In the modern world, learning English is necessary, because it is the language of international communication. Given the fact that, even when applying for a good job, knowledge of English is almost always required, you should seriously think about learning it. Every beginner always wonders where to start. The answer is simple: the first thing you need to study is the present simple time. There are many temporary forms in English, but this is the main and most used.
Verbs in the present simple tense
To put a verb in this temporary form, you must first determine the person to whom it will relate.
- For persons I, we, you, they just need to drop a little to to from the impersonal form of the verb, i.e. from the infinitive. For example : I study. - I study.
- For 3 liters. units h. to the infinitive without a to to add the -s ending. For example : He laughs. - He is laughing.
- If the verb ends with o, s, x, ss, ch, x or sh, then -es is added to the end. For example : She washes dishes. - She washes dishes.
- If the verb ends with the letter y, then it changes to i, and then the ending -es is already attached. For example : He tries. - He tries.
Interrogative and negative forms
To build an interrogative sentence, one must resort to the use of the modal verb do or does, which must be put before the main verb of the sentence.
For example :
Do we run? - We are running?
Does she sing? - She sings?
Moreover, if it is necessary to use the verb does, then the ending -es of the semantic verb is discarded.
To put the sentence in negative form, you also need to use the modal verb, after which you need to put a not.
For example : I do not meet him. “I don't see him.”
Very often the forms do not shorten to the form don't, a does not respectively to doesn't.
For example : She doesn't like coffe. “She doesn't like coffee.”
Use
Since the present simple time in English is one of the most popular, then, accordingly, it is used to describe various types of actions.
1. Regular, constantly recurring events that occur in the present. For example : I clean my apartment every day. “I clean my apartment every day.”
* Very often this time is used to describe bad habits. For example : Do not smokes twice a day. - He smokes twice a day.
2. Description of widely known facts and truths. For example : The Earth is in Solar system. - Earth is in the solar system.
3. Description of actions that occur one after another. For example : After dinner he plays guitar, then he reads books and plays with his sister. - After lunch, he plays the guitar, and then reads books and plays with his sister.
4. In colloquial speech, the present simple tense in English is often used in expressing a future action, if it is planned or will happen in the near future. For example : His train departs at 2 pm - His train leaves at 2 pm.
5. Very often the present simple tense in English is used in headings, proverbs and sayings, even when it comes to an action that has occurred in the past or will happen in the future. For example : Smith replaces James on the show. “Smith will replace John on the show.”
When a person begins to learn English, the present simple time is one of the first topics to which you need to pay attention and deal with it very carefully, since knowledge of the basic tenses will help to master the rest of the material.