PRESENT TENSE

Present tenses is the sentence which states an action or event that occurs in the present moment or event which is daily habit.

          FORM                                                        FORMULA

(+)     NOMINAL                                                          S + TO BE + OBJECT

          Example :

Ø I am a singer

Ø You are clever

(+)     VERBAL                                                    S + VI + S/ES + OBJECT

          Example :

Ø She speak English very well

Ø They watch tv in the living room

(-)      NOMINAL                                                 S + TO BE + NOT + OBJECT

          Example :

Ø I am not a singer

Ø You are not  clever

(-)      VERBAL                                                    S + DO / DOES NOT + VI + O

          Example :

Ø She does not speak English very well

Ø They do not watch tv in the living room

(?)     NOMINAL                                                 TO BE + S + O   

          Example :

Ø Am I a singer

Ø Are you clever

(?)     VERBAL                                                    DO / DOES + S + VI + O

          Example :

Ø Does he speak englis very well

Ø Do they watch tv in the living room

Function simple present tense

v To express a general truth

Ex :

    Sugar is sweet

    The rain fall from the sky

v To express a habitual action

Ex :

    I eat every day

    We read a newspaper every day

    The sun rises in the east and the sun set in the west