auxiliar verb

object
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Present Simple
Miss Romina Torres
AFFIRMATIVE
 Present Simple
• We use the present simple to talk about things
in general. We use it to say that something
happens all the time or repeatedly, or that
something is true in general:

• The earth goes round the sun.

• I usually drink coffee in the mornings.
• The restaurant opens at 7.30 in the morning.
How to form the Present Simple Conjugation:

(yo trabajo) I work

(tu trabajas) You work

(el/ella trabaja) He/she/it works

(nosotros/as trabajamos) We work

(ellos/as trabajan)
They work
 Rules!

• Rule 1: When the word ends in -s/-ss/-

sh /-ch/-x , the ending is -es
(the verbs ‘go’ and ‘do’ also take the -es ending)

She teaches biology.

He goes away in the weekends.

teach teaches / go goes

 Rules!

• Rule 2: For verbs ending in consonant plus

-y, change –y to –i and add es:

She studies english in the afternoon

study studies
INTERROGATIVE & NEGATIVE
 Questions and short answers in Present
Simple
We use do/does:
• Do you live near here? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t
• Do I like coffee? Yes, I do / No, I don’t

• Does he live in New York? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t

• Does she work in IBM? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
• Do we drive a car? Yes, we do/ No, we don’t

• Do they work for ZY design? Yes, they do/ No, they don’t
Present Simple Review