The study of times is the most extensive and significant topic of English grammar. As in all languages, it has a present, past and future tense. The difference is in their quantity. Four present, four future and four past - that’s what those who are in the mood to speak the language of Misty Albion have to figure out. Learning always begins with Present Simple Tense. Examples of offers with translation and terms of use are presented in this article.
Present Simple Tense
Translated into Russian is a real simple time. However, it is not used in situations where the action is happening right now. This time is used when we talk about actions that occur constantly, regularly, and are repeated day after day. In addition, we use it when we talk about well-known facts, theories that do not require proof (for example, day replaces night).
Education Present Simple
The following are examples of Present Simple sentences: affirmative, negative, and interrogative. But first you need to understand how they are formed.
To construct an affirmative sentence, a verb in the first form is used (as it is written in the dictionary) or a verb with the ending -s (-es), which is added only if the subject is in the third person singular (pronoun he, she, it).
To form interrogative forms auxiliary verbs are used - Do or Does. Does only apply in sentences where the subject is in the third person singular.
The auxiliary word is put at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and only then the predicate, which should be expressed by the verb in the 1st form (the ending is added only in affirmative forms).
For the formation of a negative statement, as well as for the interrogative, the words Do or Does are used, as well as the particle not. This will be the hallmark of these proposals. The word order is constructed as follows: subject - auxiliary verb - negative particle not - semantic verb in the first form - the remaining members of the sentence.
Present Simple, examples of sentences with translation
Affirmative suggestions:
I swim in the lake near my house every summer. - I swim in the lake next to my home every summer.
My colleagues gather together every Friday in the cafe. - My colleagues get together every Friday in a cafe.
Tim lives in New-York with his parents and his little sister. - Tim lives in New York with his parents and little sister.
My friend studies at the Faculty of Engineering. - My friend is studying at the Faculty of Engineering.
My brother looks after our younger sister. “My brother is watching over our little sister.”
Negative suggestions:
I do not swim in the lake near my house every summer. - I don’t swim in the lake next to my home every summer.
My colleagues do not gater together every Friday in the cafe. “My colleagues don't get together every Friday in the cafe.”
Tim does not live in New-York with his parents and his little sister. “Tim doesn't live in New York with his parents and little sister.”
My friend does not study at the Faculty of Engineering. - My friend does not study at the Faculty of Engineering.
My brother does not look after our young sister. “My brother does not look after our little sister.”
Present Simple Tense examples should help you better understand the topic so that you can do the exercises yourself in the future.
Interrogative sentences:
Do I swim in the lake near my house every summer. “Do I swim in the lake next to my home every summer?”
Do my colleagues gather together every Friday in the cafe. “My colleagues get together every Friday in a cafe?”
Does Tim lives in New-York with his parents and his little sister. “Does Tim live in New York with his parents and little sister?”
Does my friend studies at the Faculty of Engineering. - My friend is studying at the Faculty of Engineering?
Does my brother looks after our younger sister. “Does my brother keep an eye on our little sister?”
Present Simple, example and use in the table
For clarity and better understanding of the times in English, it is best to create a table that will be useful at any stage of learning English. It should be consolidated - for all times. It is filled in the course of study.
An example of a Present Simple table is presented below.
| Simple simple | Progressive continued | Perfect completed | Perfect progressive completed long |
Present the present | Occurs regularly, usually constantly, every day. Education - a verb in the 1st form or with the ending -s. Auxiliary verbs - do / does. | The action is happening right now. Education - the verb to be in the present tense - a semantic verb with the ending -ing. | The action has completed at this point, but there is a result. Education - the verb have in the present tense - the verb in the third form. | |
Past past | A single action that occurred in the past (yesterday, a week ago, a year ago, etc.) Education - a verb in the second form (irregular) or a verb with the ending -ed (correct). Auxiliary verb - did. | | | |
Future future | | | | |
It’s better to fill out the table yourself, rather than taking the finished one. This contributes to better memorization. The forms in it are not completely presented, but as an example the most important times are highlighted. You can take this table as a basis and continue to fill it further.
We hope this article has been helpful and informative. It presented the rules for the formation of the present simple time, gave examples of sentences with the translation of Present Simple, and also filled out the basic (approximate) summary table of times.