Present Simple
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subject (3rd person singular)
subject (other persons)
verb (base form)
verb + "-ing" (e.g. "working")
"be"
"is"
auxiliary "do"
auxiliary "does"
auxiliary "did"
3rd person singular (e.g. "works")
past tense (e.g. "worked")
verb (unstressed "do")
"not"
direct object
indirect object
complement
adverb of time: duration ("how long?")
adverb of time: frequency ("how often?")
adverb of time: point in time ("when?")
adverb of place
adverb of comment
adverb of manner
adverb of degree
🟢 Green group
You are happy.
I am tired.
We are hungry.
Are you happy?
You are not happy.
He is happy.
She is a teacher.
Is he happy?
He is not happy.
🔴 Red group
I do work from home.
I work from home.
They rise early.
Do you work from home?
I do not work on Sundays.
They don't like coffee.
She does work from home.
She works from home.
The sun rises in the east.
Does she work from home?
She does not work on Sundays.
He doesn't like coffee.
She reads a book every night.
He gives her flowers.
She sends him a letter.