UNIT – 3

THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Refiere a acciones habituales, rutinarias, cosas que ocurren en forma general.
Terceras personas (he, she, it)
Albert watches TV every night.
Sofia goes to the church on Sundays.
It rains in Mantaro valley from September to March.
RULES:
1.- cuando un verbo termine en “CH, SH, O, S, X, Z” se le agrega “ES”.
Watch…watches, match…matches, teach…teaches, wash…washes, wish…wishes,
miss…misses, kiss…kisses, go…goes, do…does, fix…fixes, mix…mixes, relax…relaxes,
buzz…buzzes.
2.- Cuando un verbo termia en “consonante + Y” la “Y” es reemplazada por “IES”.
Cry…cries, study…studies, deny…denies, try…tries, …
NOTA: sí el verbo termina en “vocal + Y” tan solo se les agrega “S”.
Buy…buys, pay…pays, delay…delays, play…plays, obey…obeys, say…says, …
3.- A todos los otros tan solo se les agrega “S”.
Paint…paints, drive…drives, run…runs, swim…swims, omit…omits, clean…cleans,
know…knows, …
IRREGULAR: HAVE…HAS
DOES.- éste auxiliar sirve para hacer oraciones negativas e interrogativas. Recordemos
que los verbos regresan a su forma simple, básica, …
Albert watches TV every night. (+)
Albert does not (doesn´t) watch TV every night. (-)
Does Albert watch TV every night?
Yes, he does.
No, he does not (doesn´t).
Mary studies her lessons after school.
Mary does not study her lessons after school.
Does Mary study her lessons after school?
Yes, she does.
No, she does not (doesn´t)
My sister does the housework on weekends.
My sister does not (doesn´t) do the housework on weekends.
Does your sister do the housework on weekends?
Yes, she does.
No, she does not (doesn´t)

I, YOU, WE, THEY

Con éstos pronombres los verbos no cambian, no se les agrega nada. El auxiliar para
hacer oraciones negativas e interrogativas es el “DO”.
I study English from Monday to Wednesday. (+)
I do not study English on weekends. (-)
Do you study English from Monday to Wednesday?
Yes, I do.
No, I do not.
The boys play soccer on Sundays.
The boys do not (don´t) play soccer on Saturdays.
Do the boys play soccer on Saturdays?
Yes, they do.
No, they do not (don´t)

What do you do?

I am a ____.
I work for ____.
What do you do on Sundays?
I spend time with my family.
I relax all day long.
I have classes at the university.
What does your father do?
He is retired.
He is an engineer.
He is a …
What does your father do on weekends?
He visits his relatives.
Where do you go on your vacation?
I go to Colombia.
Where does Pamela go on vacation?
She goes to Mexico.

WORD WORDER
SIMPLE QUESTIONS:
AUX + S + V + C + ?
Do you like “Cebiche”?
Yes, I do.
No, I do not (don´t)
Does Vivian speak Quechua?
Yes, she does.
No, she does not (doesn´t)

QW (WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, etc. + AUX + S + V + C + ?

What do you do?
I am a teacher.
I am a civil engineer.
I work for …
What do you do on Sundays?
I play soccer / relax / go to the field…
Where does Paul go on his vacation?
He goes to Japan.
To japan.
Who likes dancing?
I do.
Pamela does.
The students do.
Nobody does.
Who doesn´t like dancing?
I don´t.
Sarah doesn´t.

Who does Julio like dancing with?

Julio likes dancing with Monique.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

3:25
It´s three twenty-five / it´s twenty-five after three.
11:42
It´s eleven forty-two / it´s eighteen to twelve.
9:45
It´s nine forty-five / it´s (a) quarter to ten.