Present simple tense

Present simple

María Alicia Orozco De la rosa

Present simple

María Alicia Orozco De la rosa

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When do we use the present simple?

We use the present simple to talk about:

-Likes and dislikes -Things that are true in general -Routines

I like swimming. We don't like tennis

They live in London. I have a big house there

He gets up at six o'clock

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AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

Subject + verb + c

- 1.He loves to play basketball. A él le encanta jugar basquetbol. 2.I go to school. Yo voy a la escuela. 3.She writes an e-mail to her best friend. Ella escribe un e-mail a su mejor amigo. 4.We think he is very handsome. Nosotras creemos que es muy guapo. 5.It usually rains every day here. Usualmente llueve todos los días aquí.

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NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Subject + auxiliary do/does + not +verb + c (don't/doesn't)

- She does not read the newspaper every day. (Ella no lee el periódico cada día) He doesn't live in our city. (Él no vive en nuestra ciudad) I do not drink coffee every morning. (Yo no bebo café cada mañana) My sister doesn't live in Montana. (Mi hermana no vive en Montana) We don't come to school by bus. (Nosotros no vamos a la escuela en autobús)

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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

Auxiliary do/does + subject + verb + c + ?

- Does she read the newspaper every day? (¿Ella lee el periódico cada día?) Does he live in our city? (¿Él vive en nuestra ciudad?) Do you drink coffee every morning? (¿Tú bebes café cada mañana?) Does my sister live in Montana? (¿Mi hermana vive en Montana?) Do we come to school by bus? (¿Nosotros vamos a la escuela en autobús?)

IN QUESTIONS, WE PUT THE AUXILIARY DO/DOES BEFORE THE SUBJECT

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SPELLING RULES FOR HE/SHE/IT ENDINGS

Most verbs Add -s

• get - gets
• start - starts
• eat - eats
• drink - drinks
• sleep - sleeps

rules just for third singular person: HE, SHE, IT Just for affirmative sentences

After ch, sh, ss, x Add -es

• watch -watches
• wash - washes
• fix - fixes
• kiss - kisses

rules just for third singular person: HE, SHE, IT Just for affirmative sentences

After a consonant + Y Delete -Y and add -ies

• study -studies
• fly - flies
• cry - cries
• carry - carries

rules just for third singular person: HE, SHE, IT Just for affirmative sentences

After a vowel + Y add -s as usual

• pay -pays
• stay - stays
• pay - pays
• say - says

rules just for third singular person: HE, SHE, IT Just for affirmative sentences

Irregular verbs

• do -does
• go - goes
• have - has

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