Present Simple

The present simple is one of the verb tenses in English. Its correct use is
very important because it is used for multiple situations

Present simple: how to use it

The present simple in English is the verb tense indicated when you want to
express any of the following conditions:

1. Disclose actions or permanent statuses

Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco.

2. Communicate actions or states that are repeated over time

Every four years is a leap year. 

3. Transmit routines, continuous events that are repeated daily or with certain
periodicity.

I walk to my work.

4. Give instructions or directions.

First, smash the potatoes and then pour some milk.

5. Mention facts, commitments or appointments that will occur in the future at a

certain time and day.

Next Saturday is my wedding!

A common mistake is to believe that the present simple serves to talk about the actions or
states that occur at the precise moment in which it is spoken. This is incorrect. For these
situations the present continuous is used.
Present simple: structure

Afirmative Subject + verb + complement

Negative Subject + auxiliary do/does not + verb + complement

Question Auxiliary do/does + subject + verb + complement

Present simple: conjugation

Present Simple: to eat

Afirmative Negative Question

I eat a lot of fruits I do not eat a lot of fruits Do I eat a lot of fruits?

You eat a lot of fruits You do not eat a lot of fruits Do you eat a lot of fruits?

1. The third person

 There are 4 rules of present simple. The first two affect the third
person, while the last two affect all subjects and conjugations.
They are as follows:

1.To the verbs in present simple in the affirmative form a -s is added at the end.
In the negative and interrogative forms they do not carry -s.

1.1 Whit verbs ending –o, -sh, -ch, -ss, -x, -z, add –es.

Verb Third Person

To do He does

To fish She fishes

1.2 A los verbos terminados en –y se les cambia esta última letra por –i + -es.

Verb Third Person

To study He studies

To notify  She notifies

1.3 Verbs ending in –y have another exception. If before that last letter there is a
vowel, the –y is preserved and at the end –s is added.
 Verb Third Person

To buy He buys

To enjoy She enjoys

2 The auxiliary of the third person is does. First and second persons singular and
plural use do.

Afirmative

He / She / It DOES

Negative

He / She / It DOES NOT / DOESN´T

Question

DOES He / She / It

3. The verb to be is irregular, so being one of the most used it is advisable to

learn all its forms:

Afirmative Verb To Be
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are

Negative Verb To Be
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
They are not

Interrogative Verb To Be
Am I?
Are You?
Is He?
Is She?
Is It?
Are we?
Are they?