Date: August 12 / 2020 GUIDE # 01

Name: Faber Antonio Carreño Hernández.

Program: Business Administration

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Friend: someone who tells

you things while you are
alive, things that others
tell after you die

Exploration of previous knowledge:

1. Write these verbs using “s” or “es”. Then translate these verbs.

Simple present Verb in Spanish

 To Read: She She reads Ella Lee
 To Think: He He Thinks El Piensa
 To Fly: It It flies Vuela
 To Dance: He He Dances El Baila
 To Have: She She Has Ella Tiene
 To Play My dog My dog Plays MI perro Juega
 To Finish: It It Finishes Termina
 To Sing: Maria Maria Sings Maria Canta
 To Study John John Studies John Estudia
Information about “To Be”
The verb "be" is irregular in the Simple Present. It also has different question forms and negative forms.

Positive Negative Question

 I am.  I am not.  Am I?
 You are.  You are not.  Are you?
 We are.  We are not.  Are we?
 They are.  They are not.  Are they?
 He is.  He is not.  Is he?
 She is.  She is not.  Is she?
 It is.  It is not.  Is it?

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

  subject auxiliary verb   main verb  

I, you, we, they  Drink   Like Coffee.

+
He, she, it  Drinks   likes Coffee.

I, you, we, they do not Like Coffee.

-
He, she, it does not Like Coffee.

Do I, you, we, they   Like Coffee?

?
Does he, she, it   Like Coffee?

Practice reading and writing

2. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text using present simple.

a. Every Monday, Sally (to drive) drives her kids to football practice.
b. Usually, I (to work) work as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I am studying French at a language school
in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
c. I hate living in Minnesota because it (always, to rain) always rains
d. Everybody (to talk) talks so loudly in this room.
e. Justin (currently, to write) currently writes a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished.
f. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. Every Thursday I (to go) go to the movie with my friends.
g. The business cards (to be, normally) are normally printed by a company in New York. Their prices (to
be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work are quite good.
h. This delicious chocolate (to be) is made by a small chocolate in Zurich.

3. Write the correct form of the verb in the boxes below. Present Simple Tense

I Come (to come) to class every day.

He Cleans (to clean) his car every Saturday.
We Study (to study) English every night after class.
She Lives (to live) in Sydney.
You Know (to know) everyone in this street.
They Like (to like) eating at that restaurant.
He Sees (to see) her every Sunday.
They Sing (to sing) at the concert every year.
It Rains (to rain) a lot here.

4. Complete the sentences. Use these verbs and modify if necessary:

a. Carlos plays the piano. d. You never play tennis

b. Juanes lives in a very big house. e. We go to the cinema a lot.
c. My sister eats always a lot of fruit. f. I usually sleep eight hours a night.

Present Simple Negative

The present simple negative is don’t/ doesn’t + verb

 I drink coffee but I don’t drink tea.

 Sue drinks tea but she doesn’t drink coffee.
 You don’t work very hard.
 We don’t watch television very often.

Remember:
I / we / you / they don’t I don’t like football.
He / She / it doesn’t He doesn’t like football.

Present Simple Questions

Do I Work?
We
You Like?
They
 He Do?
Does She
It Have?

Study the word order

Do / does + subject + infinitive

Do you work in the evening?

Do your friends live near here?
Where Does Chris play tennis?
How often
Do your parents live?  
What
How much Do you wash your hair?
Does this word mean?  
Does it cost to fly to Rome?

5. Write question. Use the word in brackets + do/ does. Put the words in the right order.

i. (Where / live / your parents / ?)

Where do your parents live?__________ My parents live in Bucaramanga

ii. (you/ want/ What / for dinner / ?)

What do you want for dinner? For dinner I what chicken

iii. (you always / get up early / ?)

Do you always get up early? Yes, I do always get up early

iv. (like / you/ football / ?)

Do you like football? I do like football.
v. (your sister/ work / Where / ?)
Where does your sister work? She work in Bucaramanga

vi. (What sport/ practice / she / ?)

What does she practice sport? Yes, She practices basketball

6. Write the negative:

 I play the piano very well: I don’t play the piano very well___________________
 Jane plays the piano very well: Jane doesn't play the piano very well
 They know my phone number: They don’t know very hard
 We work very hard: We don’t work very hard
 He has a bath every day: He doesn't have a bath every day
 You do the same thing every day: You don’t e same thing every day

7. Complete the sentence. All of them are negative. Use don’t / doesn’t + one of these verbs:

Cost - go - know - read - see - use - wear

 I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes ____I don’t read___ it.
 Paul has a car but he doesn't wear it very often.
 They like films but they don’t go to the cinema very often.
 Amanda is married but she doesn´t use a ring.
 I don’t know much about politics. I’m not interested in it.
 It’s not an expensive hotel. It doesn´t cost much to stay there.
 Brian lives near us but we don’t see him very often.

8. Put the verb into the correct form. Positive or negative.

 Margaret speaks four languages. (to speak)

 I don’t like_ my job. It’s very boring. (to like)
 Where’s Martin? I’m sorry. I don’t know (to Know)
 Sue is a very quiet person. She doesn’t talks very much. (to talk)
  Mark is a vegetarian. He doesn’t eats meat. (to eat)

9. Complete the question. Use these verbs and the auxiliary Do or Does. Look at the example:

do - do - enjoy - go - like - start - teach - work

10. Write questions with Do….? Does….?

 I like chocolate. And you? Do you like chocolate?________________________

 I play tennis. And Genny? Does Genny play tennis?_______________________
 Tom plays tennis. And Lisse? Does lisse play tennis?
 John lives near here. And you? Do you live near here?
 You speak English. And your brother? Do your Brother speak English?
 You work hard. And Linda? Does linda work hard?

SOME INFORMATION TO REMEMBER

WH QUESTIONS

GRAMMAR REFERENCE
Who
Use: Asking about people
Examples: Who do you like? Who studies Russian?
What
Use: Asking about things or activities
Examples: What does he do at weekends? What is that?
When
Use: Asking about general or specific times
Examples: When do you like going out? When does the bus leave?
Where
Use: Asking about places
Examples: Where do you live? Where did you go on vacation?
How
Use: Combined with many words to ask questions about specific characteristics, qualities, quantities, For
example: How much (price, quantity), How long (length), How often (frequency)
Examples: How often do you go to the movies?
How long was the film?
How much does it cost?