The Present Simple is called Present Simple because...
- ... it's easy ("simple").
- ... it's not a compound form: there's no Auxiliary in affirmative.
- ... it's the first one you learn.
- ... it's the normal ("simple") form for sentences.
If the Subject is I, you, or we / you / they, the present form of the verb is the same as the ...
- infinitive
- past form
- -ing form
- past participle
We add an ... to the verb if the Subject is in Third Person Singular (he / she / it).
- s
- ed
- ing
- es
In questions and negations, we need the auxiliary verb ... (Write the infinitive.)
- DO
- BE
- DOES
- HAVE
If the verb is BE, you ... need the auxiliary DO.
- don't
- always
- doesn't
- isn't