Simple Present in English? Rules and Examples

THE Simple Present or simple present is a tense that we use to indicate habitual actions and recurring situations that occur in the present or in everyday life. It can also be used to Express feelings, desires, opinions, truths and preferences.

Its name is obvious and it means simple verbal form of the present. Phrases with simple present usually accompany expressions of time (adverbs) such as:

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now	agora
always	sempre
today	hoje
never	nunca
every day	todos os dias
often	frequentemente
daily	diariamente
sometimes	às vezes
every morning	todas as manhãs

For you to see how the Simple Gift it's a simple thing, let's see some examples below:

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I run	Eu corro
You run	Você corre
We run	Nós corremos
I always run	Eu sempre corro
She kisses	Ela beija
She daily kisses	Ela beija diariamente
She often does	Ela faz frequentemente
It dies	Ele morre
He enjoys	Ele gosta
It plays	Ele/ela brinca
Babies cry	Bebes choram

Simple present rules and tips

Now that you have seen several examples above, be aware of some rules that you can observe in these examples:

• Verbs change when he, she and it are used. An “S” is added at the end of the verb.
• When the verb ends in "O, S, SS, SH, CH, X or Z" you must add the ES instead of just an S.
• When the verb ends with consonants before the Y, you must remove the Y and add HEI in place. [study = studies]
• The verbs in the simple present are used with the verbs in the infinitive, but without the “to” particle.
• The verb “to do” means to do. Already in simple present it is used as an auxiliary verb that complements the formation of negative and interrogative sentences.

Difference between simple present x present continuous? THE simple present describes a habitual action and occurred while the present continuous describes an action that is currently taking place or has just taken place.

Conjugation of the verb to be in Simple Present: 

• I am (I'm)
• You are (You're)
• He is (He's)
• She is (She's)
• It is (It's)
• You are (You're)
• We are (We're)
• They are (They're)

The simple present also has a way of combining the verb to have.

Simple present example sentences

Now that you know the rules, let's see everything in practice with examples:

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Phrase in Portuguese and English	Frase em Português	Observação
The sky is blue	O céu é azul	Verdade Universal
He leaves his office at six o'clock.	Ele deixa o escritório às seis horas	Afirmativo
I don't understand what they say	Eu não entendo o que eles dizem	Negativo
Do they know about this?	Eles sabem sobre isso?	Interrogativo
Mary and I work together.	Mary e eu trabalhamos juntos.	Habitual
Jack lives in Canada.	Jack vive no canada.	Afirmativo
She go to church every sunday.	Ela vai para igreja todos os domingos.	Afirmativo
We don't have the time.	Nós não temos tempo.
Don't cry for me.	Não chore por mim.