## Grammar: Form & Usage

Learn the structure and how to use the Present Simple Tense.

Affirmative (+)
S + V/V(s,es) + O

I / You / We / They + V (base form)

He / She / It + V(s,es)

Ex: She walks to school every day.

Ex: They play football.

Negative (-)
S + do/does + not + V + O

don't = do not

doesn't = does not

Ex: They don't like eating fish.

Ex: He doesn't watch TV.

Interrogative (?)
Do/Does + S + V + O?

Yes, S + do/does.

No, S + don't/doesn't.

Ex: Does he play football?

Ex: Do you like apples?

### Signal Words (Time Expressions)

These words help us identify the present simple tense.

always usually often sometimes rarely never every day once a week