Basic Level English CourseSeptember 4th, 2010

The Simple Present Tense

To talk about routines, or true statements in general, using the Simple Present tense.

Hablar de rutinas, o afirmaciones verdaderas en general, usando el tiempo Presente Simple

PERSONAL PRONOUNS SIMPLE PRESENT VERBS

I You He She It We You They

do/have/walk/watch do/have/walk/watch does/has/walks/watches does/has/walks/watches does/has/walks/watches do/have/walk/watch do/have/walk/watch do/have/walk/watch

IT’S USED TO TALK ABOUT TRUE STATEMENTS IN GENERAL

IT’S USED TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN EVERY DAY OR AS A ROUTINE

I have a car. The sun rises in the

East. The sun sets in the

West

Denice and I go to work by bus.

I get up at 5:00 AM every day.

Denice goes to the gym on Mondays and Wednesdays.

S = /S/

Take – Takes

walk – walks

Speak – Speaks ----------Voiceless finalconsonants:No vibration invocal chordsPronounce theplural /S/

S = /Z/

Live – Lives

Go – Goes

Carry – Carries

Read - Reads----------Voiced final consonant :Vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u):Vibration in vocal chordsPronounce the plural /Z/

S = /IZ/

Watch – Watches

Use – Uses

Close – Closes----------Sibilant final sounds (s,z,sh,ch,x…sounds):Pronounce an extra syllablePronounce the plural /IZ/

Irregular Pronunciation

Do – Does

Say – Says

Have – Has----------Some verbs haveirregular pronunciation

Grammar Notes:1. doesn’t = does not/don’t = do not2. BASE FORM = SIMPLE FORM of the

Verb3. For negative sentences and

questions in the Simple Present Tense, the auxiliary verbs DO/DOES play the 3rd Person Singular function, and the MAIN VERBS remain in their BASE FORMS

4. For questions (YES/NO or WH-Questions), there is SUBJECT/VERB inversion. This time the auxiliary verbs DO/DOES are placed first, and the SUBJECT (Roger/You) follows them. The MAIN VERBS follow the SUBJECT (Roger/You). They remain in the BASE FORM (†)

Notas Gramaticales:1. doesn’t = does not/don’t = do not2. FORMA BASE = FORMA SIMPLE del

verbo3. Para oraciones negativas y

preguntas en el Presente Simple, los auxiliares DO/DOES hacen la función de la 3ra Persona Singular, y los VERBOS PRINCIPALES permanecen en su FORMA BASE

4. Para preguntas (YES/NO or WH-Questions), hay una inversión de SUJETO/VERBO. Esta vez, los verbos auxiliares DO/DOES se colocan primero, y el SUJETO (Roger/You) los siguen. Los VERBOS PRINCIPALES siguen a los SUJETOS (Roger/You). Estos permanecen en su FORMA BASE (†)

Examples/Ejemplos

Affirmative Sentences: Roger works at night You study on weekdays

Negative Sentences: Roger doesn’t work in the morning (†) You don’t study on weekends (†)

Yes/No Questions & Short Answers: Does Roger work every day? (†)

Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t Do you study at the university? (†)

Yes, I do/No, I don’t WH-Questions (Information Questions):

What does Roger do at night? (†) He works at night What do you study on weekdays? (†) I study Medicine at San Marcos

Examples/Ejemplos

Conversation/ Conversación

Roger: Let’s go to the movies on Saturday?Sylvester: Ok, but not too late. I get up early on weekdays, I work all day, and sleeplate. I have to take it easy…You know...Roger: What time do you go to bed on Saturday? Sylverster: At nine o’ clockRoger: Oh, that’s early. I go to bed atmidnight.Sylvester: Do you have dinner late?Roger: Yeah, I do, but let’s go to an early movie in the afternoon (…let’s say “The Expendables…”), have dinner at Chili’s at six o’ clock, and we go home early.Sylvester: Yeah…Let’s do that…!!!

Note:early = Tempranolate = Tardelet’s + VERB = Vamos a + VERBOyou know… = Tu sabes…too = muy/también

Conversation Conversación

You: Let’s go to…on…Your friend: Ok, but…You: What time do you…?