FORM OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE

 

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an -s to the end of the infinitive.

Infinitive -

3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + –s

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1- Affirmative sentences:

I/we/you/they play football.
He/she/it plays football.

NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.

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2- Negative sentences:

 

We use the auxiliary do.
I/we/you/they do not play football.
He/she/it does not play football.

NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present:
I/we/you/they don't play football.
He/she/it doesn't play football.

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3- Questions:

Do I/we/you/they play football?
Does he/she/it play football?

 

 

To understand more details with examples go to this web page:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresentforms.html