Simple Present Tense

We use it to express actions

that we do daily. For example
our routines.
 DAILY ACTIVITIES
Wake up Watch TV
Get up Listen to music
Take a shower Prepare our class
Have breakfast Play football
Go to school Have dinner
Start work Watch the news
Have lunch Read a book
Take a nap go to bed
 RULES TO CONJUGATE SOME VERBS

RULE Nº ONE:
When the verbs end in consonant or in the
vowel “e”, we add “s”
He works
She writes
It dances
Luis reads
 RULE Nº TWO:

When the verbs end in the vowel “o”, the

consonants “s”, “h” and “x”; we add “es”
He does
She goes
It washes
Lorena watches
The mechanic fixes
 RULE Nº THREE:
When the verbs end in “y” preceded by a
vowel, we add “s”

He plays
She buys
It plays
Laura says
 RULE Nº FOUR
When the verbs end in “y” preceded by a
consonant we change the “y” by the vowel
“i” and add “es”
He studies
She cries
It flies
 Negative and Interrogative
Sentences take DO or DOES
I
YOU HE
WE SHE
DO THEY DOES THE BOY
THE BOYS LAURA
THE GIRLS THE GIRL
THE STUDENTS LUIS
 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Princ. Verb + Complement.
Lorena writes romantic poems.
The student reads the sentences
We go to the institute on time.
She dances in the disco at week ends.
The boys play football in the afternoon.
 NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Auxiliary + Not + Princ. Verb + Comp.

She does not study English at school.

We do not attend to class on time.
The teacher does not work in the office.
He does not use the computer in class.
The teachers work at school every day.
 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Auxiliary + Subject + Princ. Verb + Comp.+ ?

Does he live in the province of Chota?

Do you study English at the institute?
Does Frank write the sentences in class?
Do they work at the university?
Does the teacher teach English at school?
 QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

Do you live in the city of Caxamarca?

Yes, I do. No, I do not. (don’t)

Does the teacher explain the lesson?

Yes, he does. No, he does not. (doesn’t)

Do the students write the words in English?

Yes, they do. No, they do not. (don’t)
 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS

• Where do you study English?

I study English at “PRG” University in Chota.
• What does the teacher do in the afyternoons?
He plays football at the stadium with his friends.
• When do you study English at the University?
We study English on Saturdays and Sundays.
 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS

Do you study and live in the city of Chota?

Yes, I live and study in the city of Chota.
Does Laura work in the office on Saturdays?
No, She doesn’t work on Saturdays.
Do the teachers use the computer very well?
Yes, they use the computer very well.
No, they don’t use the computer very well.
 PRACTICE
Answer the following questions with a short
answer.
1.- Do you live in Chota?
2.- Does Raquel study English with us?
3.- Do Odar and Nelly study together?
4.- Does Jaime study English at school?
5.- Do you study with boys and girls?
6.- Do you work at the university?
 THAT IS ALL

I LIKE ENGLISH

By: Mg. MANUEL MALHABER DIAZ