4. The simple present tense - Thi hiện tại đơn

English Explanations

1. Use the simple present tense to talk about things you do regularly, things that usually happen, and things that are always true. Use the base form of the verb when the subject is I, you, we, they, or a plural noun. Add -s to the base form of most verbs when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun.

Example:

I live with my family

My father is a doctor. He works in a hospital

2. If the verb ends with the sounds ch, sh, s, x, or z, add -es when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun. When a verb ends with a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -es when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun.

Example:

Tell me about your family.

My mother is a teacher. She teaches French

My baby brother plays all day. Sometimes he is cries

3. The verbs do, go and have have irregular present tense forms when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun. Add -es to do and go and change have to has. Note that the pronunciation of does is also irregular.

Example:

I do the work

She does the work

We go to school

He goes to school

We have a cat

It have a long tail

4. The negative of the simple present tense is formed by putting do not or does not before the base form of the main verb. Do not add -s to the main verb even when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun.

Example:

He doesn’t work in restaurant

She doesn’t live in the country

My brother doesn’t do schoolwork.

I don’t cry

The family doesn’t go to the nightclub

We don’t have an apartment

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