THE PRESENT

SIMPLE
the present simple, along with the present perfect and the present continuous, is one of the three present forms that
exist in english. it is written taking the base form of the verb for the pronouns i, you, we and they; and an -s is
added for the third person singular it, she and he.
(+) subject + verb + complement.

For example:

• Lizzie likes coffee ( A Lizzie le gusta el café.)

• work as a secretary(Trabajo como secretaria )

• You call her every day (La llamas todos los días)

• He finishes his job (Termina su trabajo)

• She goes home (Se va a casa)

• It matters a lot (Importa mucho)

(-) Subject + do/does + not + verb + complement

For example:

• I do not live in London (No vivo en Londres

• You don't have any pets (No tienes mascotas

• He does not understand him (No lo comprende

• She doesn't write a letter (No escribe una carta

• It does not work (No funciona

• We don't play tennis (No jugamos al tenis

• You do not watch TV (No véis la televisión

• They don't remember anything (No recuerdan nada

(?) Do/Does + subject + verb + object + ?

For example:

• Do I eat this dessert? (¿Me como este postre?

• Don't you speak English? (¿No hablas inglés?

• Does he know him? (¿Le conoce?

• Doesn't she play the violin? (¿No toca el violin?

• Don't we study this subject? (¿No estudiamos este tema?

• Do you go to the cinema? (¿Vais al cine?

• Don't they smoke? (¿No fuman?

 PAST SIMPLE
The past simple is used for sentences in which the idea, act, or state has already been completed. It could have ended five
minutes ago or five centuries ago, the end time does not matter, the only important thing is that it is talking about
something that no longer happens or exists in the present.
(+) :
• I visited my family last summer. (Yo visité a mi familia el verano pasado).

• He changed his job in February. (Él cambió de trabajo en febrero)

• You studied architecture at University. (Estudiaste arquitectura en la Universidad)

• I went to the clothing store. ( Fui a la tienda de ropa.

• I made a cake for your birthday. (Hice un pastel para tu cumpleaños.

• I spent all the money in the bakery store. ( Gasté todo el dinero en la panadería.

• (-):
• I did not do my work. (No hice mi trabajo.
• You didn't do that. (No hicistes eso.
• He didn't do his best. (No hizo lo mejor posible.
• She didn't do the shopping. (No hizo la compra.
• It did not do any harm. (No hizo ningún daño..
• They did not do the accounts. (No hicimos las cuentas.
• (?) :

• How did she do? (¿Cómo lo hizo?

• Did you do important business? (¿Hicistes negocios importantes?

• Did he not do the washing-up? (¿No lavó los platos?

• What did she do with the gun? (¿Qué hizo con la pistola?

• What does it do? (¿Qué hace?

• Didn't they do good? (¿No hicieron el bien?

• When did you do your hair? (¿Cuándo te arreglaste el pelo?

• Why don't we do this? (¿Por qué no hicemos esto?