The uses
The simple present tense is used repeatedly on things or facts.
The Form/Rule (active-voice)
Positive Sentence Structure :
Subject + Verb / [ Verb + s/es ] + Object + adverb . Example: Every day, I study English.
Negative Sentence Structure :
Subject + don’t / doesn’t + Verb + Object. Example: I don’t study English every day.
Question Structure :
do / does + Subject + Verb + Object + etc… + ? Example: Do you study everyday English? Yes, I do.
Tag Question Structure :
do / does + not (if the sentence was positive ) + pronoun + ? Example: Every day I study English, don’t I. Another Example: Every day I don’t study English, do I? Yes.
The Rule/Form (passive-voice)
Positive Sentence Structure :
Object + be ( is / am / are ) + verb ( past participle ). Example: The homework is done.
Negative sentence Structure :
Object + be ( is / am / are) + not + verb ( past participle ). Example: The homework isn’t done.
Question Structure :
be ( is / am / are) + Object + verb( past participle ) . Example: Is the homework done? no, but I will finish it.
Tag Question Structure :
is + not ( if the sentence was positive )+ noun + ? . Example: The homework is done, isn’t it? yes, it is.
Adverbs
always,
usually,
sometimes,
rarely,
never,
once a day/week/month / etc,
twice a day/week/month / etc,
several times a day/week/month / etc,
every day / every week / every month / every year / etc.
A Note
I -> am.
she/he/it / a singular -> is.
you/we/they / plural -> are.
s/es is added for singular. plural and "I" is infinitive.
A Test
1 - It s never ____ [ snow ] in Sudan.
A - Snows.
B - Snow.
C - Is snowing.
2 - I -____ [ drink ] tea with milk.
A - Drunk.
B - Drinked.
C - Drink.
3 - Computers ____ [ help ] people every day.
A - Helps.
B - Help.
C - Is helping.
4 - Successful people ____ [ work ] hard and intelligent.
A - Work.
B - Are working.
C - Works.
5 - Do you ____ [ watch ] T -V -every weekend ?.
A - Watch.
B - Watches.
C - Watchs.
6 - Stopping coffee improves sleeping, ___ [ be ] it.
A - Does.
B - Doesn't.
C - Isn,t.
7 - Football __ _____ [ play ] every week.
A - Playes.
B - Played.
C - Is played.
8 - The sky never ____ [ snow ] in Sudan, ___ [ do ] it ?.
A - Snow - doesn't.
B - Snow - does.
C - Snows - does.
9 - Your time ____ [ worth ] a lot.
A - Worth.
B - Worths.
C - Is wothing.
10 - Practice ____ [ make ] you better.
A - Make.
B - Made.
C - Makes.
11 - What do you do on holiday? alaways I -____ [ play ] video_games .
A - Plays.
B - Am play.
C - Play.
12 - Selma ______ [drink] coffee every morning.
A - Drirnks.
B - Drink.
C - Drinking.
13 - When ______ [ do ] the lesson begin ?.
A - Do.
B - Dose.
C - Is.
14 - My mother _______ [ love ] you very much if you do your tasks.
A - Loved.
B - Love.
C - Loves.
15 - Me and my sisters always ____ [ play ] together.
A - Are playing.
B - Play.
C - Plays.
16 - Occasionally I ____ [ cook ] with my mother.
A - Cooks.
B - Cook.
C - Am cooking.
17 - Normally, my mother ____ [ get ] early morning cook breakfast.
A - Got.
B - Get.
C - Gets.
18 - I -always ____ [ go ] to the market with his father.
A - Go.
B - Goes.
C - Is going.
19 - MY -family frequently _____ [visit] our grandmother.
A - Vist.
B - Vists.
C - visiting.
20 - I -seldome _____[ eat ] from resturant .
A - Eats.
B - Eat.
C - Is eating.
Answers
1A – 2C – 3B – 4A – 5A – 6A – 7C – 8C – 9B – 10C – 11C – 12A – 13B – 14C – 15B – 16B – 17B – 18A – 19A – 20B