Present Simple

Present Simple

To be Form 

I	am	You	are
He She It	is	You We They	are

Action verbs form   

Positive Form		Negative Form
I You We They	cook catch	I You We They	do not don’t	cook catch
He She It	cooks catches	He She It	doesn't	cook catch
Questions
Do you cook/catch?                                                                 Don’t you cook/catch? Does he catch/cook?                                                               Do you not cook/catch? Where does she cook/catch? What do you cook/catch?
Tag Question
You cook/catch, don’t you?                                              You don’t cook/catch, do you?

 1.     To talk about the truth(Habit truth, Permanent human truths, Scientific truths)

Ex.

•  He writes ten books per year.
•  The sun sets in the west.
•  Khmer new year celebrates on April 14th.
•  The Water freeze at 0 degree celsius.
•  The Sugar is sweet

2. It is used with imperative sentence: to give instruction direction or   demonstration

Ex. 

• Pass me a book ,please.
• Go to Kampot with me.
• Show me your hand , please.
•  Pour that hot water into the glass and then put some sugar.
•  Go straight and turn right .the toilet is there.

 3.    To talk about a repeated action or a habitual action 

Ex.

• I go to visit Angkor Wat , the most beautiful and oldest temple. in Cambodia once a year.
• I swim at Kep beach every weekend.
• I go to study at Preah Norodomranariddh every day.
• Kampot, a province of everything, has a lot of tourists on   every holiday.
• Students who study in grade 10 at  Preah Norodomranariddh   high school always celebrate a party at the end of the year.

4.  Narrative uses:
Ex.

• He walks toward a car, He tries to open the car door, he starts the engine and leaves.

 *** Note

1. To be (am, is, are)

Full form (positive)	Contract	Full form (question)	Contract
I am You are We are They are He is She is He is It is	I’m You’re We’re They’re He’s She’s He’s It’s	I am not You are not We are not They are not He is not She is not He is not It is not	I'm not You aren’t We aren’t They aren’t He isn’t She isn’t He isn’t It isn’t.

2. Spelling of the verbs when it uses with third person singular noun.

  a. Verbs ending by consonant -y normally change -y to -ies. 
      Ex. I study/ He studies. you hurry/ She hurries.

  b. Verbs ending by "ch, sh, s, ss, o, x" normally add -es
      Ex. I pass/ He passes. I watch/Bora watches. They wash/ Sok washes. I box/She boxes.           I go/It goes.

  C. Besides the two above, normally add -s to the verbs
      Ex. I play/ He plays. I speak/She speaks.