SIMPLE PRESENT

HABITUAL ACTIONS

USOS:
Dar informacin

personal.

Contar lo que

hacemos
regularmente .

Describir rutinas.

Estructura Afirmativa
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

eat
eat
eats
eats
eats
eat
eat
eat

Conjugacin tercera persona

(he-she-it)
En general se agrega solo la s.

(Pablo repairs electric motors.)

Cuando los verbos terminan en sh, -ch, -x, -s,
-o o z se agrega es.
(John fixes cars in the garage.)
Cuando los verbos terminan en consonante + y, se
cambia la y por i y se agrega es.
( Kate studies French) (study)
El verbo have tambin agrega s pero omitiendo la
terminacin -ve

Activities
1- Whats the 3rd Person singular?
Pay:
Drink:
Wash:
Study:
Kiss:
Teach:
Fly:
Work:
Have:
Miss:

Answers
Pay:
Drink:
Wash:
Study:
Kiss:
Teach:
Fly:
Work:
Have:
Miss:

pays
drinks
washes
studies
kisses
teaches
flies
works
has
misses

2- Complete.
1- Susan (get up) _______ at 7.00.
2- I (have) ________ breakfast every morning.
3- We (work) ________ in the morning.
4- My sister (play)______ golf on Sundays.
5- My parents ( travel) _________ every weekend.

Answers
1- Susan (get up) ___gets up____ at 7.00.
2- I (have) __have______ breakfast every morning.
3- We (work) ___work____ in the morning.
4- My sister (play)__plays____ golf on Sundays.
5- My parents ( travel) ___travel__ every weekend.

Estructura negativa
Utilizamos auxiliares (do- does) para formar oraciones negativas. Estas
palabras no tienen traduccin al espaol porque solamente indican
el tiempo verbal.

I/we/you/they

dont eat.

He/she/it doesnt study.

El verbo no lleva la terminacin s ( -s, es, ies) sino que queda en
infinitivo, verbo base.

Activity
Complete with the negative form
1- I _________(have) much free time.
2- My brother ___________(work) in the navy.
3- We ________________(study) French.
4- Julia _______________(drink) juice for breakfast.
5- The students ____________(pay) attention in
class.

Answers
Complete with the negative form
1- I ____dont have_____(have) much free time.
2- My brother _doesnt work__(work) in the
navy.
3- We ____dont study________(study) French.
4- Julia ___doesnt drink__(drink) juice for
breakfast.
5- The students ___dont pay __(pay) attention
in class.

Estructura interrogativa
Utilizamos auxiliares (Do/ Does) para formar preguntas. Estas
palabras no tienen traduccin, slo indican el tiempo verbal.
El verbo no lleva s .

DO
DOES

DO

I
you
He
She
it
We
You
They

eat?
eat?

eat?

Activity
Complete using the correct interrogative form.
1- _______you _______(read) at night?
2- _________your mother _______(work)?
3- _________Pablo and Jack __________ (repair) lorries?
4- _________I ________ (know) you?
5- _________This machine _______(operate) well?

Answers
Complete using the correct interrogative form.
1- ___Do____you ___read____(read) at night?
2- ___Does______your mother __work_____(work)?
3- ___Do______Pablo and Jack ____repair__ (repair) lorries?
4- ___Do____I ___know__ (know) you?
5- ___Does____this machine __operate_____(operate) well?