Simple present

SIMPLE PRESENT

How to use this tense?

To talk about

To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes

Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun. I play tennis. The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.

Repeated actions

Use the simple present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples

We study English at UNACH.

I go to the park every two weeks.

They always buy in the mall.

Helen swims in the park everyday.

The water boils at 100 degree The speed of light is 299 792 458 m / s

Facts

The simple present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Examples

The water frezes at 0 degree

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Smoking causes cancer.

Pregunta interactiva

Noun+ verb (base)+complementI read books everyday.

Affirmative statementsI, you, we, they

Noun+ verb+S +complementShe reads books everyday.

Affirmative statementsHE SHE IT

Noun+don't+ verb (base)+complementI don't read magzines everyday.

Negative statementsI, you, we, they

Noun+doesn't+ verb(base)+complementShe doesn't read the newspaper everyday.

Negative statementsHE SHE IT

Do+Noun+ verb+ +complement +?Do they read books everyday?

Questions I you we they

Does +Noun+ verb +complementDoes he practice soccer every monday?

Questions HE SHE IT

Rule 3: When the verb ends in -o, we add -es. to go - goes to do - does

Thirds p erson rules

Rule 4: When the verb ends in "a vowel + y" we only add "s" to play - plays to pay - pays

Rule 1: For most verbs, we add -s to the base form to make the third person singular (she, he, it) form. to want - wants to sit - sits .

Rule 5: When the verb ends in "a consonant + y" we change "y" to "i" and add -es. to study - studies to hurry - hurries

Rule 2: When the verb ends in -ss, -sh, ch, -x or -zz, we add -es. to pass - passes to wash - washes to watch - watches

Rule 6: Irregular verbs change completely to be - am is are to have - has

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