

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The negative form is created using 'do not' or 'don't' + base form of the verb.

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When do we use 'does' in the Simple Present Tense?

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We use 'does' with 'he', 'she', and 'it' for questions and negatives.

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When do we use 'do' in the Simple Present Tense?

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We use 'do' with 'I', 'you', 'we', and 'they' for questions and negatives.

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What is an example of a positive sentence in the Simple Present Tense?

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She reads a lot of books.

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What is an example of a negative sentence in the Simple Present Tense?

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He doesn't like coffee.

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What is an example of a question in the Simple Present Tense?

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Do you play soccer?

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How do you use 's' or 'es' in the Simple Present Tense?

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Add 's' or 'es' to the base form of the verb when the subject is 'he', 'she', or 'it'.