Present Simple.

How to form the Present Simple:

The present simple is formed with the subject + base form of the infinitive,

To form the third person of most verbs add -s          he likes

Verbs ending in ch, sh, s, ss, x, or z, add -es          she watches

Verbs ending in a consonant + y, remove the 'y' and add -ies          he studies

To form the third person of the verbs 'go' and 'do'  add -es

 

The Present Simple

Subject	to like		Subject	to watch		Subject	to study		Subject	to do
I	like		I	watch		I	study		I	do
You	like		You	watch		You	study		You	do
He	likes		He	watches		He	studies		He	does
She	likes		She	watches		She	studies		She	does
It	likes		It	watches		It	studies		It	does
We	like		We	watch		We	study		We	do
You	like		You	watch		You	study		You	do
They	like		They	watch		They	study		They	do

 

Present Simple - negative:

I do not play / I don't play

To form the Present Simple negative use subject + auxiliary verb 'do' + not / don't + infinitve

For the third person Present Simple negative use the third person of the auxiliary verb 'do' + not (does not /doesn't)  + infinitve

 

The Present Simple - Negative

Subject	Auxiliary 'do' + not	to like		Subject	Auxiliary 'do' + not	to watch		Subject	Auxiliary 'do' + not	to study
I	do not don't	like		I	do not don't	watch		I	do not don't	study
You	do not don't	like		You	do not don't	watch		You	do not don't	study
He	does not doesn't	like		He	does not doesn't	watch		He	does not doesn't	study
She	does not doesn't	like		She	does not doesn't	watch		She	does not doesn't	study
It	does not doesn't	like		It	does not doesn't	watch		It	does not doesn't	study
We	do not don't	like		We	do not don't	watch		We	do not don't	study
You	do not don't	like		You	do not don't	watch		You	do not don't	study
They	do not don't	like		They	do not don't	watch		They	do not don't	study

 

Present Simple - Questions:

To make questions with the Present Simple use the auxiliary verb 'do' + subject + infinitve

 

The Present Simple - Questions

Auxiliary 'do'	Subject	to like		Auxiliary 'do'	Subject	to watch		Auxiliary 'do'	Subject	to study
Do	I	like....?		Do	I	watch....?		Do	I	study?
Do	you	like....?		Do	you	watch....?		Do	you	study?
Does	he	like....?		Does	he	watch....?		Does	he	study?
Does	she	like....?		Does	she	watch....?		Does	she	study?
Does	it	like....?		Does	it	watch....?		Does	it	study?
Do	we	like....?		Do	we	watch....?		Do	we	study?
Do	you	like....?		Do	you	watch....?		Do	you	study?
Do	they	like....?		Do	they	watch....?		Do	they	study?

 

Present Simple - Negative Questions:

To make negative questions with the Present Simple use the auxiliary verb 'do' + not = don't/doesn't + subject + infinitve

 

The Present Simple - Negative Questions

Auxiliary don't / doesn't	Subject	to like		Auxiliary don't / doesn't	Subject	to watch		Auxiliary don't / doesn't	Subject	to study
Don't	I	like....?		Don't	I	watch....?		Don't	I	study?
Don't	you	like....?		Don't	you	watch....?		Don't	you	study?
Doesn't	he	like....?		Doesn't	he	watch....?		Doesn't	he	study?
Doesn't	she	like....?		Doesn't	she	watch....?		Doesn't	she	study?
Doesn't	it	like....?		Doesn't	it	watch....?		Doesn't	it	study?
Don't	we	like....?		Don't	we	watch....?		Don't	we	study?
Don't	you	like....?		Don't	you	watch....?		Don't	you	study?
Don't	they	like....?		Don't	they	watch....?		Don't	they	study?