SIMPLE PRESENT MEANING The simple present is one of the forms of present tense in English. FORM AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT VERB (BASE FORM) COMPLEMENT I You teach English. We They She teaches* English. He It rains* every day. *In the third person...
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SIMPLE PRESENT MEANING The simple present is one of the forms of present tense in English. FORM AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT VERB (BASE FORM) COMPLEMENT I You teach English. We They She teaches* English. He It rains* every day. *In the third person singular, the verb ends in -s, -es or -ies. EXAMPLES: • I do my homework. • She lives in Maryland. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB (BASE COMPLEMENT VERB/ NOT FORM) I We do not = don’t teach English. You They She He does not = teach English. doesn’t It rain every day. EXAMPLES: • They don’t have a car. • He doesn’t speak French.
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