For everyone who is starting to study English, it is very important to study such a tense as Present Simple. Its rules are very simple, but often they remain misunderstood. And then problems begin: something is not clear, something is forgotten, and something stubbornly does not want to fit into the language system built in the head. Let's try to correct this unfortunate misunderstanding.
Before talking, in fact, about time, we need to introduce some concepts, without which we will not be able to understand and remember anything.
All sentences of any language are conditionally divided into three types: affirmative, interrogative and negative. Example: affirmative - "Mom fed her daughter with porridge." Interrogative: "Where are my mittens?" Negative: "I won't go to school." This division is very important for us - with its help we will derive the basic rules of Present Simple.
It's worth mentioning such a form of verbs as auxiliary. They help semantic form an interrogative or affirmative sentence, but in themselves do not mean anything. Auxiliaries in English are have, do, does, shall, did, will, etc.
Regarding their use in Present Simple rulessimple: in this tense, the auxiliary verbs of the present indefinite tense do or does are used. The first is when the sentence contains pronouns 1 and 2 persons singular and plural, as well as pronouns 3 persons plural (I, we, you, they). The second is for 3rd person singular pronouns (he, she, it).
So, what is Present Simple anyway? This is a tense that indicates the uncertainty in time or the repetition of some action, some fact that is true in general or for the present. For example: "I love apples", "The water in the sea is s alty", etc.
How to form Present Simple? It will be convenient to present the rules in the form of a diagram for each type of offer.
The affirmative is formed as follows: in the first place the subject of the action is the subject (subjects are most often nouns and pronouns), in the second place is the main (semantic) verb (which has any meaning - to run, laugh, draw, cry and etc.). If the subject can be replaced by the singular pronoun of the 3rd person, then the ending -s or -es should be added to the verb. This detail is often overlooked, which gives rise to many errors.
To form an interrogative sentence in Present Simple, the rule will look like this: in the first place - an interrogative word (if the question is not general).
Otherwise, the present indefinite auxiliary verb - do or does - should come first. On thethe second place is the subject, the third is the main (in other words, semantic) verb without adding the ending -s or -es.
A negative sentence should be formed according to the following scheme. It is required to put the subject in the first place, the auxiliary verb in the second, the particle not in the third, the semantic (or main) verb in the fourth, but without the ending -s or -es.
As you can see, in Present Simple the rules are quite simple and clear. The main thing is to realize and assimilate them, and not just memorize them. Many students simply memorize diagrams without knowing how to apply them. There is absolutely no benefit from this. Don't make such mistakes! More attention, diligence and diligence - and you will succeed! Good luck!
