The present simple tense/grammar

The present simple tense

	I go to school every day.
	The sun rises in the east.
Forming	Ali eats an ice cream.
	We sleep early.

	I go to school.
	Tamer goes to school.

	He plays football.
	She studies English.

Using	The earth goes round the sun.
	The sun rises in the east.
	We have our breakfast in the morning.

	We use this the present simple tense with these words:
	I always go to market with my mother.
	We usually sleep at night.
	Amr goes to school everyday.
	We visit our grandfather every week.
	He sometimes have supper with me.

Question	(Do) - (Does)
	Do you play basketball?
	Does a lion eat grass?

	When does he eat his lunch?
	Where do you come from?

Negative	don't - doesn't
	we like milk, we don't like coffee.
	He doesn't play in the street.


	Ali ate an ice cream.
	We played football.

	I went to school.
Using
	I was six years old last year. Now I'm seven years old.

	We use this the past simple tense with these words:
	I went to market with my mother yesterday.
	We slept late last Thursday.
	Cairo was quite in the past.
	We visited our grandfather three days ago .
	Once upon a time there was a greedy man.....

Question	(Did)
	Did you play basketball last week?

	When did he eat his lunch?
	Where did you go yesterday?

Negative	didn't
	we drank milk, we didn't drink coffee.
	He didn't see his father 5 months ago

	I will go to school tomorrow.

Forming	will + infinitive
	Ali will eat an ice cream tomorrow.
	We will play football next week.


Using	to speak about what will happen in the future


	We use this the past simple tense with these words:
	I will go to market with my mother tomorrow.
	We will speep late next Thursday.
	Cairo will be bigger in the future.

Question	(Will + subject + infinitive)
	Will you play basketball next week?
	Yes I will / No, I won't
	When will he eat his lunch?
	Where will you go next month?

Negative	won't = will + not + infinitive
	we wil drink milk, we won't drink coffee.
	He didn't see his father 5 months ago.

	The present continuous tense

	The rabbit is running now.

Forming	am ('m) is ('s) + V+ing are ('re)
	I am eating an ice cream tomorrow.
	We are playing football next week.
	She is studying English now.

Using	to speak about what is happening now.


	We use this the past simple tense with these words:
	I am eating to market now.
	We are sweeping at the moment .
	Look, Ali is climbing a tree.
	Listen, someone is calling you.





	Note:- Some times it's used for the future
	I'm visiting my grandfather next Friday.
Question	am is + subject + V+ing are
	Are you playing basketball now?
	Yes I am / No, I am not
	What is he eating ?
	Where are you going at the moment?

Negative	amn't isn't + V+ing aren't
	They aren't speaking coffee.
	He isn't playing football, he is playing basketball.