Simple Present

Simple Present is the most basic verb tense in English.  
It has several uses:STRUCTURE Subject        +        Base Verb        +        Object 
Examples:       

• I like pizza.
  
• She lives in Toronto.
  
• We have a dog.
  
• They go to school.
  

For "he", "she", and "it" use the third-person verb.  This is the
same as the base verb, but it has an "s" on the end:

1. Base Verb                   --------   play, live, run
2. 3rd Person Verb        --------   plays, lives, runsThis table shows the difference between the third person
pronouns.  Notice the "s" on the end of the word.

Base Verb	3rd Person
I live in Vancouver.	He lives in Vancouver.
You play soccer.	She plays soccer.
Tom and Dan (they) like basketball.	Tom (he) likes basketball.
The books (they) look old.	The book (it) looks old.

Here are all the pronouns with the verbs in simple present:

• I like pizza.
  
• You like pizza.
  
• He likes pizza.
  
• She likes pizza.
  
• It likes pizza.
  
• We like pizza.
  
• They like pizza.

NegativesNegatives in simple present use do not or does not.  They also use be + not.Do Not/Does NotSubject + Do/Does +not + base verb
Examples:  

• I do not like pizza.
  
• She does not play baseball.
  

After do not or does not the verb is always in the base form.

• He likes soccer.
  
• He does not like soccer.

• She studies English.
  
• She does not study English.
  

Here is a table that shows all the negative forms using do not or does not in the simple present.

Pronoun	Negative	Negative Contraction
I	do not	don’t
You	do not	don’t
He	does not	doesn’t
She	does not	doesn’t
It	does not	doesn’t
We	do not	don’t
They	do not	don't

Be + NotNegative sentences can also use the verb to be and not.  They look like these examples:

• I am not a doctor.
  
• She is not hungry.
  
• They are not from Africa.