The Present Simple- Detailed Explanations

 

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We already know that we use the base form/original form of a verb when we use the Present Simple. But, when exactly do we use the Present Simple Form?

 We use the Present Simple Form when we talk about things that happen generally.

Example:

*Americans love football and Canadians love winter sports.

In the example sentence above, we are talking about the Americans in general. Of course, there are many Americans who don’t like football at all, and there are many Canadians who do not enjoy playing winter sports. We are talking about the Americans and the Canadians as a whole, as a nation, as a group or race of people. The action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking.

We use the Present Simple when we talk about things that we always/often do.

Examples:

I usually wake up at 5:00 in the morning.

I exercise in front of my house every morning and every evening.

My dog always barks at my neighbor’s dog.

How do we form the negative of Present Simple?

Just add NOT, either as one word or its contracted form.

Examples:

I don’t usually wake up at 5:00 in the morning.

I don’t exercise in front of my house in the morning. I exercise at the garage instead.

My dog doesn’t bark at other dogs.

 

Of course, if the subject is singular (only one), we add an –s to the verb.

Example:

My dog barks at other dogs.

If the subject is plural (2 or more), we must NOT add an –s.

Example:

My dogs don’t bark at other dogs.

 

How do we construct a Present Simple question?

We use Do or Does, depending on whether the subject is plural or singular.

 Look at the following examples:

A: Do Americans love football?

B: Yes, Americans love football.

 

A: Do children like to get up very early in the morning?

B: No, children do not like to get up very early in the morning.

 

A: Does your little niece like vegetables?

B:  Yes, my little niece likes vegetables.

OR: No, my little niece doesn’t like vegetables.

 

You can also answer the short way.

A: Does your little niece like vegetables?

B: Yes, she does.

OR No, she doesn’t.

 

JAPANESE TRANSLATION

By: Google Translate

 

現在の簡単で詳細な説明

現在形を使用するときは、動詞の基本形/元の形を使用することはすでに知っています。しかし、正確に現在形を使用するのはいつですか？

一般的に起こることについて話すときは、現在形を使用します。

例：

Americans love football and Canadians love winter sports.

上記の例文では、一般的にアメリカ人について話しています。もちろん、サッカーがまったく好きではないアメリカ人もいれば、ウィンタースポーツを楽しんでいないカナダ人もたくさんいます。私たちは、アメリカ人とカナダ人全体について、国として、グループまたは人種として話している。アクションは、話すときに必ずしも起こっているわけではありません。

 

私たちがいつも/頻繁に行うことについて話すときは、現在形を使用します。

例：

I usually wake up at 5:00 in the morning.

I exercise in front of my house every morning and every evening.

My dog always barks at my neighbor’s dog.

 

How do we form the negative of Present Simple?

Just add NOT, either as one word or its contracted form.

現在形のネガをどのように形成しますか？

1つの単語またはその短縮形としてNOTを追加するだけです。

 

例：

I don’t usually wake up at 5:00 in the morning.

I don’t exercise in front of my house in the morning. I exercise at the garage instead.

My dog doesn’t bark at other dogs.

 

もちろん、主語が単数（1つのみ）の場合は、動詞に–sを追加します。

例：

My dog barks at other dogs.

If the subject is plural (2 or more), we must NOT add an –s.

例：

My dogs don’t bark at other dogs.

 

現在形の質問をどのように作成しますか？

 

主題が複数形であるか単数形であるかに応じて、DoまたはDoesを使用します。

 

Look at the following examples:

A: Do Americans love football?

B: Yes, Americans love football.

 

A: Do children like to get up very early in the morning?

B: No, children do not like to get up very early in the morning.

 

A: Does your little niece like vegetables?

B:  Yes, my little niece likes vegetables.

OR: No, my little niece doesn’t like vegetables.

 

You can also answer the short way.

A: Does your little niece like vegetables?

B: Yes, she does.

OR No, she doesn’t.