Simple Present Tense With Examples

What is the Simple Present:

The simple present,or (present simple), is a common tense in English, and common to new learners. It is used specifically with verbs like “to be” or “to have.” It is important to know when to use it and how to conjugate it. You will need the simple present mostly to talk about daily life activities.

When to Use:

For activities that happen regularly in the present:

I feed my cat before leaving the house
The airplane to Paris leaves every two hours.
Anna drives to work at 9am.

When talking about facts:

There are 7 days in a week.
The sun rises in the East.
Ice melts at high temperature.

For habits:

Jamal goes to the gym every weekend.
I eat lunch each day at 1pm.
She reads a book every night.

How to Use:

Conjugating verbs in the present tense follows a regular pattern (that is, forms), which must be memorized. Here are the rules to understand:

Most regular verbs:

The third-person singular (he/she/it) is formed by adding an “s” at the end:

I,you,we,you,they = drive
He, she, it = drives

Exception Verbs

1. For verbs that end with ss, sh, ch, th, x, z, or o, you add es at the end:

The verb to pass:

I,you,we,you,they= pass
He, she, it = passes

The verb to smash:

I,you,we,you,they = smash
He, she, it = smashes

The verb to touch:

I,you,we,you,they = touch
He, she, it = touches

The verb to bathe:

I,you,we,you,they= bathe
He, she, it = bathes

The verb to fix:

I,you,we,you,they = fix
He, she, it = fixes

The verb to buzz:

I,you,we,you,they = buzz
He, she, it = buzzes

The verb to go:

I,you,we,you,they = go
He, she, it = goes

2- Verbs that end in consonant + y, delete y and add ies:

The verb to try:

I,you,we,you,they = try
He, she, it = tries

The verb to study:

I,you,we,you,they = study
He, she, it = studies

Conjugation of "To Have" and "To Go"

The verb to have can be defined as the manner of showing possession or a quality.
To go is a verb that is related to movement (that is, travel) in a specific direction.