1. Present Simple

Tvorba:

Slovarska (nedoločniška) oblika, nobenih končnic; izjemoma se dodajata končnici –s in –es v 3. os.ed. (he, she, it) v trdilnih stavkih. V nikalnih in vprašalnih stavkih –s, -es odpadeta.

-es se doda glagolom, ki se končajo na glasove š (npr. wish-she wishes), č (npr. watch-she watches) in s (npr. box-he boxes).
–s damo pri ostalih glagolih

Primer: to watch - gledati

Trdilna oblika:

I
sometimes watch TV.
You
We
They
He
sometimes watches TV.
She
It

Vprašalna oblika:

Do
I
watch TV?
you
we
they
Does
he
she
it

Nikalna oblika:

I

don't
(do not)

watch TV.
You
We
They
He

doesn't
(does not)

She
It

Raba:

1. Stanja (States)

I live in NY. She works at school.

2. Ponavljajajoča se dejanja (Repeated actions)

They sometimes play computer games.
We usually read in class.

3. Navade (Habits)

I usually get up at 6.
They sometimes have cake for breakfast.

4. Splošno veljavne resnice (Universal truths)

Grass is green.
Snow is white.
The earth goes round the sun.
The sky is blue.

Tipični časovni predlogi za ta čas: never, hardly ever, sometimes, occasionally, usually, often, frequently, always, from time to time in podobno. To so besede, ki označujejo pogostost/redkost navad, ponavljanj ali stanj.

Na vrh!