Simple Present Tense

It rains a lot in Indonesia on December.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Koalas feed on eucalyptus leaves.
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.

Simple present is used to express general statement of fact and timeless truth. Something was true in the past, is true in the present, and will be true in the future.

I usually go swimming at the weekend.
The cafe opens at 7.30 in the morning.
He is a driver. He drives bus in the city.

Simple present is used to talk about things in general. Something happens all the time or repeatedly. Something is true in general.

I study for 2 hours every night.
She gets up at 5 every morning.
He always eats sandwich for lunch. 
Julie doesn't drink soda very often.

Simple present is used to express habitual or everyday activities.

His parents live in London.
John isn't lazy. He works hard most of the time.
He is an architect.
I have four brothers.

Simple present is used to tell permanent situations. 

How to construct a sentence in simple present? click here. 

To practice to make simple present sentences, click the links below.
Simple present - Practice 01
Simple present - Practice 02
Simple present - Practice 03
Simple present - Practice 04
Simple present exercise - Auxiliary 

Simple Present Structure

Positive sentence

I	go	swimming at weekend.
You	walk	to school everyday.
They	eat	lunch at the canteen.
We	live	in the same neighborhood.

Use simple form of verbs for I, You, They, and We: go, walk, eat, live, etc.

He	goes	swimming every Friday.
She	walks	to school sometimes.
It	rains	a lot in December.

Add –s/ -es at the end of verbs for He, She, and It: goes, walks, rains, etc. This happens only in the positive sentence.

Negative sentence

I	don’t	drink	coffee for breakfast.
You		have	any sisters.
They		play	football for the school team.
We		like	onions.

Use “don’t” or “do not” before the verb for I, You, They, and We.

He	doesn’t	drinks	coffee very often.
She		have	any brothers.
It		like	raw fish.

Use “doesn’t” or “does not” before the verb for He, She, and It. You DON’T NEED to add –s/-es before the verb in a negative sentence.

Questions

Do	I	know	you?
	you	live	down town?
	they	play	for the school football team?
	we	clean	our own room everyday?

Use “Do” at the beginning of the question for I, You, They and We.

Does	he	live	down town?
	she	have	a sister?
	it	like	fish?

Use “Does” at the beginning of the question for He, She, and It. You DON’T NEED to add –s/-es before the verbs in a question.

Simple Present-Practice 04

Simple Present-Practice 04

Complete the sentences with correct form of verbs from the braacket.

1. The sun (rise) in the east.
2. The moon (light) up the sky at night.
3. Plants (not grow) without waater.
4. The children (play) in this park every afternoon.
5. Hurricane wind (blow) from 90 to 150 miles per hour.
6. Foxes (eat) chicken.
7. Polar ice (melt) each summer.
8. The weather (become) warm in the summer.
9. The water on the surface of the ocean (be) warmer than at the bottom.
10. Most people (think) that tornado and twister are the same.
11. Bats (not be) birds. They are (be) mammals.
12. Most bats (consume) insects.
13. A bat also (eat) fruits.
14. Bats (live) almost anywhere in the world, but they (not live) in the polar region.
15. A penguin (not live) in the warm area.