- action at the present time;
- a state of being;
- a habitual action;
- an occurrence in the near future
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| The simple present tense is one of the most common tenses in English. you will find in this page the rules for forming the tense | ||
It may be used to express:
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| We form the present simple by using: - Subject + Infinitive - Third Person + Infinitive + (s)* * we add : (s) to regular verbs. (es) to verbs ending by (s),(sh),(ch). (ies) to verbs ending by (y). Example 1: I learn We learn You learn You learn He/She learns They learn Example 2:(Third person) Fly ===> It flies watch ===> She watches wish ===> He wishes |
| There are some verbs which are conjugated differently like: to have and to be | |
| -For the verb " to have" we say : I/you/we/they
have but we say: He/She/It
has. -For the verb "To Be" it's different, we say : I am We are You are You are He/She/It is They are |