“Present Simple Tense Explained Easily for English Beginners

Simple Present (Easy Lesson)

The simple present tense is used for facts, habits, and routines. We use it to say what happens every day or usually.

1. When to use

• For habits: I walk to school every day.
• For facts: Water boils at 100°C.
• For routines: She gets up at 7 o'clock.

2. How to make the simple present

Subject + base verb (for I/you/we/they)

I play. / You work. / We study.

For he/she/it, add -s or -es to the verb.

He plays. / She watches. / It rains.

Notes:

• Verbs ending in -s, -x, -ch, -sh, -o add -es: go → goes, watch → watches.
• Verbs ending with a consonant + y change y → i + -es: study → studies.

3. Negative sentences

Use do not (don't) or does not (doesn't) + base verb.

I don't like coffee. / He doesn't play football.

4. Yes/No questions

Use Do or Does at the start.

Do you speak English? / Does she live here?

5. Wh- questions

Use a question word (what, where, when, why, how) + do/does + subject + base verb.

Where do you work? / What does he do?

Practice - Fill the blanks

1. I ___ (go) to school every day.
2. She ___ (watch) TV in the evening.
3. They ___ (not/like) cold weather.
4. ___ you ___ (play) the guitar?
5. What time ___ he ___ (get up)?

(Use: go, watch, not/like, play, get up)

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Answers

1. I go to school every day.
2. She watches TV in the evening.
3. They do not (don't) like cold weather.
4. Do you play the guitar?
5. What time does he get up?

Tip: Read the examples aloud. Practice with daily routines.

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