PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE USES

1. To talk about things that are generally true

2. To talk about things that are more or less permanent.
3. To talk about habits or routines.
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1. We use the present simple when something is generally or always true (facts).

Examples:

• People need food.

• It snows in winter here.
• Two and two make four.
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2. Similarly, we need to use this tense for a situation that we think is more or less
permanent. (Different from present continuous that are for temporary situations)

Examples:

• Where do you live?

• She works in a bank.
• I don't like mushrooms.
• I study at Oxford University
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3. The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often use adverbs of
frequency (such as 'often', 'always' and 'sometimes') in this case, as well as expressions
like 'every Sunday' or 'twice a month'.

Examples:

• Do you smoke? Yes, I do. I smoke three times a week.

• I play tennis every Tuesday.
• I don't travel very often.
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STRUCTURE
Personal pronouns: She / He / It

Subject Action verb Complement

s/es/ies

Examples

• She (Maria) reads the newspaper every Sunday.

• He (Pedro) likes going to the theater
• It (water) boils at 100 C°
 PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE
STRUCTURE
Personal pronoun: She / He / It

Subject does not Action verb Complement

doesn’t base form

Examples

• She (Maria) doesn’t read_ the newspaper every Sunday.

• He (Pedro) doesn’t like_ going to the theater
• It (water) doesn’t boil_ at 100 C°
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INTERROGATIVE STRUCTURE
Personal pronoun: She / He / It

Does Subject Action verb

base form
Complement
?
Examples

• Does she (Maria) read_ the newspaper every Sunday?

• Does he (Pedro) like_ going to the theater?
• Does It (water) boil_ at 100 C°?
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STRUCTURE
Personal pronouns They / we / you / I

Subject Action verb Complement

Base form
Examples

• They (Carlos and Sophie) read the newspaper every Sunday.

• We (Pedro and I) like going to the theater
• I listen to rock music.
• you live near the train station.
 PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE
STRUCTURE
Personal pronoun: They / We / You / I
Subject do not Action verb
base form Complement
don’t
Examples

• They (Carlos and Sophie) don’t read the newspaper every Sunday.
• We (Pedro and I) don’t like going to the theater
• I don’t listen rock music.
• You don’t live near the train station.
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INTERROGATIVE STRUCTURE
Personal pronoun: They / We / You / I
Action verb
Do Subject
base form Complement ?
Examples:

• Do They (Carlos and Sophie) read the newspaper every Sunday ?

• Do We (Pedro and I) like going to the theater ?
• Do I listen rock music. ?
• Do You live near the train station. ?