The Simple Present Tense is Used

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS USED:

To express habits, general truths, repeated ations or unhanging situations, e!otions and

"ishes:I smoke #habit$% I work in London #unhanging situation$% London is a large city #general

truth$

To gi&e instrutions or diretions:

You walk 'or t"o hundred !eters, then you turn le't(

To express 'ixed arrange!ents, present or 'uture:

)our exa! starts at *+(**

To express 'uture ti!e, a'ter so!e onuntions: after, when, before, as soon as, until :

He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

Be careful !he sim"le "resent is not used to ex"ress actions ha""ening now.

E-.MPLES

#or ha$its

He drin/s tea at brea/'ast(

She onl0 eats 'ish(

The0 "ath tele&ision regularl0(

#or re"eated actions or events

1e ath the bus e&er0 !orning(

It rains e&er0 a'ternoon in the hot season(

The0 dri&e to Monao e&er0 su!!er(

#or general truths

1ater 'ree2es at 2ero degrees(

The Earth re&ol&es around the Sun(

Her !other is Peru&ian(

#or instructions or directions

3pen the pa/et and pour the ontents into hot "ater(

)ou ta/e the No(4 bus to 1atne0 and then the No(5* to 6ed'ord(

#or fixed arrangements

His !other arri&es to!orro"(

3ur holida0 starts on the 74th Marh

%ith future constructions

She8ll see 0ou be'ore she lea&es(

1e8ll gi&e it to her "hen she arri&es(



93RMIN THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: T3 THIN;

&ffirmative Interrogative egative

I thin/ Do I thin/< I do not thin/

)ou thin/ Do 0ou thin/< )ou do not thin/

He thin/s Does he thin/< He does not thin/

She thin/s Does she thin/< She does not thin/

It thin/s Does it thin/< It does not thin/

1e thin/ Do "e thin/< 1e do not thin/(

The0 thin/ Do the0 thin/< The0 do not thin/(

N3TES 3N THE SIMPLE PRESENT, THIRD PERS3N

SINUL.R

In the third person singular the &erb always ends in (s:

he want s, she need s, he gives, she think s.

Negati&e and =uestion 'or!s use D3ES #> the third person o' the auxiliar0 8D38$ ? the

in'initi&e o' the &erb(

He want s ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He does not want vanilla.

@erbs ending in (y : the third person hanges the (y to (ies:

fly --> fl ies, cry --> cr ies

)xce"tion: i' there is a &o"el be'ore the Ay:

play --> play s, pray --> pray s

.dd (es to &erbs ending in:(ss* (x* (sh* (ch:

he passes, she catches, he fix es, it pushes

E-.MPLES

He goes to shool e&er0 !orning(



She understands English(

It mixes the sand and the "ater(

He tries &er0 hard(

She en+oys pla0ing the piano(

Sim"le ,resent !ense

)nglish -rammar ules

The si!ple present tense in English is used to desribe an ation that is regular, true or nor!al(

1e use the present tense:

/. #or re"eated or regular actions in the "resent time "eriod.

• I take the train to the o''ie(

• The train to 6erlin leaves e&er0 hour(

• Bohn slee"s eight hours e&er0 night during the "ee/(

0. #or facts.

• The President o' The US. lives in The 1hite House(

• . dog has 'our legs(

• 1e come 'ro! S"it2erland(

1. #or ha$its.

• I get u" earl0 e&er0 da0(

• Carol $rushes her teeth t"ie a da0(

• The0 travel to their ountr0 house e&er0 "ee/end(

2. #or things that are always 3 generally true.

• It rains a lot in "inter(



• The ueen o' England lives in 6u/ingha! Palae(

• The0 s"eak English at "or/(

4er$ 5on+ugation 6 S"elling

1e 'or! the present tense using the base 'or! o' the in'initi&e #"ithout the T3$(

In general, in the third person "e add 8S8 in the third person(

Su$+ect 4er$ !he est of the sentence

I 0ou "e the0 spea/ learn English at ho!e

he she it spea/s learns English at ho!e

The spelling 'or the &erb in the third person di''ers depending on the ending o' that &erb:

5( 9or &erbs that end in (7* (5H* (SH* (SS* (8* or (9 "e add ()S in the third person(

• go F goes

• ath F athes

• "ash F "ashes

• /iss F /isses

• 'ix F 'ixes

• bu22 F bu22es

7( 9or &erbs that end in a consonant Y, "e re!o&e the Y and add (I)S(

• !arr0 F !arries

• stud0 F studies

• arr0 F arries

• "orr0 F "orries

N3TE: 9or &erbs that end in a vowel Y, "e ust add (S(

• pla0 F pla0s



• eno0 F eno0s

• sa0 F sa0s

egative Sentences in the Sim"le ,resent !ense

To !a/e a negati&e sentene in English "e nor!all0 use Don8t or Doesn8t "ith all &erbs

