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1aGiorgioB bl on 17 Jan 14"Present simple tense English grammar tutorial. This English grammar lesson shows you how to form a present simple tense and when to use a present simple tense. Before we get started it's good to know that when I say first person singular I mean 'I'. When I say second person singular I mean 'you'.When I say third person singular I mean 'he', 'she' and 'it'. When I say first person plural I mean 'we'. When I say second person plural I mean 'you'. When I say third person plural I mean 'they'. Now let's get started. Take a look at these sentences: I walk to school every day. They play football on Sunday. Both these sentences are in the present simpe tense. How to form a present simple tense. For the first and second person singular forms, we simply use the infinitive form of the verb. For example: I swim in the river. You read the newspaper. For all plural forms, we do the same. We use the infinitive form of the verb. We walk school. You ride your bikes. They study English. For the third person singular form, 'he', 'she', and 'it', we do something else. We use the infinitive form of the verb but we add a '-s'. For example: He walks home. She plays hockey. It rains on St. Swithins Day. We need to pay extra attention when verbs end in a '-s' sound such as kiss and catch. We use the infinitive form of the verb but we add '-es.' He misses his wife. She teaches English. For verbs ending in a 'y', preceded by a consonant, such as spy, fly, envy, worry, and the consonants being a 'p', an 'l', a 'v', and an 'r', the 'y' becomes 'ie'. He spies on his neighbours. She envies her cousin. It worries me a lot. Now let's take a look at the present simple tense in questions. For the first and second person singular form, we need the auxiliary verb 'to do', and the infinitive form of the verb. Do I need a ticket? Do you speak English? The same goes for all plural forms. Do we make the beds ourselves? Do you ride your bicycles? Do they work on the farm? For the third
