When do we use it?
1. Make known actions or permanent states
Ejemplo: Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco.
Guadalajara es la capital de Jalisco
2. Communicate actions or states that are
repeated over time
Ejemplo: Every four years is a leap year.
Cada 4 años es año bisiesto
3. Transmit routines, continuous events that are
repeated daily or with a certain frequency.
Ejemplo: I walk to my work.
Yo camino a mi trabajo
4. Dar instrucciones o indicaciones.
Ejemplo: First, smash the potatoes and then pour
some milk.
Primero, tritura las papas y luego vierte un
poco de leche
5. Mention events, commitments or
appointments that will take place in the
future at a specific time and day.
Ejemplo: Next Saturday is my wedding!
El siguiente sabado es mi boda.
Things that are always true
• Usamos el presente simple para
hablar de cosas que siempre son
verdad.
• The sky is blue.
• El cielo es azul
• The Earth goes round the Sun.
• La tierra gira al rededor del sol.
Habits
Para hablar de habitos que tenemos
Usamos el presente simple para hablar de
cosas que hacemos todo el tiempo
Examples:
I get the bus at 7:00 every morning.
Yo tomo el autobus a las 7 todos los dias.
Ali brushes his teeth before he goes to bed.
Ali cepilla sus dientes antes de ir a la cama.
FORM AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE Sujeto + verbo en Sujeto + auxiliar Auxiliar do/does +
presente simple + do/does + not + sujeto + verbo en
complemento verbo en infinitivo+ infinitivo +
complemento complemento + ?
EXAMPLE She writes poems She does not write Does she write
poems poems?
She doesn´t write
poems
FORM AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE Sujeto + verbo + Sujeto + auxiliar do/does Auxiliar do/does + sujeto
complemento + not + verbo + + verbo + complemento
complemento
I do not write poems Do I write poems?
EXAMPLE I write poems I don´t write poems
You write poems You do not write poems Do you write poems?
You don´t write poems
He does not write poems Does he write
He writes poems He doesn´t write poems poems?
She does not write poems
She writes poems She doesn´t write poems Does she write
poems?
It does not write poems
It writes poems It doesn´t write poems
Does it write poems?
You do not write poems
You write poems You don´t write poems Do you write poems?
We do not write poems
We write poems We don´t write poems Do we write poems?
They do not write poems
Theywrite poems They don´t write poems Do they write poems?
Positive and Negative
I like cheese.
We
You don’t like cheese.
They
He likes cheese.
She
It doesn’t like cheese.
Questions and Short Answers
I
Do you
we
they
like cheese?
Does he
she
it
No, I/we/you/they don’t
No he/she/it doesn’t.
Los verbos terminados en –y
tienen otra excepción. buy – buys
Si antes de dicha última letra enjoy – enjoys
hay una vocal, la –y se
conserva y al final se agrega –s.
Los verbos Se les
agregara una s al final.
Run a Runs
Verbos que terminan
en consonante
Verbos terminan en ch, s, sh, (b,c,d,f,g...) +
o, x y,
agregamos – es la y desaparece y
cambia a ies
• watch – watches
• guess – guesses study – studies
• finish – finishes carry – carries
• go – goes Fly - flies
•fix - fixes
Summary
FORM AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE Sujeto + verbo en Sujeto + auxiliar Auxiliar do/does +
presente simple + do/does + not + sujeto + verbo en
complemento verbo en infinitivo+ infinitivo +
complemento complemento + ?
La regla de la “S” se usa en forma afirmativa
del presente simple en tercera persona
(He,She,It)
1. Se agrega S al final del verbo
2. Si el verbo termina en s,sh,ch,o,x se agrega
al final ES
3. Si el verbo termina en Consonante + Y,
quitamos la Y y agregamos IES
Form
Remember the use of do and does.
do
I
What do _____ need?
you
we
they
Form
Remember the use of do and
does.
does
What does he
____
need? she
it
Do se usa con
I, You, We, They
Does se usa con
He, She, It