E-CEPT !o Be and ;odal ver$s #an, !ight, should et($(

• .''ir!ati&e: )ou spea/ 9renh(

Negati&e: )ou don't spea/ 9renh(

)ou "ill see that "e add don't bet"een the subet and the &erb( 1e use <on't "hen the subetis I, you, we or they(

• .''ir!ati&e: He spea/s er!an(

Negati&e: He doesn't spea/ er!an(

1hen the subet is he, she or it, "e add doesn't bet"een the subet and the &erb to !a/e a

negati&e sentene( Notie that the letter S at the end o' the &erb in the a''ir!ati&e sentene

#beause it is in third person$ disappears in the negati&e sentene( 1e "ill see the reason "h0

belo"(

egative 5ontractions

<on't > <o not

<oesn't > <oes not

I don't li/e !eat > I do not li/e !eat(

There is no di''erene in !eaning though "e nor!all0 use ontrations in spo/en English(

%ord 7rder of egative Sentences

The 'ollo"ing is the "ord order to onstrut a basi negati&e sentene in English in the Present

Tense using <on't or <oesn't(

Su$+ect don't3doesn't 4er$= !he est of the sentence

I 0ou "e the0 don8t ha&e bu0 ereal 'or brea/'ast

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eat li/e et(he she it doesn8t

G @erb: The &erb that goes here is the base 'or! o' the in'initi&e > The in'initi&e "ithout T3 be'ore

the &erb( Instead o' the in'initi&e !o have it is ust the have part(

Re!e!ber that the in'initi&e is the &erb be'ore it is onugated #hanged$ and it begins "ith !7(9or exa!ple: to ha&e, to eat, to go, to li&e, to spea/ et(

)xam"les of egative Sentences with <on't and <oesn't:

• )ou don't spea/ .rabi(

• Bohn doesn't spea/ Italian(

• 1e don't ha&e ti!e 'or a rest(

• It doesn't !o&e(

• The0 don't "ant to go to the part0(

• She doesn't li/e 'ish(

>uestions in the Sim"le ,resent !enseTo !a/e a =uestion in English "e nor!all0 use Do or Does( It has no translation in Spanish

though it is essential to sho" "e are !a/ing a =uestion( It is nor!all0 put at the beginning o' the

=uestion(

• .''ir!ati&e: )ou spea/ English(

uestion: <o 0ou spea/ English<

)ou "ill see that "e add <7 at the beginning o' the a''ir!ati&e sentene to !a/e it a =uestion(

1e use <o "hen the subet is I, you, we or they(

• .''ir!ati&e: He spea/s 9renh(

uestion: <oes he spea/ 9renh<

1hen the subet is he, she or it, "e add <7)S at the beginning to !a/e the a''ir!ati&e

sentene a =uestion( Notie that the letter S at the end o' the &erb in the a''ir!ati&e sentene

#beause it is in third person$ disappears in the =uestion( 1e "ill see the reason "h0 belo"(

1e <7'! use <o or <oes in =uestions that ha&e the &erb !o Be or ;odal 4er$s #an, !ust,

!ight, should et($

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%ord 7rder of >uestions with <o and <oes

The 'ollo"ing is the "ord order to onstrut a basi =uestion in English using <o or <oes(

<o3<oes Su$+ect 4er$= !he est of the sentence

Do I 0ou "e the0 ha&e need

"ant et(a ne" bi/e<

Does he she it

G@erb: The &erb that goes here is the base 'or! o' the in'initi&e > The in'initi&e "ithout T3 be'ore

the &erb( Instead o' the in'initi&e !o have it is ust the have part(

Re!e!ber that the in'initi&e is the &erb be'ore it is onugated #hanged$ and it begins "ith !7(9or exa!ple: to ha&e, to eat, to go, to li&e, to spea/ et(

)xam"les of >uestions with <o and <oes:

• <o 0ou need a ditionar0<

• <oes Mar0 need a ditionar0<

• <o "e ha&e a !eeting no"<

• <oes it rain a lot in "inter<

• <o the0 "ant to go to the part0<

• <oes he li/e pi22a<

Short &nswers with <o and <oes

In =uestions that use dodoes it is possible to gi&e short ans"ers to diret =uestions as 'ollo"s:

Sam"le >uestionsShort &nswer

?&ffirmative@

Short &nswer

?egative@

Do 0ou li/e hoolate< )es, I do( No, I don8t(

Do I need a penil< )es, 0ou do( No, 0ou don8t(

Do 0ou both li/e hoolate< )es, "e do( No, "e don8t(

Do the0 li/e hoolate< )es, the0 do( No, the0 don8t(



Does he li/e hoolate< )es, he does( No, he doesn8t(

Does she li/e hoolate< )es, she does( No, she doesn8t(

Does it ha&e 'our "heels< )es, it does( No, it doesn8t(

Ho"e&er, i' a =uestion "ord suh as who, when, where, why, which or how is used in the=uestion, 0ou an not use the short ans"ers abo&e to respond to the =uestion(

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