PRESENT SIMPLE: TO BE/ DO DOES

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Present simple

Characteristics

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Objective

Al final de la clase, habremos identificado caracteristicas de presente simple, sus usos y formas gramaticales.

Present simple

We use it to talk about the present.

Present simple

It is used to express:

• Facts: Something that is true.
• Routines (something we constantly do)

Present simple

The present simple is devided into two:

1. Verb to be
2. auxiliary verb: do or does

Verb to be: form

This verb form means two verbs in Spanish: Ser y estar. Its English forms are: Am, is, are.

Verb to be: form

1. I am: Yo soy o estoy I'm
2. You are: Tu eres o tu estás You're
3. She is: ella es o ella está She's
4. He is: el es o ella está He's
5. It is: la cosa es o la cosa está It's
6. You are: Ustedes son o ustedes están You're
7. We are: nosotros somos o nosotros estamos We're
8. They are: ellos son o ellas están They're

Verb to be: form

1. I am not: Yo no soy o no estoy I'm not
2. You are not: Tu no eres o tu no estás You're not
3. She is not: ella no es o ella no está She's not
4. He is not: el no es o ella no está He's not
5. It is not: la cosa no es o la cosa no está It's not
6. You are not: Ustedes no son o ustedes no están You're not
7. We are not: nosotros no somos o nosotros no estamos We're not
8. They are not: ellos no son o ellas no están They're not

Verb to be: uses

We can use it to:

1. introduce people and ourselves.
2. Indicate our caracteristics.
3. Indicate where we are.
4. Indicate our emotions and moods.

Verb to be: Examples

1. Introduce people and ourselves.

Hello! I'm Rafael. I am 10 years old. I am from Chiguayante. He's Benjamín, he is 2 years old. We are brothers.

Verb to be: Examples

Indicate our caracteristics.

Hello! I'm Benjamín. I am smart, friendly, and playful.. My brother is kind and responsible. I am short because I'm a little kid.

Verb to be: Examples

Indicate where we are.

Hello! I'm in the mountains!

Hello! He is in the river.

Hello! we're in the school

Hello! she is in the city.

Verb to be: Examples

Indicate our emotions and moods.

Hello! I'm in the mountains!

Anna is excited!

Hello! I'm in the mountains!

It's angry

Hello! we're in the school

He is really happy.

Hello! we're in the school

They're sad.

Auxiliary verb: do/does

This auxiliary verb is used to:

• Express facts (something that is true)
• Express routine (something we constantly do)

Auxiliary verb: do/does

This auxiliary verb needs other verb to have meaning. Remember that a verb is an anction Play, have, eat, like.

Auxiliary verb: do/does

1. I play football
2. You play basketball
3. She plays the guitar
4. He plays the violin
5. It plays with a ball
6. You play handball
7. We play volleyball
8. They play tennis

Auxiliary verb: do/does

1. I don't play football
2. You don't play basketball
3. She doesn't play the guitar
4. He doesn't play the violin
5. It doesn't play with a ball
6. You don't play handball
7. We don't play volleyball
8. They don't play tennis

Auxiliary verb: do/does

With this auxiliary verb, we can talk about facts of ourselves and others.

1. I have brown hair.
2. I don't eat meat.
3. She loves karaoke.
4. He doesn't listen to reggaeton.

Auxiliary verb:

How can we recognize that we are talking about a routine?

1. In the morning, in the afternoon
2. At night.
3. Every morning, every afternoon, every night.
4. Every year, every month, every week, etc.
5. On Monday, On Tuesday, On Wednesday, etc.
6. At 8 o'clock, at 4:30, etc.

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