Türkçeye direkt çevirebildiğimiz, basit tenselerden biri. Geniş zaman anlamına geliyor. Rutinlerimizden, kesin bilgilerden, planlı şeylerden bahsederken Simple Present Tense kullanabiliriz.

Olumlu cümle yapısı:

I/You/We/They + V1.
He/She/It+ V1s.

Olumsuz cümle yapısı:

I/You/We/They + do not (don’t) + V1.
He/She/It + does not (doesn’t) + V1.

Soru cümle yapısı:

Do + I/You/We/They + V1?
Does + He/She/It + V1?

Cümlenin içinde “be” fiili olunca, Present Simple Tense ile yazılan cümleler birazcık gözden kaçabilir. Unutmayalım, “am, is, are” kelimeleri, aslında “be” fiilinin çekimleridir.

Don’t be so fast.
I can be a teacher!
I am a student.
He is a doctor.
I am ten years old.
They are Egyptian.
My mum is a doctor.
I am not 9 years old.
She is not a teacher.
Where is your brother?
She is clever.
We are businessmen

Bazı durumlarda, olumlu cümlelerde, yardımcı fiiller kullanılabilir. Bu gibi durumlarda, yardımcı fiiller üstüne bastırılarak okunur ve yapılan eylemi vurgular. Bu tarz durumlarda, fiil, -s takısı almaz.

I do love you.
We do know that psychology is important.
He does help.
We do drink alcohol.

Wh soru kelimelerinden birisi ile soru sormak istiyorsak, Wh soru kelimesi cümlenin başına gelir ve cümlenin geri kalanı olduğu gibi (soru yapısı ile) yazılır.

Where do you work?
What do you do?
How much do you love her?
What can you do?

Be Fiili ile Yapılan Cümleler

İngilizcede "be" fiili, ana fiil olduğu cümlelerde, aslında yardımcı fiil olmamasına rağmen, yardımcı fiil gibi işlem görür ve olumsuzluk ekini (not) kendine alır. Cümle soru olduğu zaman da kendi başa gelir.

I am a student.
Do I be a student? 🚫
Am I a student?

A horse is an animal.
Does a horse be an animal? 🚫
Is a horse an animal?

That chair is not white.
Does that chair be not white? 🚫
Is that chair white?

Oliver is a teacher at the local school.
Emily is a doctor who works at the hospital.
Harry is an artist who paints beautiful landscapes.
Sophie is a dog that barks loudly at strangers.
William and Charlotte are a family that loves spending time together.
Is Olivia a chef in the local restaurant?
Is Charlotte a vegetarian, or does she eat meat?
Are they siblings who live in the same neighborhood?
The flowers in the garden aren’t roses. They are lilacs.
The cats aren’t pets that like sitting on someone’s laps.

EXAMPLE

He lives in London.
I love speaking English.
You play video games everyday.
We do sports every day.
Do you work?
I never eat meat.
I do not eat meat.
Our class starts at 9 o’clock.
The flight leaves at noon.
Do you do a lot of speaking?
I like tennis but I don’t like football.
I don’t live in London now.
I don’t play the piano but I play the guitar.
They don’t work at the weekend.
John doesn’t live in Manchester.
Angela doesn’t drive to work. She goes by bus.
The school term starts next week.
The train leaves at 19.45 this evening.
We fly to Paris next week.
The Earth spins.
I don’t like tea.
Do we know each other?
Does he go to school?
He thinks he is very handsome.
The sun rises from the east.
She goes to work by car.
It doesn’t rain here in the summer.
We sing songs together.
He gets up early everyday.
Does she live in Paris?
Cats hate water.
I don’t see why you won’t take me seriously.
We don’t play with the other children in our street.
He doesn’t enjoy naps as much as I do. He doesn’t sleep during the day either.
Sheila doesn’t like it when someone tells her what to do.
Do you every pay attention to what people say to you?
Does Nick know you are leaving now?
Do William and Harry go away on holiday every summer?
Does Sue come here very often?
Don’t you have any homework to do?
They are army veterans. They went to way.
Moses is very talkative. He never stops speaking.
They aren’t around here. They must have left.
They are near the train station. They are planning to take the next train to Oslo.
Elliot does want to attend to ball. Include her in the list.
You do not interrupt me and I really hate that.
I love sandwiches and I have anxiety.