We use the Present Simple tense to talk about:
- daily routines and habits
- jobs
- likes and dislikes
- general truth
- emotions and feelings
John drives a taxi. | ||
past | present | future |
It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future. | ||
subject | main verb | |||
POSITIVE | I | am | Polish. | |
You, we, they | are | Polish. | ||
He, she, it | is | Polish. | ||
NEGATIVE | I | am | not | old. |
You, we, they | are | not | old. | |
He, she, it | is | not | old. | |
QUESTION | Am | I | late? | |
Are | you, we, they | late? | ||
Is | he, she, it | late? |
subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
POSITIVE | I, you, we, they | like | coffee. | ||
He, she, it | likes | coffee. | |||
NEGATIVE | I, you, we, they | do | not | like | coffee. |
He, she, it | does | not | like | coffee. | |
QUESTION | Do | I, you, we, they | like | coffee? | |
Does | he, she, it | like | coffee? |
