Sabtu, 02 Januari 2010

present tense

Present tense is simple form which used to express situation going into effect in this time. Like habit, everyday fact or natural phenomenon.
Formula
S+V1+O
The simple present tense is used to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes : I smoke (habit); i work in london (unchanging situations); london is a large city (general truth)
Verbal sentence affirmative form S+V1(-s/es)+object
Negative form S+do/does+not+v1+object
Interogative form do/does+S+V1+object?
Characteristic :
Actions that happen now or todaysome presenttense verbs have ïng”,”s”,”or”, “es” on the end of them
Clue words “ow today”
Examples
subject auxiliary verb main verb
+ I, you, we, they like coffee.
He, she, it likes coffee.
- I, you, we, they do not like coffee.
He, she, it does not like coffee.
? Do I, you, we, they like coffee?
Does he, she, it like coffee?

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