Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense

When do we use Present Simple?

NOTE

1) When an Action happens regularly (Habit or Routine). 2) To express Thoughts, Feelings and Opinions. 3) For Facts and Permanent situations.

Pronouns

He

It

She

TÍTULO

You

We

They

Subject + Verb + Complement

1) Affirmative Form

We add the letter S to the Verb, when the Subject of our sentence is: He, She, It.Example:

• She plays volleyball every Monday.

1) Affirmative Form

Subject + Verb + Complement

The Verb stays the same when the Subject of our sentence is I, You , We, They.Example:

• They watch the serie Stranger Things every night.

Let's Practice!

1) Alexander _______ (swim) at the pool three times a week.

Affirmative Form

2) Rebecca______ (play) tennis every Friday.

3) We __________ (attend) yoga classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

4) My mother ______ (paint) landscapes during her weekends.

5) My aunt and uncle __________ (listen) to classical music in the evenings.

Let's Practice!

Affirmative Form

6) Benjamin ___________ (read) a book before bed every night.

7) They __________ (play) the piano every day.

8) My older sister _____________ (like) to go for a walk every afternoon.

9) Marie ___________ (bake) cookies and cakes on weekends.

10) Jhon ___________ (collect) stamps as a hobby.

1) Affirmative Form

There are some exceptions

• Fly
• Cry
• Study
• Try

With the following Verbs:

• Fix
• Go
• Wash
• Watch

When the Subject is He, She, It. We add (es) to these Verbs.

When the Subject is He, She, It. We add (ies) to these Verbs.

Example: My sister studies at Aysén University.

Example: My dad fixes everything.

Exercises- Exceptions

Affirmative Form

1) Samantha ___________ (go) to basketball practice every Monday

2) My stepsister usually _________ (fly) to New York in summer.

3) My twin brother _____________ (study) at Austral University.

4) She ____________ (try) to learn French on Fridays.

5) My mother ______________ (wash) our clothes at the weekends.

6) Colin ______________ (watch) movies and series every Friday afternoon.

2) Negative Form

a) Doesn't

After the Subjects: He, She, It, we use Doesn't. To indicate Negative Form.

Important! We never change the Verb in the Negative Form

• Example: She doesn't eat fruits.

b) Don't

After the Subjects: I, You, We, They, we use Don't. To indicate Negative.

Example: They don't watch movies during the week.

Let's Practice!

1) My father _____ (not/like) to watch movies.

Negative Form

2) She _____ (not/play) video games after school.

3) They __________ (not/engage) in art projects regularly.

4) He _________ (not/spend) time on social media during family dinners.

5) We ______ (not/go) to the gym twice a week.

6) I ____________ (not/play) volleyball.

3) Question Form

• I
• You
• We
• They

Do

Verb (base form)

Subject (Pronoun)

Auxiliary Do Does

• He
• She
• It

Does

Esto es un párrafo de texto listo para escribir un contenido genial.

We never change the verb

He,She,It, I,You,We,They

• Examples:
• Do you play the guitar?
• Does he like sushi?

Exercises with Questions

1) ______ an elephant eat nuts?

2) ______ you do karate?

3) _____ she have any siblings?

4) _____ he speak Chinese?

5) ____ Patricio study on saturdays?

4) Question Form with WH words

-Why(por qué). -When(cuando). -Where(dónde) -Who(quién). -How(cómo). -Which(cuál).

Verb

Auxiliary:Do Does

Subject

Examples: 1) Where does Juan come from? 2) Why do you eat so much pizza?

Let's Practice some Questions!

1) ______ do you watch on TV?

With WH words.

2) ______ does Matias meet his friend?

3) _______ do you know here?

4) ________ does your sister go to?

5) _______ does she cry?

Thanks for your attention!