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? |