The Simple Present
The simple present is used when something is always or generally true; facts or habbits.
Example: Water boils at hundred degrees.
With I, you, we, they ----> the whole verb
With She/He/It (shit) ----> verb +s
Vraag: is het tegenwoordige tijd?
Ja Nee
Feit of gewoonte? Geen present simple or continuous
Ja Nee
Present Simple Nu aan de gang, vast plan, bij irritatie --> Present Continuous
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Negative sentence in the Simple Present
Negative sentences are normally made with the verb to do
(The exceptions are for: to be, can, might, should, would)
I, you, we, they --> Do not (Don't)
She, he, it --> Does not (Doesn't)
Don't/ doesn't is placed between the subject and the verb
Example: I don't like reading, She doesn't play the piano.
(I and she are examples of a subject. Like and play are examples of verbs).
Questions in the Simple Present
To turn a sentence into a yes/ no question you can use 'to do' or 'to be'.
If there is a form of 'to be' in the sentence you use this to form a question (like in the examples below).
I am an athlete --> Am I an athlete?
You are seventeen --> Are you seventeen?
He is a sweet guy --> Is he a sweet guy?
If there is no form of 'to be' in the sentence you use 'to do' to form a question.
Pay special attention to the 'She/He/ It' form --> do becomes does and the 's' at the end of the verb disappears.
I walk home --> Do I walk home?
We bake cookies --> Do we bake cookies?
She plays the violin --> Does she play the violin?
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