Simple Present use to talk about everyday and mounts that happen over the time, the action doesn’t have to take the place at the time of speaking.
For example:
1) Mohamed: Where is Marry from?
Marry is from China.
2) Marry: Where’s Mohamed from?
Mohamed is from Jordan.
Verb to be:
Subject
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Verb
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I
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am
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You
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are
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He
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is
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She
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is
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It
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is
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We
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are
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You
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are
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They
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are
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Subject
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Verb
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I
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‘m
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You
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‘re
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He
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‘s
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She
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‘s
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It
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‘s
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We
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‘re
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You
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‘re
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They
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‘re
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Ex: I am Mohamed and I am Jordanian. Ex: John: What is Jasmine doing now?
Katy: She’s talking on the phone.
Usually we use short forms when we speak and full forms when we write.
Most of the other simple present verbs conjugate like this:
Subject
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Verb
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I
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speak
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You
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speak
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He
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speaks
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She
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speaks
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It
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speaks
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We
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speak
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You
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speak
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They
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speak
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Ex: Marry speaks English very well.
Norris that the third person (He, She, It) adds a ‘’s’’ monidise conjugate.
Here is another example:
Subject
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Verb
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I
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miss
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You
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miss
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He
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misses
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She
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misses
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It
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misses
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We
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miss
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You
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miss
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They
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miss
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Ex: I miss Bahaa sunny days back home.
Time phrases:
Always, every, day/month/year, never, often, normally, seldom, sometimes, usually, twice a week/day…, all the time.
Simple paste:
Simple past use:
- To talk about actions performed in the past (with finished time expressions).
For example:
I met my friend yesterday.
- To talk about a succession of past actions (stories).
For example:
He opened the door, switched on the light and fed his cat.
- To talk about an action taking place in the middle of another action.
For example:
He fell asleep while the teacher was explaining new grammar rules.
Rules:
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1) Affirmative form:
* First example: work (Regular verb) * Second example: go (Irregular verb)
Subject
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Verb
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I
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worked
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You
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worked
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He
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worked
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She
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worked
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It
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worked
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We
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worked
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You
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worked
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They
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worked
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Subject
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Verb
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I
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went
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You
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went
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He
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went
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She
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went
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It
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went
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We
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went
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You
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went
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They
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went
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Ex: The train left at 3 tomorrow.
2) Negative form:
* First example: work (Regular verb) * Second example: go (Irregular verb)
Subject
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Verb
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I
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Did not / didn’t work
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You
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Did not / didn’t work
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He
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Did not / didn’t work
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She
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Did not / didn’t work
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It
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Did not / didn’t work
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We
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Did not / didn’t work
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You
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Did not / didn’t work
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They
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Did not / didn’t work
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Subject
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Verb
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I
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Did not / didn’t go
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You
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Did not / didn’t go
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He
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Did not / didn’t go
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She
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Did not / didn’t go
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It
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Did not / didn’t go
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We
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Did not / didn’t go
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You
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Did not / didn’t go
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They
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Did not / didn’t go
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Ex: they didn’t live in Washington.
3) Interrogative form:
Am
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I
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work?
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Is
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He /She / It
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Are
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We / You / They
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Am
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I
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go?
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Is
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He /She / It
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Are
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We / You / They
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Ex: Did you go to the seaside last summer?
Time phrases:
Yesterday, 2 minutes/ hours/ days/years ago, in 1970, the other day, last month/ year/ week/ Sunday.
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