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.