SIMPLE

PRESEN
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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
EXPRESSES:
A HABIT OR OFTEN REPEATED ACTION
EG: HE GOES TO WORK EVERYDAY.

GENERAL TRUTHS OR FACTS THAT ARE

TIMELESS.
EG: WATER BOILS AT 100º DEGREES.
 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
I play soccer.
You play tennis.
He plays basketball.
She plays the guitar.
It plays very good.
We play volleyball.
They play cards.
3rd person singular: we add S to the end of the
verb in (He, She, It).

Verb 3rd Person

Speak Speaks
Play Plays
Give Gives
Make Makes

• He speaks three languages.
• She drinks coffee every morning.
• My dog hates my cat.
3rd person singular: If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or
the letter O. we add + ES in the third person.

Verb 3rd Person

Kiss Kisses
Fix Fixes
Watch Watches
Crash Crashes
Go Goes

• A mechanic fixes cars.
• She watches soap operas every afternoon.
• He kisses his wife before he goes to work.
3rd person singular: If the verb ends in a Consonant + Y,
we remove the Y and + IES in the third person.

Verb 3rd Person

Carry Carries
Hurry Hurries
Study Studies
Deny Denies

• Isabel studies every night.
• The baby cries all the time.
• He denies all responsibility.
Examples…

I work at the She goes to

hospital. school
everyday.

They clean He has a

their bedroom
beautiful
every morning.
car.
 NEGATIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB OBJECT
I don’t play soccer.
You don’t play tennis.
He doesn’t play basketball.
She doesn’t play the guitar.
It doesn’t play very good.
We don’t play volleyball.
They don’t play cards.
EXAMPLES

I don’t have She doesn’t

brothers. eat
breakfast.

They don’t like He doesn’t live

pop music. in Los Ángeles.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
WH-WORDS AUXILIARY – SUBJECT – VERB - OBJECT ?

Where Do I play soccer?

When
Do you play tennis?
Why
Does he play basketball?
What
Which Does she play the guitar?
What time Does it play soccer?
How Do we play volleyball?
How long Do they play cards?
Examples… Does
she g
t en t o schoo o to
o u l i s l?
Do y l m u s i c? Yes, s
he do
i ca
class , I do. No, sh
e doe
es.
Yes ’t
sn’t.
I d o n
No ,

e d o e s
t t im
Wha c la s s e s ?
Wher
e do e st a r t s
they s sh c la s s e
They tudy? ta r ts
study
at UC She s : 10 .
SC. at 8
Exercises…
1. They go to the gym every day. (+)
2. Martha eats cereal and milk at breakfast.(+)
3. Mr. Jones doesn’t write e-mails. (-)
4. Do you have brothers or sisters? (?)
5. I don’t live in Concepcion. (-)
6. The children listen to their mother. (+)
7. People don’t work on Sundays. (-)
8. Does she work at the mall? (?)
9. How do you get to work? (?)
10. Pete and Joe like to play together. (+)
listen – work – go – write – like – eat – live – have –
get - work