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Simple present tense is used to explain
something common, something else that
happens repeatedly, or a general truth. Take a
look at the picture aside! A girl is sweeping the
floor. We can say that all people in the world
are sweeping the floor repeatedly. In other
words, we use Simple Present Tense to explain
something else that is habitual.
There are several ways to recognize that a
sentence is in the simple present tense, one of
which is that the sentence uses the basic form
of the verb (Verb 1). The simple present tense
is split into two sentence patterns: verbal
simple present and nominal simple present.
Image 3. A girl sweeping
Do you still remember what kind of Verb 1
LET’S THINK! is? Now discuss with your friends and
mention the kind of verb 1!
2. FORMULA
Take a look at this table!
Condition Formula
Affirmative Subject+V1(+s/es)+Object
Negative Subject+ Do/Does+Not+V1+Object
Interrogative Do/Does+Subject+V1+?
Table 1. The Formula of Verbal Simple Present Tense
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