PRESENTE SIMPLE

El presente simple y su estructura

Afirmativa Sujeto + verbo + complemento

Negativa Sujeto + auxiliar do/does not + verbo + complemento

Interrogativa Auxiliar do/does + sujeto + verbo + complemento

¿Cómo conjugar el present simple?

Saber emplear el presente simple en inglés no es sólo conocer su estructura, se debe

entender también la forma adecuada para su conjugación correcta de los verbos en
present simple tens. 

La conjugación del present simple en ejemplos 

Present Simple: drink (tomar)

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa

I drink too much I do not drink too much Do I drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?

You drink too much You do not drink too much Do you drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?

He drinks too much He does not drink too much Does he drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
 She drinks too much She does not drink too much Does she drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?

It drinks too much It does not drink too much Does it drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?

We drink too much We do not drink too much Do we drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?

They drink too much They do not drink too much Do they drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?

Verbo Tercera persona

To go He goes

To wish She wishes

To catch He catches

To Kiss She kisses

To mix He mixes

To whiz She whizzes

PRESENTE CONTINUO
Afirmativo, interrogativo y negativo

Pues bien. Una vez que tengamos claro el uso del presente continuo y sepamos emplearlo e
identificarlo, vamos a ver cómo se usa en sus tres formas: afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa.

Afirmativo (Affirmative)

La fórmula (estructura) del presente continuo es muy sencilla:

Sujeto + am/are/is (verbo to be) + verbo acabado en –ing. Como podemos observar, aquí el
verbo auxiliar no recibe transformación alguna, ya que el que cambia es el verbo principal.

  SINGULAR PLURAL

1ST PERSON I am talking We are talking

2ND PERSON You are talking You are talking

3RD PERSON He / She / It is talking They are talking

 They are talking about what they will do for the holidays. 
Están hablando de lo que harán en las vacaciones.

 I am making a cake for his birthday.

Estoy haciendo una tarta por su cumpleaños.

Negativo (Negative)

En las frases negativas, la fórmula que utilizamos es Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ‘to be’ + NOT +
Verbo + ING.

  SINGULAR PLURAL

1ST PERSON I am not talking We are not talking

2ND PERSON You are not talking You are not talking

3RD PERSON He / She / It is not talking They are not talking

 I am not talking to Karen. I am angry. 

No me hablo con Karen. Estoy enfadada. 

 I am not feeling well. 

No me encuentro bien. 

Por otro lado, si se trata del verbo to be, no se utiliza el verbo auxiliar, sino que se añade not al
verbo terminado en ‘-ing’. También utilizamos la forma contraída de is not (isn’t) y de are not
(aren’t).
  Emma is not coming home this Christmas. 
Emma no viene a casa esta Navidad.

 The boys are not joining the party tonight.

Los chicos no se unen a la fiesta esta noche.

Interrogativo (Interrogative)

A la hora de hacer preguntas, al igual que en la forma negativa, utilizamos el auxiliar to be +

sujeto + verbo terminado en ‘-ing’.

  SINGULAR PLURAL

1ST PERSON Am I talking? Are we talking?

2ND PERSON Are you talking? Are you talking?

3RD PERSON Is He / She / It talking? Are they talking?

 Are they coming for dinner?

¿Van a venir a cenar?

 Is he working on Saturdays? 
¿Está trabajando los sábados? 

 Am I doing the right thing? 

¿Estoy haciendo lo correcto?

EJERCICIOS PRESENTE SIMPLE

1) (he / drive to work every day)

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2) (I / not / think you're right)

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3) (we / have enough time)?

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4) (I / eat cereal in the morning)

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5) (they / write e-mails every day)?

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6) (you / watch a lot of TV)

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7) (he / not / read the newspaper)

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8) (she / dance often)?

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9) (where / I / come on Mondays)?

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10) (what / you / do at the weekend)?

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11) (you / not / drink much tea)

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12) (how / he / travel to work)?

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13) (they / not / like vegetables)

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14) (she / catch a cold every winter)

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15) (I / go out often)?

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16) (you / speak English)?

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17) (we / take the bus often)

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18) (she / not / walk to school)

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19) (what / you / buy in the supermarket)?

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20) (how / he / carry such a heavy bag)?

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PRESENT CONTINUOS

1) (I / study at the moment)

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2) (I / not / sleep)

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3) (you / play badminton tonight)

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4) (we / watch TV)

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5) (she / not / work in Spain)

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6) (he / not / wait for the bus)

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7) (they / read)

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8) (we / not / go to the cinema tonight)

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9) (you / not / read the newspaper)

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10) (she / eat chocolate)

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11) (I / not / live in Paris)

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12) (we / study French)

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13) (they / not / leave now)

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14) (they / live in London)

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15) (he / work in a restaurant now)

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16) (I / not / meet my father at four)

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17) (she / not / drink tea now)

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18) (she / play the guitar)

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19) (we / cook)

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20) (he / walk to school now)

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