English

Grammar
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
 THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
BY ISABEL ARAMAYO ARISPE

SUBJECT: ENGLISH II
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2/2022
 Use The Simple Present

PERMANENT SITUATIONS
I live in Cochabamba with my family.
PERMANENT SITUATIONS

She teaches at Marista school.

 Use The Simple Present
FACTS AND GENERAL TRUTH
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

The cats doesn't fly.

PERSONAL TRUTH
I have the complete saga Shadowhunters
Use The Simple Present
ROUTINES / HABITS
Tom Holland gets up at 6:30 every
day, after that he has a light breakfast,
PERMANENT SITUATIONS
then he goes to aGYM from 7:30 to
10:00am, and he has a snake with his
friends.After that he goes back home
 Use The Simple Present

SCHEDULES
My mom leaves work at 2:30pm.
PERMANENT SITUATIONS

I have classes from Monday to Saturday.

He always cleans his house the weekends.

We usually watch our favorite serie together.

I often go to Cinema.

Sometimes, they play basquetball in the

afternoon.

She never travel to China.

English Class | Laredo York Primary School

 Time Markers
YEAR
MONTH
EVERY WEEK
DAY
FRIDAY

M T W T F S S
ONCE A WEEK
TWICE A WEEK
THREE TIMES A WEEK

English Class | Laredo York Primary School

 How do we form The Present
Simple
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

I
WE HE
YOU play the guitar. SHE playS the guitar.
THEY IT

English Class | Laredo York Primary School

Spelling rules with HE, SHE and IT
AFFIRMATIVE
dance danceS
Most verbs add "S" walk walkS
Kiss KissES
Verbs ending: wash washES Do DoES
add "ES" go goES
S,SH,CH,X teach teachES
(vowel o) fix fixES
Verbs ending in drop "Y" study studIES
consomant PLAY PLAYS
add "IES" cry cryIES

Irregular verbs have HAS

 AUXILIARIES
I
HE
WE
YOU DO SHE DOES
THEY IT

Don't add "S" to verb of 3rd She doesn't watch TV.

person if you use the
"AUXILIARY" She doesn't watchS TV.

English Class | Laredo York Primary School

 AUXILIARIES
I
HE
WE
YOU DO SHE DOES
THEY IT

English Class | Laredo York Primary School

 How do we form The Present Simple?
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY + VERB + COMPLEMENT

(DON'T /
DOESN'T)

I
HE
WE
DON'T play the guitar. SHE DOESN'T play the guitar.
YOU IT
THEY

English Class | Laredo York Primary School

 How do we form The Present Simple?
INTERROGATIVE

AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

(DO / DOES)

I
HE
WE play the guitar?
DO Does SHE play the guitar?
YOU IT
THEY
English Class | Laredo York Primary School
How do we form The Present Simple?
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
I eat my breakfast.
She eatS her breakfast.

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY + VERB + COMPLEMENT

I don't eat my breakfast.
She doesn't eat her breakfast.

AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

Do you eat my breakfast. Yes, I do. /No, I don't
Does she eat her breakfast. Yes, she does. /No, she doesn't