• action at the present time;
• a state of being;
• a habitual action;
• an occurrence in the near future

We form the present simple by using:

                 - Subject + Infinitive

                - Third Person + Infinitive + (s)*

* we add :   (s) to regular verbs.

                    (es) to verbs ending by (s),(sh),(ch).

                    (ies) to verbs ending by (y).

Example 1:                  I learn                  We learn                  You learn             You learn                 He/She learns      They learn Example 2:(Third person)                 Fly       ===> It flies                 watch  ===> She watches                 wish    ===> He wishes

Some verbs are totally different, they are conjugated differently like TO BE and TO HAVE:
 

-For the verb " to have" we say : I/you/we/they have but we say: He/She/It has. -For the verb "To Be" it's different, we say :                   I am                    We are                   You are              You are                  He/She/It  is         They are

To test your knowledge about this lesson, do this test: Test of Simple present

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