Simple Present Rules

Here you can find tables with Simple Present rules on:
positive sentences, negative sentences and questions.

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Positive Sentences

Who?	Form of verb	Examples
I	verb	I run every day.
He/She/It	verb + s	He runs every day. She runs every day. It runs every day.
You	verb	You run every day.
We	verb	We run every day.
They	verb	They run every day.

Click here to find out how to add s to a verb

Negative Sentences

Who?		Form of verb	Examples
I	do not / don't	verb	I don't run every day.
He/She/It	does not / doesn't		He does not run every day. He doesn't run every day. She does not run every day. She doesn't run every day. It does not run every day. It doesn't run every day.
You	do not / don't		You do not run every day. You don't run every day.
We	do not / don't		We don't run every day.
They	do not / don't		They don't run every day.

Question Sentences

Who?		Form of verb	Examples
Do	I	verb	Do I run every day?
Does	he/she/it		Does he run every day? Does she run every day? Does it run every day?
Do	you		Do you run every day?
Do	we		Do we run every day?
Do	they		Do they run every day?

So these are the Simple Present rules.

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