Simple Present Tense

English Instructor:
Lic. Braulio Céspedes Brenes

UAM
Simple Present Tense

Auxiliary VERB
DO
I- YOU- WE –THEY-YOU

DOES (3RD PERSON SINGULAR)

HE- SHE-IT
 Simple Present

Daily Routines - Habits

VERB - 3 rd person
singular
 Examples:
1- I EAT breakfast every day.

2- Ann SPEAKS English every day. (3rd person s)

3-We SLEEP every night.

4-He TALKS with Ann every morning. ( 3 rd p.s)

 Simple Present - NEGATIVE
DO DOES
Helping VERBS
(a) I DO NOT drink coffee.
We DO NOT drink coffee. Don´t
They DO NOT drink coffee.
 NEGATIVE

Does not - Doesn´t

(b) He DOES NOT drink tea.

Mary DOES NOT have a car.

Peter DOES NOT go to school every day.

 Simple Present
Yes /No Questions
short answers
SHORT ANSWER Note: The main verb in(b)
QUESTION does not have final S, it is
(+ LONG ANSWER) part of DOES

DO/DOES + SUBJECT+MAIN Do I + Main

VERB Do you (simple verb)
Yes, I do. Do we
Do you like coffee? Do they
No. I don´t.
Does he + Main verb
Does Bob like coffee? Yes, He does. Does she (simple form)
Does it
No, He Does not.