Forming the Present Simple (affirmative)<\/p>\n
The present simple tense is formed, in the affirmative, as follows<\/p>\n
Subject + verb + object.<\/p>\n
I + love + horseback riding.<\/p>\n
I love horseback riding.<\/p>\n
Conjugating the Present Simple (affirmative):<\/p>\n
I love horseback riding
\nYou love horseback riding
\nHe\/She loves horseback riding
\nWe love horseback riding
\nThey love horseback riding<\/p>\n
Even though the differences between first-person (I) and third-person (he\/she) in the present simple are not big, they are very important. The -s at the end of the third-person conjugation is extremely important. Similarly, it would be incorrect to say I plays football for a club.<\/p>\n
Forming the Present Simple (negative)<\/p>\n
The present simple tense is formed, in the negative, as follows<\/p>\n
Subject + do + not + verb + object.<\/p>\n
Amy + does + not + enjoy + musicals.<\/p>\n
Amy does not enjoy musicals.<\/p>\n
Conjugating the Present Simple (negative):<\/p>\n
I do not enjoy musicals
\nYou do not enjoy musicals
\nHe\/She does not enjoy musicals
\nWe do not enjoy musicals
\nThey do not enjoy musicals<\/p>\n
The negative form of this tense is formed by pairing the main verb (enjoy in the case of the above example) with the auxiliary verb do in its negative form. As is made clear in the video, we can combine the two components of the negative form of this verb in a contraction, making the entire sentence flow more easily and allowing for more fluid conversation in spoken English (this way it will be easier for Amy to convey her disgust for musicals with greater facility of expression). The changes made in the contraction are as follows:<\/p>\n
do not \u21d2 don\u2019t<\/p>\n
does not \u21d2 doesn\u2019t<\/p>\n
Therefore, our conjugation for the present simple (negative) should become<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t enjoy musicals
\nYou don\u2019t enjoy musicals
\nHe\/She doesn\u2019t enjoy musicals
\nWe don\u2019t enjoy musicals
\nThey don\u2019t enjoy musicals<\/p>\n
Forming the Present Simple (interrogative)<\/p>\n
The present simple tense is formed, in the interrogative, as follows<\/p>\n
Do + subject + verb + object<\/p>\n
Do + you + play + the banjo<\/p>\n
Do you play the banjo?<\/p>\n
Conjugating the Present Simple (interrogative):<\/p>\n
Do I play the banjo ?
\nDo you play the banjo ?
\nDoes he\/she play the banjo ?
\nDo we play the banjo ?
\nDo they play the banjo ?<\/p>\n
It is important here to note the difference in punctuation. The question mark (?) is equally as important as the grammatical structure in marking the phrase as interrogative in written English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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