Present Simple Tense
Special verbs
Special verbs in Present Simple Tense.
1. HAVE
| Affirmative sentences | Negative sentences | Questions |
| I / You have a car. | I / You do not have a car. | Do I / you have a car? |
| He / She / It has a car | He / She / It does not have a car. | Does he / she / it have a car? |
| We / You / They have a car. | We / You / They do not have a car. | Do we / you / they have a car? |
2. BE
| Affirmative sentences | Negative sentences | Questions |
| I am from Olsztyn. | I am not from Olsztyn. | Am I from Olsztyn? |
| You are from Olsztyn. | You are not from Olsztyn. | Are you from Olsztyn? |
| He / She / It is from Olsztyn. | He / She / It is not from Olsztyn. | Is he / she / it from Olsztyn? |
| We / You / They are from Olsztyn. | We / You / They are not from Olsztyn. | Are we / you / they from Olsztyn? |
3. DO
| Affirmative sentences | Negative sentences | Questions |
| I do an exercise. | I do not do an exercise. | Do I do an exercise? |
| You do an exercise. | You do not do an exercise. | Do you do an exercise? |
| He does an exercise. | He does not do an exercise. | Does he do an exercise? |
| She does an exercise. | She does not do an exercise. | Does she do an exercise? |
| It does an exercise. | It does not do an exercise. | Does it do an exercise? |
| We do an exercise. | We do not do an exercise. | Do we do an exercise? |
| You do an exercise. | You do not do an exercise. | Do you do an exercise? |
| They do an exercise. | They do not do an exercise. | Do they do an exercise? |
4. Modal verbs: can, may, must, need etc.
In all persons (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) the forms are exactly the same. We DO NOT add ending -s with the third person singular! We can replace don't / can't with do not / cannot.
| Affirmative sentences | Negative sentences | Questions |
| I can play tennis. | I cannot play tennis. | Can I play tennis? |