Simple PresentVerb tenses are changes made in the form of verbs. These changes are important for meaning because they are "signals" about time, whether something is a continuing action, and other information.One important English verb tense is the simple present. This is actually not a very good name because its meaning is not exactly simple and the time for which it is used is not exactly present.In order to understand simple present tense better, we'll loo first at its form.The Simple Present Tense Form:There are different simple present tense forms for be and for other verbs.BE !affirmative"I amyou arehe isshe isit iswe areyou areOther Verbs !affirmative"I base form !lie"you base form !lie"he / S / form !lies"she / S / form !lies"it / S / form !lies"we base form !lie"they base form !lie"There are also differences when be and other verbs are negative in simple present tense#BE !negative"I am not$ou are nothe is notshe is notit is notwe are notthey are not%ote#Contractions are often used for not, am not, is not, and are not#are not &&&' aren'tis not &&&' isn'tI am not &&&' 'm notyou are not&&&' !ou're nothe is not&&&' he's notshe is not&&&' she's notit is not&&&' it's notwe are not&&&' "e aren'tthey are not&&&' the! aren'tOther Verbs !negative"I #o not ( base form !lie"you #o not ( base form !lie"he #oes not ( base form !lie"she #oes not ( base form !lie"it #oes not ( base form !lie"we #o not ( base form !lie"they #o not ( base form !lie"%ote#Contractions are often used for #o not and #oes not#I #o not &&&' I #on't you #o not &&&' you #on'the #oes not &&&' he #oesn'tshe #oes not &&&' she #oesn'tit #oes not &&&' it #oesn'twe #o not &&&' we #on'tthey #o not &&&' they #on'tThere are no contractions for #o or #oes in standard written English.Special $otes:). There is no acceptable contraction for am not in standard English. *owever, you will sometimes hear people say +ain't & which is considered unacceptable and "uneducated." ,ome people also use +ain't for you, he, she, it, and they & not only for I.-. .inal / S / has three different spellings. /any verbs simply add %s or %es. 0erbs that end in a consonant & ! change the ! to i and then add %es.1In simple present tense, there are special forms for verbs. The verb be uses am, are, and is. 0erbs other than be use two forms# the base form and the '/ S / form'. The '/ S / form' is used when the sub2ect is !or means" he, she, or it.There are three ways to mae the '/ S / form'#). by changing final ! to i, then adding % s.-. by adding % es34. by adding % s. (etail / E)amples:*+ changing final ! to i, then adding % sThis happens when a verb ends in a consonant & !#I, you, we, theycrydenyflypryspytryhe, she, itcriesdeniesfliespriesspiestries,+ adding - es This happens in two situations#.+ when a verb ends in o#I, you, we, theydoechogosolohe, she, itdoesechoesgoessoloesB+ when a verb ends in s, ss, sh, //, 0t1ch, and )#I, you, we, theybusgasconfessfusspassblushfinishgnashrushwashbu55fi55catchitchreachsearchtouchcoaxfaxvexwaxhe, she, itbusesgasesconfessesfussespassesblushesfinishesgnashesrusheswashesbu55esfi55escatchesitchesreachessearchestouchescoaxesfaxesvexeswaxes2+ adding % sThis happens with most verbs. %otice what happens when a verb ends in a vo"el & y, however#I, you, we, theydecoyemployflayprayspayhe, she, itdecoysemploysflayspraysspays6ompare the above verbs with verbs that end in a consonant & !#I, you, we, theydecryimplyflypryspyhe, she, itdecriesimpliesfliespriesspiesSpecial $ote:The common verb have doesn't follow the usual rules#I 7 you 7 we 7 they havehe 7 she 7 it has",imple 8resent" is actually not a very good name for this verb tense because its uses are not really simple and its time is not exactly present. Instead, this tense has two common uses#). to show actions or situations that are accepted as facts or truths3-. to show habits !situations or actions that are repeate# man!3 man! times".Sho"ing facts or truths:9se of the simple present tense shows that an action or situation is generally believed to be true or is a generally accepted fact.Examples#/ost of the 9.,. is in %orth :merica.,panish and 8ortuguese are ;omance languages.The chemical symbol for iron is .e.: nicel e4uals five cents.The bodies of insects have three parts.