What is Present Indefinite Tense
The Present Indefinite Tense, also called the Simple Present Tense, is used to talk about actions that happen regularly, habits, or general truths. It doesn’t show when the action is finished. This tense is used to express facts, daily routines, natural truths, and sometimes events happening in the near future.. It's the most common verb form in English.
For example:
- She sings well.
- I eat breakfast every morning.
- The baby cries when she's hungry.
- He reads a book before bed.
- They walk to the park every evening.
Explanation:
Use “do not” with plural subjects and “I,” “you,” “we,” and “they.”
Use “does not” for singular third-person subjects like “he,” “she,” or “it.”
The main verb remains in its base form regardless of the subject.
How to Make Sentences in the Present Indefinite Tense?
The Present Indefinite Tense has simple rules for making positive, negative, and question sentences. Let’s look at each type with easy explanations and examples:
Affirmative or Positive Sentences
Affirmative sentences tell facts, habits, or truths in a simple way. The structure of affirmative sentences is:
Structure: Subject + Base Verb + Object
Examples:
- I write articles on different topics.
- He reads various kinds of books.
- They love to play football.
- She prefers coffee to tea.
- He goes to the library every day.
- We come for shopping in this market.
- We watch movies in this Cineplex.
- You always shop in that market.
- I sing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
- I love to listen to melodious songs.
- He loves to travel around the world.
- They always play cricket in that field.
- The poet writes romantic poems.
- The lyricist writes realistic songs.
- Do you love to listen to realistic songs?
- I do not like to quarrel. I am a peace-loving person.
- I know how to protest against injustice.
- Do you like to watch cricket?
Negative Sentences
Negative sentences in the Present Indefinite Tense show that an action does not happen. The structure of negative sentences is:
Structure: Subject + Do/Does + Not + Base Verb + Object
Example:
- I do not write articles on different topics.
- He does not read various kinds of books.
- They do not love to play football.
- She does not prefer coffee to tea.
- He does not go to the library every day.
- We do not come for shopping in this market.
- We do not watch movies in this Cineplex.
- You do not always shop in that market.
- I do not sing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
- I do not love to listen to melodious songs.
- He does not love to travel around the world.
- They do not always play cricket in that field.
- The poet does not write romantic poems.
- The lyricist does not write realistic songs.
- You do not love to listen to realistic songs.
- I am not a peace-loving person.
- I do not know how to protest against injustice.
- You do not like to watch cricket.
- I do not love my parents and my elder brother.
Interrogative Sentences
To ask questions in the Present Indefinite Tense, we use "do" and "does." For third-person singular (he, she, it), we use "does," and for all other subjects, we use "do." When using question words like where, what, and when, we also use "do" or "does." However, questions with "who" often don’t need "do" or "does."
The structure of interrogative sentences is:
Structure: Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb + Object?
Example:
- Do I write articles on different topics?
- Does he read various kinds of books?
- Do they love to play football?
- Does she prefer coffee to tea?
- Does he go to the library every day?
- Do we come for shopping in this market?
- Do we watch movies in this Cineplex?
- Do you always shop in that market?
- Do I sing different kinds of songs, especially modern?
- Do I love to listen to melodious songs?
- Does he love to travel around the world?
- Do they always play cricket in that field?
- Does the poet write romantic poems?
- Does the lyricist write realistic songs?
- Do you love to listen to realistic songs? (Unchanged as it is already interrogative.)
- Do I not like to quarrel?
- Am I a peace-loving person?
- Do I know how to protest against injustice?
- Do you like to watch cricket? (Unchanged as it is already interrogative.)
- Do I love my parents and my elder brother?
