THE

THE SIMPLE
SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT
Colégio Eti 19
Diego Imer Gomez Castellanos
Uses
Uses of
of The
The Simple
Simple Present
Present
1. The Simple Present can be used
to refer to actions which occur at
regular intervals.
Isabel teaches
English at Eti 19
one time a week.
Ann sings in
the school
choir.
Daniel Always sleeps
during his Math
class.
 He usually drinks
She usually works on tea after a meal.
her basket after
dinner.

They go to a
dance every
Sunday. They take a
walk with
their son
every day.
 More do/
sentences: every
run/every
day day

He runs to
school every She does her
day. homework
not/do/homewor every day.
k
He doesn’t do his homework
every day.
not/like
get
She
A+
doesn’t
like He gets an A+ on
school. every quiz!

He always listen/always
listens to the
teacher!!
 I always make a
snowman in the
winter.

I don’t.

I throw
make snowballs.
throw
 I always
brush my
teeth.

I
eat
don’t.

I always
eat a lot
of candy.
Mmmm. brus
h
 2. The Simple Present is also
used in stating general truths.
The earth goes
around the sun.
Birds fly.
 Water freezes at 32
degrees.

32º

Triangles have three

sides.
 3. Occasionally, the Simple
Present is used to express actions
occurring in the future.
• Our plane leaves
at eight o'clock
tomorrow night.
4. In addition, the Simple Present
is used when referring to printed
material, and when describing
events portrayed in a book, film,
or other work of art.
NASA starts
countdown to
Mars mission.
 Formation
Formation of
of the
the simple
simple
present
present

The simple present is formed from the

bare infinitive of the verb. As shown in the
following examples, the bare infinitive of
a verb consists of the infinitive without the
word to.
Infinitive Bare Infinitive
  to be   be
  to walk   walk
  to work   work
For example, the Simple Present of the verb to work
is conjugated as follows:
I work
you work
he works
she works
it works
we work
they work

The form of the verb used with the subjects he, she
and it is generally referred to as the third person
singular
 Spelling rules for the third person singular

Some verbs change their spelling by JUST adding S to their

bare infinitive.
(work – show )
When a verb ends in Y preceded by a vowel just add S. ( play
– enjoy – buy)
When a verb ends in Y preceded by a consonant cut the Y
and add ies. (study – worry – carry)
When a verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z and O just add ES.
(go – teach – wash – watch – fix – buzz)
 The
The auxiliaries
auxiliaries
DO
DO and
and DOES
DOES
The auxiliaries DO and Does are
used to make the Interrogative
and Negative forms.
 Negative form

I/You/We/They + do not (don’t) + bare

infinitive (verb without “to”)
We do not (don’t) swim.
He/She/It + does not (doesn’t) + bare
infinitive
She does not (doesn’t) swim
 Interrogative form

Do + I/You/We/They +bare infinitive

Do they swim?
Does + He/She/It + bare infinitive
Does he swim?
Note: The simple present of the verb To Have
is conjugated as follows:
I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
we have
they have
Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games.
Do Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games?
Paulo and Daniel do not (don’t) like to go to soccer
games.

Rita goes to the gym three times a week.

Does Rita go to the gym three times a week?
Rita does not (doesn’t) go to the gym three times a week.

Eduardo studies engineering at Mackenzie.

Does Eduardo study engineering at Mackenzie?
Eduardo does not (doesn’t) study engineering at
Mackenzie.
 Don’t forget!
The auxiliary DO is used with the pronouns I,
YOU, WE and THEY

The auxiliary DOES is used with the pronouns HE,

SHE and IT

When you use the auxiliary DOES

(INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS), put
the verb in its bare infinitive (without “to”).
 Thankss
Thankss
Diego Imer Gomez Castellanos