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Nancy Len Pereyra

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PRESENT SIMPLE

El presente simple se usa :

para expresar acciones habituales:
Example: I get up at six oclock
Para expresar verdades universales:
Example: The sun rises in the east.

Grammar

subject auxiliary verb main verb

I, you, we, they like coffee.

+
He, she, it likes coffee.

I, you, we, they Dont like coffee.

-
He, she, it Doesnt like coffee.

Do I, you, we, they like coffee?

?
Does he, she, it like coffee?

I speak French She speaks French

Do you speak Italian?

Does he speak Italian?

Rules :

1. . We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the
TO). In general, in the third person we add 'S' at the verb.

He speaks three languages.

She drinks coffee every morning.
My dog hates my cat.

2. If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or the letter O, we add + ES in the third person:
A mechanic fixes cars.
She watches soap operas every afternoon.
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He kisses his wife before he goes to work.
3. If the verb ends in a Consonant + Y, we remove the Y and + IES in the third person:

Isabel studies every night.

The baby cries all the time.

I. Make sentences in affirmative form with the following verbs:

Study go buy clean- live - read do - watch live work -

1. Mary _______________ in The USA.

2. My parents _____________________ in a small house.
3. I ________________ to the university at seven oclock.
4. My best friend Luis ________________ in a big company.
5. Sara and Raul __________ television every day.
6. He _____________ Spanish in a public university.
7. That woman _____________ magazines in the office.
8. My sister ____________ fruit at the supermarket.
9. They _____________ the house in the morning.
10. I ___________ my homework at home.

Daily routines

1. Get up 2. wash your face 3. have breakfast

4. Go to work 5. have lunch 6. watch TV

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7. Play at the computer 8. Have dinner 9. Go to bed

10. Leave home 11. Get to school

II. Make sentences according to the pictures:

1. He gets up at six oclock.

2. _______________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________
6. _________________________________
7. _________________________________
8. _________________________________
9. _________________________________

Negative Sentence

To form the negative we use the auxiliary dont or doesnt.

I dont talk She doesnt talk

You dont talk She doesnt talk

You dont sleep She doesnt sleep.

Questions in the Simple Present Tense

To make a question in English we use Do or Does.

Affirmative: You speak English.

Question: Do you speak English?
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Affirmative: He speaks French.

Question: Does he speak French?

Do you need a dictionary?

Does Mary need a dictionary?
Do we have a meeting now?
Does it rain a lot in winter?
Do they want to go to the party?
Does he like pizza?

Short Answers with Do and Does

Answer:

1, Does she live in New York? Yes, _____________

2. Do you work in Lima? No, __________________

3. Do they study at the university? _________________
4. Does your sister drive a car? No, ________________
5. Do your parents get up at six? Yes, _______________