Creating Conversational Sentences with Simple Present Tense

Creating Conversational Sentences with Simple Present Tense

In creating conversation sentences using the Simple Present Tense, we use the first form of verbs (base form).

Before learning about the Simple Present Tense, it’s essential to understand the subject and the corresponding verb patterns in both positive and negative sentences.

1. Simple Present Tense in Positive Sentences

Observe the following table of Simple Present Tense in positive sentences:

SUBJECT	VERB	Example of Sentences
I	work	I work as sailor
You	work	You work at  9’ o clock every day
We	work	We work together to buid an apartment
They	work	They work for 7 hours per day
He	works	He works as writer
She	works	She works as manager
It	works	It works as schedule

 

In the Simple Present Tense, when the subject is  he, she,  or it,  the verb undergoes changes with the addition of  , es,  or ies.

 

Follow these guidelines:

 

If the last letter of the word is a consonant, add  s.
Example: talk becomes talks, bring becomes brings, and so on.

If the last letter is a vowel before the letter y (e.g., play, stay), add s.
Example: play becomes plays, stay becomes stays, and so on.

If the last letter is a consonant before the letter  y  (e.g., worry, carry), add  ies.
Example: worry becomes worries, carry becomes carries, and so on.

If the last letters are c h   , s   , o  ,   s s   ,   x   , or   z z  , add es.
Example: watch becomes watches, brush becomes brushes, go becomes goes, pass becomes passes, fix becomes fixes, and buzz becomes buzzes.

 

Pattern of Simple Present Tense in Positive Sentences:

Subject (I, you, we,they) + Verb
Subject ( He, She, It) + Verb+ s/es/ies

 

 

2. Simple Present Tense in Negative Sentences.

In negative sentences, we need auxiliary verbs  do  and  does  +  not.

If the subject is  I, You, We, or They, the auxiliary verb is  do.
If the subject is He, She, or It, the auxiliary verb is  does.

Observe the following table of Simple Present Tense in negative sentences:

SUBJECT	AUXILIARY VERB	BASIC VERB	Example of Sentences
I	do + not	work	I do not work in the hotel
You	do + not	work	You do not work as a waiter
We	do + not	work	We do not work as a team
They	do + not	work	They do not work this morning
He	does + not	work	He does not work as a tailor
She	does + not	work	She does not work in the restaurant
It	does + not	work	It does not work as schedule

In conversations, we often use contractions for  do not  and  does not:

do not is shortened to don’t,  and  does not  is shortened to  doesn’t.

 

3.Simple Present Tense in Interrogative or (Question Sentences).

The auxiliary verbs  do  and  does are also used in question sentences. They are always placed before the subject. In question sentences, there are no contractions like  don’t  and  doesn’t,  as found in negative sentences.

 

Observe the following table of Simple Present Tense in question sentences:

AUXILIARY VERB	SUBJECT	VERB (V-1)	Example of Sentences
Do	I	work	Do I work for assist you ?
Do	You	work	Do you work here as a waiter ?
Do	We	work	Do we work as a team ?
Do	They	work	Do they work this morning ?
Does	He	work	Does He work as a tailor ?
Does	She	work	Does She work in the restaurant ?
Does	It	work	Does It work as schedule ?