Present Simple

By Jose Galdos
June 2016
 Present Simple Use

To express a real fact

I live in huacho
They speak Spanish
We study English
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To express a habit or custom

I get up early in the morning

They get home at 7:00 pm
We have breakfast at 7:30
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What’s the difference

I get up early in the morning

She gets up early in the morning

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What’s the difference

They go to work by car

He goes to work by car

Present Simple Third person

I
you
Work at 8:00 a.m.
They
we
 Present Simple Third person

he
she Works at 8:00 a.m.
It
Present Simple Third person

We add “ s ”
Gets up
lives
buys
leaves
Present Simple Third person

We add “ es ”
Sh,ch,ss,o
watches passes
finishes
goes
Present Simple Third person

If vowel + y we add “ s ”
Play - plays
If consonant + y we add “ ies ”
Study - studies
Irregular have

She I
He has We have
It You
They
Present Simple Question

To make questions we use auxiliars

She I
He does We do
It You
They
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Remember to be
She is in Rio de Janeiro

Is she in Rio de Janeiro?

She isn’t in Rio de Janeiro

Present Simple Interrogatives

She lives in Rio de Janeiro

Does she lives

live in Rio de Janeiro?

lives live
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She works in bcp

Does she works

work in BCP?

works work
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He has a new flat

Does he have
has a new flat?

has have
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Live in huacho?
Study french?
Does she Have a dog?
Cook ?
Get up late?
Present Simple short answers

Does he have a new flat ?

Yes, He does
No, He doesn’t
doesn’t = does not
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Does she like her job ?

Yes, she does

No, she doesn’t
doesn’t = does not
 Present Simple Interrogatives

Pronoun

Does she work at night?

Auxiliar verb
does
complement
 Present Simple Questions

Question
word Pronoun

Where does she work at night?

auxiliar verb
does
complement
Present Simple questions

Questions word
where donde
what Que, cual
when cuando
how como
why Por que
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Where does she sleep?

Where does she study?
Where does she live?
Where does she work?
Present Simple Negatives

To make negatives we use auxiliars

She I
He Doesn’t We Don’t
It You
They
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He goes to work by car

He doesn’t go to work by car
He studies English
He doesn’t study English
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Live in Cuzco
Play tennis
He doesn’t
Get up late
Study English