The present simple tense زمن المضارع البسيط


Formation : التكوين


To form
the present simple tense we use the base of the verb ( study , speak ,
work ), but in the third person singular ( He , She , It ), the base
form of the verb takes -s/es.

يتكون زمن المضارع البسيط من التصريف الاول للفعل ( الفعل في صيغة المصدر ) مع اضافة s او es
للفعل مع ضمائر المفرد الغائب He, She , It .


Examples :

I / You / We / They work for a well-known Egyptian company.

He / She / It lives in Cairo.



For negative we use النفي

Don't with I / You / We / They Ex. I / You / We / They don't like milk.

Doesn't with He / She / It Ex.He / She / It doesn't eat fish.



Interrogative form الاستفهام

1- WH questions :

Where do You / We / They live? I/ We / They live in cairo.

When does He / She arrive at work? He / She arrives at 7 o'clock.


2-YES / NO questions :

Do I / You / We / They live in Cairo? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Does He / She work there? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.


We use the present simple tense for: الاستخدام

1- Habits / repeated actions. العادات والاحداث المتكررة

Ex:
1. Philip gets up at 6 o'clock every morning.
2. I go to school every day.
3. She sometimes goes out on Friday night.



2- Situations which are true for along time. المواقف التي تستمر لفترة طويلة

Ex:
1. I work in a bank.
2. Kate speaks English very well.
3. Tom lives in London.


3-Facts that are always true. الحقائق العلمية التي لاتقبل التغيير

Ex:
1. My birthday is in May.
2. California is in the United States.
3. The sun rises in the east.