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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).