SIMPLE PRESENT

• Simple present is used for general statement of fact

It says something was true in the past, is true in the present, and will be true in the future.

Example : The world is round.

• Simple present is used to express habitual or everyday activity

It can be indicated with the use of words of repeated actions, such as : always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, on Mondays, etc.

Example : I go to school at 6.30 a.m everyday.

• Affirmative form of simple present

I, you, we, they	work
He, she, it	works

Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he, she, it) always take an "s/es". For example, "he plays, she studies, it works..."

Example :

- I study in Akalila Junior High School.

- My class begins at nine.

- She always eats sandwich for lunch.

• Negative form of the simple present

I, you, we, they	Do not (don’t)	work
He, she, it	Does not (doesn’t)

Example :

- I do not speak Javanese.

- They don’t study hard.

- She doesn’t like banana.

• Interrogative form of the simple present

Do	I, you, we, they	Work ?		Yes, I do.	No, I do not.
Does	He, she, it			Yes, he does.	No, She does not.

- Do you speak Javanese?            

   (+) Yes, I do.          

   (-) No, I don’t.

- Does she like sing a song?         

   (+) Yes, she does.               

   (-) No, She doesn’t.

• Simple Present otf the verb to be

- Affirmative forms of the verb to be

I	am	'm
You/ we/ they	are	're
he/ she/ it	is	's

- Negative forms of the verb to be

I	am not	am not
You/ we/ they	are not	aren’t
he/ she/ it	is not	isn’t

- Interrogative forms of the verb to be

am	I	?
are	You/ we/ they
is	he/ she/ it