SIMPLE PRESENT STRUCTURE

Subject + Base Verb + C

Examples:

I like pizza.

She lives in Toronto.

We have a dog.

They go to school.

For "he", "she", and "it" use the third-person verb. This is the same as the base verb, but it
has an "s" on the end:

1. Base Verb -------- play, live, run

2. 3rd Person Verb -------- plays, lives, runs

This table shows the difference between the third person pronouns. Notice the "s" on the
end of the word.

Base Verb 3rd Person

I live in Vancouver. He lives in Vancouver
You play soccer. She plays soccer.
Tom and Dan (they) like Tom (he) likes basketball.
basketball.
The books (they) look The book (it) looks old.
old.
Here are all the pronouns with the verbs in simple present:

I like pizza.
You like pizza.
He likes pizza.
She likes pizza.
It likes pizza.
We like pizza.
They like pizza.

Negatives

Negatives in simple present use do not or does not. They also use be + not.

Do Not/Does Not
Subject + Do/Does +not + base verb

Examples:

I do not like pizza.

She does not play baseball.

After do not or does not the verb is always in the base form.

He likes soccer.

He does not like soccer.

She studies English.

She does not study English.

Here is a table that shows all the negative forms using do not
Pronoun Negative Negative
Contraction
I do not

You do not
He does not
She does not
It does not
We do not
They do not

Be + Not
Negative sentences can also use the verb to be and not. They look like these examples:

I am not a doctor.
She is not hungry.
They are not from Africa.

Choose the correct form of the verb for the

simple present sentences.

1. I __________ piano.
a) play

b) plays

2. She __________ French.

a) speak

b) speaks
 3. They __________ in Tokyo.
a) live

b) lives

4. Susan __________ jazz music.

a) like

b) likes

5. The students __________ many pencils.

a) have

b) has

6. The man __________ to school.

a) go

b) goes

7. Jane and Bill __________ in an office.

a) work

b) works

8. The cats __________ in the house.

a) sleep

b) sleeps
 9. Rick __________ every day.
a) dance

b) dances

10. The school __________ many teachers.

a) have

b) has

1. I __________ like sushi.

a) no

b) do not

c) does not

d) not
2. Bill __________ to watch hockey.
a) like

b) likes

c) does not likes

d) do not like

3. The children __________ very hungry.

a) am

b) is

c) are

d) do

4. Julie __________ in a big city.

a) live

b) is live

c) do not live

d) does not live

5. The girl __________ the piano.
a) do not play

b) do not plays

c) does not play

d) does not plays

6. I __________ very happy today.

a) am not

b) is not

c) do not

d) does not

7. Burger King and Taco Bell __________ famous

restaurants.
a) is

b) are
 c) do

d) does

8. Jenny __________ a bicycle.

a) does not have

b) does not has

c) do not have

d) do not has

9. My teacher __________ Canadian.

a) am

b) is

c) are

d) do

10. Their house ___________ look like my house.

a) is not
b) are not

c) does not

d) do not