Question

properties of present simple tense

Answer 1

The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths.

Answer 2

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>>> FOR WHAT THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS USED

Simple present is used to express habbits , unchanging situations like emotions, general truths, fixed arrangements.

Example :- I drink tea { habbits }
:- I work in Jaipur { unchanging situation }
:- Jaipur is beautiful city { general truth }
:- His mother arrives tomorrow { fixed arrangements }

NOTE

BE CAREFUL ! The simple present tense is not use to present actions.

◆ PROPERTIES ◆

◆ In the third person singular the verb always ends with s
example :-
>>he wants
>>she needs
>>he gives
>>she thinks

◆ For questions and negatives forms we us DOES
(the third person of the auxiliary 'DO') + the infinitive of the verb.

Example :- She wants ice cream. Does she wants vanilla? She does not want butterscotch.

◆ verbs ending in y = third person changes y to ies
Example :- fly = flies

◆ add es to verb ending with ss or more

Example :- he pass = he passes

Affirmative. ---- Interrogative -------- Negative
I think. -------- Do I think? -------- I do not think.
You think.------- Do you think?----- You do not think