SIMPLE PRESENT

Use
 For repeated actions or events(routines)
We catch the bus every morning.
 For habits
He drinks tea at breakfast.
 For general truths
Water freezes at zero degrees.

Time expressions:
Adverbs of frequency(usually, sometimes,etc), hours
Every day, once a week, twice a week, three times a week
In the morning, in the afternoon, at night
 NOUN + VERB + COMP
Use the verbs in base form.

AFFIRMATIVE Ex.

I play soccer.
You drive a car.
 NOUN + AUX(-) + VERB + COMP

Innegative we use the auxiliar DO

NOT/DON’T (I, you)

Ex.
NEGATIVE I don’t play soccer.
You don’t drive a car.
 AUX + NOUN + VERB + COMP?

For question, we use the auxiliar DO (I, you)

QUESTION Ex.

Do you play tennis?

Yes, I do.
Do you watch TV?
No, I don’t.
 NOUN + VERB + COMP
Use the verbs in normal form.

AFFIRMATIVE Ex.

We like cookies.

They sleep late.
 NOUN + AUX(-) + VERB + COMP

Innegative we use the auxiliar DO

NOT/DON’T (we, they)

Ex.
NEGATIVE We don’t like cookies.
They don’t do the exam.
 AUX + NOUN + VERB + COMP?

For question, we use the auxiliar DO (we,

they)

QUESTION Ex.

Do we play soccer?

Yes, we do.
Do they cook?
No, they don’t.
 NOUN + VERB(plural) + COMP
3rd person singular pronouns are HE, SHE, IT. Is
this case we use the verbs in plural, only in this
form.
AFFIRMATIVE (3rd
person singular) Ex.

Henrry likes cookies.

Sara sings beatiful.
My dog plays outside.
 Most of the nouns simply use –S at the end of the word
Ex.

Creates

Builds
SPELING RULES Sings

Draws
 Ifthe noun ends in –S, -SS, -SH, -CH, -X, -O use –ES at the
end of the word
Ex.
SPELING RULES Crosses

(-ES) Smashes

Fishes
 Ifthe word ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + -y then just
add -s
Plays

Says

SPELING RULES
(-IES) If the word ends in a consonant + y then 'y' changes to –
ies
Cry - Cries
Dry - Dries
 NOUN + AUX(-) + VERB + COMP

In negative we use the auxiliar DOES NOT/DOESN’T

(he,she,it)

NEGATIVE (3rd
person singular) Ex.

Henrry doesn’t like cookies.

Sara doesn’t sing beatiful.
My dog doesn’t play outside.
 AUX + NOUN + VERB + COMP?

For question, we use the auxiliar DOES (he, she, it)

QUESTION (3rd
person singular) Ex.

Does she run every morning?

 Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Does he draw something?
 Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t
WHAT ABOUT VERB TO BE?

Verb to be is part of simple present. Only use the verb to be forms (is,are,am)
in sentences including affirmative, negative and question.
Ex.

She is at school.
They aren’t too old.
Are you listening?
Yes, I am.