Menatl map
Simple Present Tense
- Structures:
- Affirmative: Subject + Verb (base form) + Object
- Negative: Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb (base form) + Object
- Interrogative: Do/Does + Subject + Verb (base form) + Object?
- Usage:
- To express habitual actions or general truths.
- To describe facts, routines, or schedules.
- To state opinions or beliefs.
- Rules:
- For the third-person singular (he, she, it), add -s or -es to the verb.
- Negative sentences and questions require the auxiliary verbs do/does.
Simple Present Using the Verb to Be
- Structures:
- Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + Adjective
- Negative: Subject + am/is/are + Not + Adjective
- Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + Subject + Adjective?
- Usage:
- To describe permanent or temporary states or characteristics.
- To talk about jobs, nationalities, or personal information.
- Rules:
- The verb "to be" changes depending on the subject (am, is, are).
- Negative sentences and questions use the negative form (am not, is not/ isn't, are not/aren't).
Simple Present Using Have or Has
- Structures:
- Affirmative: Subject + have/has + Object
- Negative: Subject + have/has + Not + Object
- Interrogative: Have/Has + Subject + Object?
- Usage:
- To talk about possession, ownership, or relationships.
- To express actions that began in the past and continue in the present.
- Rules:
- Use "have" with plural subjects (I, you, we, they).
- Use "has" with singular subjects (he, she, it).
- Negative sentences and questions require the auxiliary verbs have/has.
Present Progressive
- Structures:
- Subject + Verb (base form) + Object + Preposition + Time Expression
- Usage:
- To indicate when an action happens in relation to a specific time.
- Rules:
- Use prepositions such as "on," "at," or "in" to connect the time expression with the verb.
Simple Present Using Infinitives
- Structures:
- Subject + Verb (base form) + Object/Complement
- Usage:
- To express actions that are fixed, planned, or scheduled.
- To talk about future events in a formal or impersonal way.
- Rules:
- Use the base form of the verb (infinitive) without any changes.
Simple Present Using Prepositions of Time
- Structures:
- Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + Verb (-ing form) + Object
- Negative: Subject + am/is/are + Not + Verb (-ing form) + Object
- Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + Subject + Verb (-ing form) + Object?
- Usage:
- To describe ongoing actions happening at the moment of speaking.
- To talk about temporary actions or changes.
- To express future arrangements or plans.
- Rules:
- The verb "to be" changes depending on the subject (am, is, are).
- Add -ing to the base form of the verb.
- Negative sentences and questions use the negative form (am not, is not/ isn't, are not/aren't).