Simple Present Tense

The Function:

Simple present tense is used to talk about:

1. Action in present times

2. Daily activity

3. General Truth

The Pattern:

	Verbal Sentence				Nominal Sentence
Positive	Subject		Verb 1 (s/es)		Subject	To be	N/Adj/Adv
	I, you, they, we		buy		I	am	a student
	he, she, it		buys		he, she, it	is	smart
					you, they, we	are	in Bali
Negative	Subject	Do/Does not		Verb 1	Subject	To be + not	N/Adj/Adv
	I, you, they, we	do not		buy	I	am not	a student
	he, she, it	does not		buy	He, she, it	is not	smart
					You, they, we	are not	in Bali
Question	Do/does	Subject		Verb 1	To be	Subject	N/Adj/Adv
	Do	I, you, they, we		buy	am	I	a student
	Does	he, she, it		buy	is	he, she, it	smart
					are	you, they, we	in Bali