Simple Present Tense: Affirmative and Negative Statements

Focus on Grammar Basic

By G. Javier Burgos

Conjugation

Affirmative Statements

I work.

You work.

He works.

She works.

It works.

They work.

We work.

Negative Statements

I don’t work.

You don’t work.

He doesn’t work.

She doesn’t work.

It doesn’t work.

They don’t work.

We don’t work.

Grammar Notes

Simple Present Tense Use the simple present tense to tell about things that happen again and again (habits, routines, occurrences, customs).

Use the simple present to tell facts.

Use the simple present tense with non-action verbs: want, be, like, hate, love, etc.

Grammar Notes

Simple Present Tense The third person forms of have, do, and go are irregular.

Examples:

He/She/It goes.

He/She/It does.

He/She/It has.