Present Indefinite Tense or Simple Present Tense

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Simple present tense is used to make a kind of sentence that indicates an action that is usually true or habitual.

Ways to form the Present Indefinite Tense / Simple Present Tense

Affirmative Sentence

The formula for Simple Present Tense Affirmative Sentence is as such:

Subject + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Note: If the subject in the sentence is third-person singular such as he, she, it, then 's' or 'es' will be added to the main verb.

Example:

I read.
You read a book.
She likes music.
He reads.
We watch news daily.

Negative Sentence

The formula for Simple Present Tense Negative Sentence is as such:

Subject + Do / Does not + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

I do not play on Monday.
She does not study hard for exams.

Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Simple Present Tense Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Do / Does + Subject + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

Do I study hard for exams?
Does she sleep late on Monday?

Negative Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Simple Present Tense Negative Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Do / Does + Subject +Not +Verb (root form) +Object (optional)

Example:

Do I not play on Sunday?
Does he not go to work everyday?

Uses of Present Indefinite Tense / Simple Present Tense

The present indefinite tense / simple present tense is mainly used as:

1. To talk about habitual action

For example

I watch television in the evening.
He walks to school.

2. To talk about general or universal truth

For example:

The sun rises in the east.
The earth revolves around the sun.

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