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Simple Present Tense Guide

The document discusses the simple present tense and provides examples of its uses: 1. For habits or routines, things that are always true, repeated events, instructions, and scheduled events. 2. Forming affirmative sentences using the subject, infinitive verb form, and complement. 3. Forming negative sentences using the subject, auxiliary "do/does", and infinitive verb form. 4. Forming interrogative sentences using question words, auxiliary "do/does", subject, and infinitive verb form. Short answers are also yes/no responses using the subject and auxiliary.

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Simple Present Tense Guide

The document discusses the simple present tense and provides examples of its uses: 1. For habits or routines, things that are always true, repeated events, instructions, and scheduled events. 2. Forming affirmative sentences using the subject, infinitive verb form, and complement. 3. Forming negative sentences using the subject, auxiliary "do/does", and infinitive verb form. 4. Forming interrogative sentences using question words, auxiliary "do/does", subject, and infinitive verb form. Short answers are also yes/no responses using the subject and auxiliary.

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT

We use the simple present for:


 Habits or routines
 I wake up at 7 o’clock
 He goes to the bed at 11 o’clock
 She practices piano two days a week

 Things that are always true


 Elephants live in Africa and Asia.
 Water boils at 100 degrees
 Human body has 206 bones

 Events and repeated actions


 We catch the bus every morning.
 It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
 They drive to Monaco every summer

 Instructions or indications
 Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
 Do your homework

 Scheduled events
 His mother arrives tomorrow.
 Our holiday starts on the 26th March

1. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Infinitive+ complement

I, You, They,We Work Everyday

She, He, It Works Everyday


As a rule:

When the third person of the singular is spoken, => She ,He ,It

The final «s» of the infinitive verb is added

The "s" is added at the end of the verb. For example :

 I always walk a dog

 We work at the university.

 She sings very well. Sign- sings

 It rains a lot in winter Rains - rains

 He plays soccer Play - Plays

When the verbs that end in s, o, ss, sh, ch or x are added “es”. For
example

 Marìa watches his favorite television program. Wash - washes

 He kisses his girlfriend Kiss – Kisses

 My mother washes the dishes after lunch. Wash - washes

 Tom goes to Cancun by plane. Go – goes

 She fixes her car Fix – fixes

When the verb ends in “Y" and before there is a consonant, Change the y
for i and add “ies”. For example

Consonant + y = ies

 The bird flies very high Fly-flies

 She studies little on weekends Study-studies

 He carries the books in a briefcase Carry-carries

 The boy cries because his toy is broken. Cry-cries


If the verb ends in a vowel + y, then a “s” is added
vowel + y = s For example:

 She stays at home on Saturdays Stay-stays


 He enjoys his English class Enjoy-enjoys
 I study English on Mondays Study- study
 She plays soccer Play- plays

Frequency Adverbs

You can also use frequency adverbs, to say how often something happens.

Subject+ Frequency adverbs+infinitve+


complement

Always Siempre Occassionally Ocasionalmente

Usually Usualmente Rarely Raramente

Often A menudo
Hardly ever Casi nunca

Sometimes Aveces Never Nunca

For example:

 Mary and John usually eat out on Saturday.

 Lisa often arrives early

 He sometimes plays baseball

 She hardly never takes her car to school

 The radio never works well

 He occasionally visits me.


2. NEGATIVE SENTENCES

We need to use the auxiliaries do / does + the negative no and the verb in
infinitive.

Subject+don’t/doesn’t + infinitive+ complement

* IMPORTANT: with the auxiliary does not add “s” or “es” final to the verb.

For example

 I don’t speak several foreign languages.

 She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria every day.

 We don’t go to the movies every weekend.

 They don’t play tennis on Sundays

 He doesn’t enjoy his English class.

3. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

Wh question + Do/ Does + Subject +infinitive+ Complement

 * IMPORTANT: with the auxiliary does not add “s” or “es” final to the
verb.

Long answers

 When does Susan go to English class?


She goes on Monday and Wednesday

 How often do you wash your hair?


I wash my hair every day

 How many hours do you work in a day?


I work 8 hours a day
 Why do not we go to the party?
Because I do not have time

 Where do you live?


I live in Piura

Short answers

Yes/No + subject+ auxiliary do/does

 Do you like Italian food?. Yes, I do


 Does Susan work on weekends? No, she doesn´t.
 Do you work very hard? Yes, I do
 Does he read the newspaper every day? Yes, he does.

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