The Simple Present Tense

We use this tense to state facts.

Simple sentence has at least: Subject + Predicate

1. Subject + Predicating Verbs

Predicating Verbs are non action verbs (for example : want, hate, believe, like, etc)

Affirmative Sentence (+) :

I	like	cookies.		Sinta	likes	cookies.
You	like	cookies.		Adi	likes	cookies.
We	like	cookies.		The cat	likes	cookies.
They	like	cookies.

Notice that for the third singular subject, we add –s/es on the predicating verbs. Now we move to the section to make the negative and questions. We use do and does (auxiliary).

Negative Sentence (-) :

I	do not	like	cakes.		Sinta	does not	like	gossip tabloids.
You	do not	like	a fortune teller.		Adi	does not	like	chocolate.
We	do not	like	horror films.		The cat	does not	like	vegetable.
They	do not	like	junk food.

Interrogative Sentence (?) :

Do	I	look like	an artist?		Does	Sinta	want	a glass of water?
Do	you	hate	me?		Does	Adi	love	Mc. Ds?
Do	we	believe	her story?		Does	the cat	need	help?
Do	they	remember	you?

2. Subject + Be (Linking Verbs)

Be +	Noun		Be+	Adjective		Be +	Prepositional Phrase
I am	a doctor.		I am	happy.		I am	at work.
Anto is	a singer.		He is	rich.		Iwan is	in a hurry.
Lia is	a nurse.		She is	beautiful.		Ita is	in her room.
This is	a cat.		The tie is	black.		This is	Tuesday.
We are	students.		We are	tired.		We are	in the class.
They are	doctors.		The boys are	smart.		The boys are	out of the bus.

3. Subject + Finite Verbs

A finite verb is a lexical verb with or without auxiliaries that acts as the full verb in the predicate (Marcella Frank, Modern English).

Affirmative Sentence (+) :

I	work	in a bank.		She	works	in a bank.
They	work	in a bank.		He	works	in a bank.
You	work	in a bank.		It (The system)	works.
We	work	in a bank.

Negative Sentences (-) :

I	do not	eat	meat.		She	does not	live	with her parents.
They	do not	come	from China.		He	does not	smoke	cigarettes.
You	do not	play	badminton.		It	does not	work.
We	do not	meet	everyday.