Present Simple (2)

Usos
El Present Simple se usa para:
1. Acciones habituales o que se repiten regularmente.

On Mondays, the shops open at 9 oclock and

close at 5,30.
We play a lot of different sports in our free time.

2. Hablar de nuestros sentimientos y pensamientos (con los verbos de

estado)

Amy loves football.

I dont understand it. Can you repeat, please?

Cuando hablamos de acciones habituales, el verbo suele ir acompaado de

los adverbios de frecuencia.
0%
5%
10%
30%
70%
80%
90%
100%

never
hardly ever
rarely
sometimes
often
normally
usually
always

Los adverbios de frecuencia se colocan detrs del

verbo be, pero delante de cualquier otro
verbo.

I am always hungry.
We hardly ever go to the theatre.
Becky usually drives to work.

Existen otras expresiones de frecuencia ms largas, que se colocan al final

de la frase:
Every
day
They have English classes three
Once a
week
times a week.
Twice a
month
Three times a year

Pgina

I drink coffee for breakfast every day.

Gonzalo Orozco

Ejercicio 1 Escribe frases en present simple describiendo las cosas

que le gustan a Angela.
like
science-fiction
her job
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

love
tennis
chocolate

dont like
big cities
parties

hate
coffee
rap music

____Angela likes science-fiction.___________________

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Ejercicio 2 Completa las oraciones usando la forma correcta del

present simple de los verbos del recuadro.
do
1.
2.
3.
4.

eat

not have

not like

meet

not open

teach

She __________________ English music, she prefers flamenco.

Mr. Burton __________________ Art in 4A and 4B.
Many students __________________ a shower after PE classes.
Rebecca __________________ a lot of fruit and vegetables.
5. Most shops in Spain __________________ on
Sundays.
6. Joe usually __________________ his friends in
the skate-park.
7. I usually __________________ the shopping on
Friday afternoon.

Gonzalo Orozco

Pgina

1. always / early / I / arrive

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2. eat / Chinese food/ often / Alex and Javi
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3. every morning / coffee / she / drinks
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Ejercicio 3 Ordena las palabras para formar oraciones.

4. dinner / always / at 9 / we / always

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5. Fiona / twice a year / to Liverpool / flies
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6. to work / Andrew / by bus / usually / goes
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7. watch TV / never / in the afternoon / we
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Ejercicio 4 Identifica y corrige los errores en estas frases.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Chemistry likes to Ana.

They always are late.
We dont eat fish usually.
Do he work in a shop?
Me like Camela a lot.

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Ejercicio 5 Traduce al ingls estas oraciones.

1. A veces voy al centro1 con mis amigos.
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2. Normalmente Ana se levanta a las 7, desayuna y se va al trabajo.
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3. A Carlos le gusta la mcica clsica.
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4. El Museo Thyssen abre a las 10 y cierra a las 8.
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1
2

To town
Hairdressers

Gonzalo Orozco

Pgina

5. Mrs. Rose va a la peluquera2 una vez al mes.

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