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Present Simple

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for things that are true in general or happen regularly. It provides the structures for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It details the rules for third person singular verbs, including adding 's' or 'es' and changing 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'. Examples are given to illustrate the present simple tense forms for regular verbs.

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Present Simple

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for things that are true in general or happen regularly. It provides the structures for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It details the rules for third person singular verbs, including adding 's' or 'es' and changing 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'. Examples are given to illustrate the present simple tense forms for regular verbs.

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Present

Simple
M.M. Herbert Delsar Lara Ayala
We use the present
simple for things
that are true in
general, or for
things that happen
sometimes or all
the time
Auxiliary
Do Does

I
You He
We She
You It
They
STRUCTURE
Present simple

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT


AFFIRMATIVE
STRUCTURE
Present simple
SUBJECT + AUX (DO/DOES) NOT +
VERB + COMPLEMENT
NEGATIVE
DO NOT
DOES NOT

DON´T
DOESN´T
NEGATIVE
STRUCTURE
Present simple
AUX (DO/DOES) + SUBJECT +
VERB + COMPLEMENT
INTERROGATIVE
Negative
Do not
I, you, we, you, they
(Don´t)

Negative
Does not
He, she, it
(Doesn´t)

Positive
Do. (I, you, we, you, they)

Does (He, she, It)


THIRD PERSON RULES
Present simple
Verb ending with
o, sh, ch, ss, x, z, we
Example:
add (es)

(To do). He does


(To fish). She fishes
(To teach). He teaches
(To relax). He relaxes
(To buzz). She buzzes
(To express). It expresses
THIRD PERSON RULES
Present simple

Verb ending with (y) we


change it for (i) + (es)

Example:

(To study) He studies

(To notify). She notifies


THIRD PERSON RULES
Present simple

Verb ending with (y) if


there´s a vocal before it,
we keep the letter (y)
and we add an (s)
Example:

(To buy) He buys

(To enjoy) She enjoys


SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Using regular verbs

I PLAY DO I PLAY? I DON´T PLAY


YOU PLAY DO YOU PLAY? YOU DON´T PLAY
HE/SHE/IT PLAYS DOES HE.. PLAY? SHE DOESN´T PLAY
WE PLAY DO WE PLAY? WE DON´T PLAY
YOU PLAY DO YOU PLAY? YOU DON´T PLAY
THEY PLAY DO THEY PLAY? THEY DON´T PLAY
Practice
I like big cities
Tim works very hard
The Earth goes round the Sun
I drink coffee but I don´t drink tea
Sue drinks tea but she doesn´t drink coffer
We don´t watch televisión very often
You don´t work very hard
The weather is usually nice. It doesn´t rain very often
Gerry and Linda don´t know many people
Do you like orange juice? Yes, i do
Does she go to work by car? Yes, she does
What time does Karen get up? Half past seven

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