The Present Simple Tense

Formation : التكوين

To form the present simple tense we use the base of the verb ( study , speak , work ), but in the third person singular ( He , She , It ), the base form of the verb takes -s/es.

يتكون زمن المضارع البسيط من التصريف الاول للفعل ( الفعل في صيغة المصدر ) مع اضافة s او es

للفعل مع ضمائر المفرد الغائب He, She , It .

Examples :

I / You / We / They work for a well-known Egyptian company

He / She / It lives in Cairo

For negative we use النفي

Don't with I / You / We / They

.Ex : I / You / We / They don't like milk

Doesn't with He / She / It

.Ex : He / She / It doesn't eat fish

Interrogative form الاستفهام

1- WH questions :

Where do You / We / They live? I/ We / They live in cairo.

When does He / She arrive at work? He / She arrives at 7 o'clock.

2-YES / NO questions :

Do I / You / We / They live in Cairo? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Does He / She work there? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.

We use the present simple tense for: الاستخدام

1- Habits / repeated actions। العادات والاحداث المتكررة

Ex:

1. Philip gets up at 6 o'clock every morning.

2. I go to school every day.

3। She sometimes goes out on Friday night.

2- Situations which are true for along time. المواقف التي تستمر لفترة طويلة

Ex:

1. I work in a bank.

2. Kate speaks English very well.

3. Tom lives in London.

3-Facts that are always true. الحقائق العلمية التي لاتقبل التغيير

Ex:

1. My birthday is in May.

2. California is in the United States.

3. The sun rises in the east.