Present Simple Verb Tenses

Present simple verb tenses show actions that happen regularly or that are permanently happening.

You might be wondering what I'm talking about with this whole principal parts of a verb business.

I bring this up because it's very important, and it will help you to form the present simple verb tense.
All verbs can be broken down into four parts called the principal parts of a verb.

You form the present simple tense by using one of those principal parts - the present part. Let's look at a chart of the principal parts of a verb so that you know what I mean.

Present	Present Participle	Past	Past Participle
come	(is) coming	came	(have) come
fall	(is) falling	fell	(have) fallen
go	(is) going	went	(have) gone
graduate	(is) graduating	graduated	(have) graduated
know	(is) knowing	knew	(have) known
walk	(is) walking	walk	(have) walked
write	(is) writing	wrote	(have) written

There are three ways to make a verb into the simple present tense:

1. You use the verb's present form. 2. You add an s to the present form. 3. You add an es to the present form.

The verb itself and the number of the subject will determine which of the three ways you need to use. (It varies for each verb and subject.)

1. Use the present form of the verb.

You use this for plural subjects (that means more than one), and for those crazy singular pronouns I and you.

2. Add s to present form of the verb.

You'll only do this when your subject is singular. (That means one.)

3. Add es to the present form of the verb.

You'll only do this when your subject is singular and the verb ends in s, z, x, sh, or ch.