SIMPLE PRESENT STRUCTURESubject + Base Verb + ObjectExamples: -I like pizza. -She lives in Toronto. -We have a dog.

For "he", "she", and "it" use the third-person verb. This is the same as the base verb, but it has an "s" on the end:

1. Base Verb -------- play, live, run2. 3rd Person Verb -------- plays, lives, runs

This table shows the difference between the third person pronouns. Notice the "s" on the end of the word. Here are all the pronouns with the verbs in simple present: I like pizza. -You like pizza.- He likes pizza.- She likes pizza.

-It likes pizza. -We like pizza. -They like pizza.

Negatives :Negatives in simple present use do not or does not. They also use be + not.

Do Not/Does Not- Subject + Do/Does +not + base verb

Examples: - I do not like pizza. -She does not play baseball.

After do not or does not the verb is always in the base form.-He likes soccer. -He does not like soccer. - She studies English.- She does not study English.

Here is a table that shows all the negative forms using do not or does not in the simple present. Be + Not

Negative sentences can also use the verb to be and not. They look like these examples:- I am not a doctor. -She is not hungry. -They are not from Africa.

Present continuous : Structure: Subject + BE + Verb + ING

Examples: -I am singing. - She is dancing. -We are talking.

Make sure you have the correct verb to be with the subject.

-I am playing. -You are listening. -She is dancing. -He is talking.

-We are running. -They are working.

You can use contractions with the verb to be:

I'm-You're-He's-She's-It's-We're.They're

Negatives: For negative statements, use "not".-I am not listening. - She is not talking.

Questions: To form questions, change the order of the sentence.- Are you listening? -Is she talking?

Uses: Present continuous is for actions happening right now. This could mean at this every moment: I am watching television.

Or, it could mean now in general.- She is working at the gas station.

The structure of the present continuous looks like this: Subject + BE + Verb (ING)

Examples: -I am working. -He is talking on the phone. -They are sleeping.The present continuous is used to show actions that are happening right now. When you listen to the Lemon Tree, the present continuous sentences the singer is using mean "right now".

FOOLS GARDEN: Yellow Lemon Tree

I´m Sitting Here In A Boring RoomIt´s Just Another Rainy Sunday AfternoonI´m Wasting My Time, I Got Nothing To DoI´m Hanging Around, I´m Waiting For YouBut Nothing Ever Happens, And I Wonder

I´m Driving Around In My CarI´m Driving Too Fast, I´m Driving Too FarI´d Like To Change My Point Of ViewI Feel So Lonely, I´m Waiting For YouBut Nothing Ever Happens, And I Wonder

I Wonder How, I Wonder WhyYesterday You Told Me ´bout The Blue Blue SkyAnd All That I Can See Is Just A Yellow Lemon TreeI´m Turning My Head Up And DownI´m Turning, Turning, Turning, Turning, Turning AroundAnd All That I Can See Is Just Another Lemon Tree

Sing! Da, Da Da Dee Da,…..

I´m Sitting Here, I Miss The PowerI´d Like To Go Out Taking A ShowerBut There´s A Heavy Cloud Inside My HeadI Feel So Tired, Put Myself Into BedWhere Nothing Ever Happens, And I Wonder

Isolation, Is Not Good For MeIsolation, I Don´t Want To Sit On A Lemon TreeI´m Stepping Around In A Desert Of JoyBaby Anyhow I´ll Get Another ToyAnd Everything Will Happen, And You´ll Wonder

I Wonder How I Wonder WhyYesterday You Told Me ´bout The Blue, Blue SkyAnd All That I Can See Is Just Another Lemon TreeI´m Turning My Head Up And DownI´m Turning, Turning, Turning, Turning, Turning AroundAnd All That I Can See Is Just A Yellow Lemon Tree

And I Wonder, Wonder, I Wonder How I Wonder WhyYesterday You Told Me ´bout The Blue, Blue SkyAnd All That I Can See (dit Dit Dit)And All That I Can See (dit Dit Dit)And All That I Can See Is Just A Yellow Lemon Tree

Like this lesson? Share it with the buttons below:Simple Present Coldplay - Fix You

Simple Past The Beatles - Yesterday

Simple Future The Beatles - All My Loving

Present Continuous Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree

Past Continuous John Lennon - Jealous Guy

Future Continuous The Police - Every Breath You   Take

Present Perfect U2 - Still Haven't Found What   I'm Looking For

Past Perfect James Blunt - Goodbye My   Lover

Future Perfect Faith Hill - You Will Be Mine

Zero Conditional The Beatles - Rain

First Conditional Harold Melvin and the   Bluenotes - If You Don't Know   Me By Now

Second Conditional Beyonce - If I Were a Boy

Barenaked Ladies - If I Had a   Million Dollars

Third Conditional Taylor Swift - I Should've Said   No

The Beatles - Should've   Known   Better