PRESENT SIMPLE

SIMPLE PRESENT

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EL PRESENTE SIMPLE ES UN TIEMPO VERBAL UTILIZADO PARA EXPRESAR HABITOS, VERDADES GENERALES, SENTIMIENTOS O GUSTOS

The simple present is a verb tense. we use the simple present tense for habits, facts, fellings, likes or dislikes.

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SIMPLE PRESENT

TO BE + + S + am/is/are + complement

VERBS + S + verb + complement

- S + don´t/doesn´t + verb + complement

? Am/Is/Are + S + complement + ?

? Do/Does + S + verb + complement + ?

- S + am/is/are + not + complement

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PRESENT SIMPLE

La conjugación del present simple en inglés es sencilla: basta con mantener la base del verbo (también llamado infinitivo o su raíz) y añadir una -s para la tercera persona del singular. Cuidado con ciertos verbos que pueden terminar en -es o -ies.

THE CONJUGATION OF PRESENT SIMPLE IS EASY: ONLY WE NEED KEEP THE VERB IN ¨BASE FORM¨ AND ADD -S FOR THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR. BEING CAREFUL THAT CERTAIN VERBS CAN END IN -ES OR -IES

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VERB TO BE IN PRESENT SIMPLE

El presente simple afirmativo del verbo to be se puede utilizar en las siguientes situaciones: Para expresar una afirmación general, o algo que es de carácter permanente.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE IN AFIRMATIVE OF VERB TO BE CAN USE IN THE NEXT SITUATIONS: FOR EXPRESS A GENERAL STATEMENT OR SOMETING PERMANENT.

Para hablar acerca de una fecha en particular en el futuro, por ejemplo una cita programada, compromiso, celebración, día festivo, etc.

FOR TALKING ABOUT DATES, IN FUTURE EXAMPLE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, CELEBRATION, HOLIDAY ETC.

VERB TO BE REVIEW

• Para aprender a utilizar correctamente el verbo to be, será esencial conocer los pronombres personales en inglés. Así podrás relacionarlos y aplicarlos de forma correcta en las oraciones.

I am good at math. You are intelillent. She is my teacher. He is my brother. We are good friends.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

VERB TO BE

We usually put these adverbs in the middle of the sentence, between the subject and the verb: I often go to the cinema. She sometimes visits me at home.

With the present simple, we often use adverbs of frequency to say 'how often' we do something. Here's a list of common adverbs: always frequently generally hardly ever infrequently never normally occasionally often rarely regularly seldom sometimes usuall

An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be. Subject + to be + adverb They are never pleased to see me. She isn't usually bad tempered.

LOVE, HATE AND LIKE

LOVE, LIKE, HATE “Love” is used to indicate that we love something. We love to cook We love to cook. “I like it” is used to indicate that we like something. She likes to swim. He likes to swim. “Hate” is used to indicate that we dislike something. I hate to wash the dishes. I hate to wash the dishes. The verbs “love”, “like” and “hate” can be followed by the verb in the -ing form or with “to” + infinitive.

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SIMPLE PRESENT

1 Verbo + infinitivo con “to”

Verbs that indicate like, preference or hatred such as “like”, “love”, “dislike”, “hate” or “prefer” are followed by an infinitive verb with “to” when we talk about actions that we like or do not like. like to do at that particular moment. I would like to dance. I would like to dance (now or at a certain time) I hate to tell you that you are wrong. I hate to tell you that you are wrong.

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SIMPLE PRESENT

2 Verb + verb in -ing form

Verbs that express like, preference or hate are followed by the verb in the -ing form when we talk about an action that we like or don't like to do regularly. She likes dancing. He likes to dance (usually) We prefer walking to climbing. We prefer walking to climbing