Form: present simple
AffirmativeA declarative sentence indicating "yes"; also called a positive sentence. E.g.: John likes squash a lot.
| subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") | auxiliaryA helping verb used with main verbs to express mood, voice and tense. E.g.: I can't stand when I am disturbed. ("can", "am") | verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. (present tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I You We You They |
- | work | well. |
| He/she/it | works |
NegativeA declarative sentence indicating "no". E.g.: Tim has no friends.
| subject | auxiliary | not | verb (simple infinitive) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I You We You They |
do | not | work | well. |
| He/she/it | does |
InterrogativeThe sentence type used to express a direct question. E.g.: What are you doing?
| (question wordA word that introduces a wh-question. E.g.: What are you doing?) | auxiliary | subject | verb (simple infinitive) |
|---|---|---|---|
| How | do | I you we you they |
work? |
| does | he/she/it |
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