PRESENT TENSE

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SIMPLE PRESENT USES
We use the present tense:

- For repeated or regular actions in the present time period

Example: The train to Berlin leaves every hour.

- For habits
Example: I get up early every day

- For things that are always / generally true/ facts

Example: The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace
The President of The USA lives in The White House.
CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I measure Yo mido

You use Tu usas

He works El trabaja

She talks Ella habla

It finishes Termina

We include Nosotros incluimos

They help Ellos ayudan

CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I measure Yo mido TO MEASURE =medir
Basic form
You measure Tu mides

He measures El mide

She measures Ella mide

It measures Mide

We measure Nosotros medimos

They measure Ellos miden

CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I get TO GET=obtener o conseguir
Basic form
You get

We get

They get

He gets

She gets

It gets
CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I work TO WORK= trabajar
Basic form
You work

We work

They work

He works

She works

It works trabaja
CONJUGATION & SPELLING
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
For verbs that end in -O,
-CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z
we add -ES in the third
person.
● go – goes
● catch – catches
● wash – washes
● kiss – kisses
● fix – fixes
● buzz – buzzes
For verbs that end in a
consonant + Y, we
remove the Y and add
-IES
● marry – marries
● study – studies
● carry – carries
● worry – worries
For verbs that end in a
vowel + Y, we just add -S
● play – plays
● enjoy – enjoys
● say – says
CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I study I fix TO study= studiar
Basic form
You study you fix
TO fix= arreglar
Basic form
We study we fix

They study they fix

He studies He fixes

She studies she fixes

It studies it fixes
IRREGULAR CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I have Yo tengo

You have Tu tienes

TO HAVE
He has El tiene

She has Ella tiene TENER

It has Tiene

We have Nosotros tenemos

They have Ellos tienen

IRREGULAR CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I do Yo hago

You do Tu haces
TO DO
He does El hace

She does Ella hace

HACER
It does hace

We do Nosotros hacemos

They do Ellos hacen

IRREGULAR CONJUGATION OF SIMPLE PRESENT

I go Yo voy

You go Tu vas
TO GO
He goes El va IR
She goes Ella va

It goes va

We go Nosotros vamos

They go Ellos van

AUXILIARY VERB USED IN SIMPLE PRESENT
Auxiliary DO/DOES

AUXILIARY Negative sentences Interrogative sentences

DO Students do not go to School Do students go to school?

I Yes, they do
YOU No, they do not
WE
THEY

DOES Maria does not do her task Does Maria do her task?
IT Yes, she does
SHE No, she does not
HE
SIMPLE PRESENT SENTENCE STRUCTURE
1. Affirmative sentence: Subject + verb + complement or predicate

EXAMPLE: Robert works at home

2. Negative sentence: Subject + AUXILIARY + NOT + verb + complement

EXAMPLE: Robert does not work at home
3. Interrogative sentence: AUXILIARY + Subject + verb + complement ++ ?

EXAMPLE:E Does Robert work at home ?

Yes,, he does (positive answer)

No, he does not ( negative answer)
SIMPLE PRESENT SENTENCE STRUCTURE
1. Affirmative sentence: Subject + verb + complement or predicate

EXAMPLE: Robert and Maria do their homework

2. Negative sentence: Subject + AUX + NOT + verb + complement

EXAMPLE: Robert and Maria do not do their homework.
3. Interrogative sentence: AUX + Subject + verb + complement + ?

EXAMPLE:E Do Robert and Maria do their homework ?

Yes,, they do (positive answer)

No, they do not ( negative answer)
Wh- questions with simple present tense
1. What do you do? I am a teacher
2. Where do you live in Cochabamba? We live in Quillacollo /
in Quillacollo
3. How does he teach? He teaches very well / very well
4. Which pen does she want? The red pen
5. When do they come? They come on Monday / On monday
6. Who do you like? I like my friends /my friends
7. Who drives her mother’s car to school? Maria
8. Why do students go to school? Because they want to learn