Subject + base verb (+ -s/es for he, she, it).
Subject + base verb (+ -ing for all subjects).
Subject + past verb form (+ ed for he, she, it).
Subject + will + base verb for future events.
Use 'was not' or 'were not' before the base verb.
Use 'do not' (don't) or 'does not' (doesn't) before the base verb.
Use 'is not' or 'are not' after the base verb.
Add 'not' directly after the subject.
To describe something happening at the moment of speaking.
It is used for habitual actions, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
To express a completed action in the past.
To describe hypothetical situations.
"She is eating breakfast now."
"They will eat breakfast at 7 a.m."
"He eats breakfast at 7 a.m. every day."
"We ate breakfast every morning."
By adding the subject before 'did' and the base verb.
Place 'do' or 'does' before the subject and the base verb follows.
Use 'is' or 'are' before the subject and change the verb form.
Add 'has' or 'have' before the subject and the verb ending in -ing.
"Do you like ice cream?"
"Did you liked ice cream?"
"Is you like ice cream?"
"Will you like ice cream?"
In English, verbs add -s or -es for he, she, it to indicate singular form.
Because the verb always agrees with all subjects equally in the present simple.
There is no change in third person singular form.
Verbs change form when followed by a noun.
Yes, for scheduled events like timetables.
No, the present simple only describes past events.
Yes, but only with verbs like 'will'.
No, it cannot describe fixed arrangements or schedules.
Add 'do' or 'does' before the verb.
Invert the subject and 'to be' verb; e.g., "Are you ready?"
Place 'am', 'is', or 'are' after the subject.
Use the 'to be' verb in past form at the start.
"The train leaves at 9 AM."
"The train is leaving at 9 AM."
"The train has left at 9 AM."
"The train was leaving at 9 AM."
Non-action verbs like "believe" or "know" stay the same in the present simple form.
All non-action verbs take an -ing form in present simple.
They change to past forms for present simple tense.
They require an additional auxiliary verb.
"She did not play soccer on Sundays."
"He not plays soccer on Sundays."
"He does not play soccer on Sundays."
"They does not play soccer on Sundays."