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INTRODUCING ENGLISH TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT
Oscar Nuñez Prada

Certifed English Teacher
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SIMPLE PRESENT
SENTENCE
SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
BE OTHER
VERBS
PART 1: BE
HOW DO WE USE IT? PRESENT SIMPLE - BE
Subject + am/is/are + complement.
I am
You are AFFIRMATIVE I am an English student at the British Council.
He is SENTENCE The classroom is big.
She is Mary and I are intelligent students.
It is
We are Subject + ‘m not/isn’t/aren’t + complement.
You are
They are NEGATIVE I’m not an English student at the British Council.
SENTENCE The classroom isn’t big.
Mary and I aren’t intelligent students.
am + not ‘m not Am/Is/Are + subject + complement + ?

is + not isn’t
are + not aren’t QUESTION Are you an English student at the British Council?
Is the classroom big?
Are you and Mary intelligent students?
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Are you an English student at the British Council?
Is the classroom big?
Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

SHORT Yes, it is. No, It isn’t.
ANSWERS
Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
Yes, I am. I study on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Yes, it is. It is big and comfortable.
SHORT
Yes, we are. We like to study everyday.
ANSWERS
+
ADDITIONAL No, I’m not. I’m a French student at Alianza Francesa.
INFORMATION No, it isn’t. It’s a small classroom.
No, we aren’t. We’re lazy.
PART 2: OTHER VERBS
( s, es, ies ) ( o, as, a, amos, an )
WORK LIVE GO STUDY PLAY HAVE TRABAJAR

I YO Trabajo
YOU Work Live Go Study Play Have TÚ Trabajas
HE ÉL
SHE Works Lives Goes Studies Plays Has ELLA Trabaja
IT
WE NOSOTROS(AS) Trabajamos
YOU Work Live Go Study Play Have USTEDES
THEY ELLOS(AS) Trabajan
HOW DO WE USE IT? PRESENT SIMPLE – OTHER VERBS
Subject + verb in present simple + complement.
DO/DOES + VERB (SIMPLE FORM) AFFIRMATIVE I study English from Tuesday to Friday.
SENTENCE Susan has a blue book on her chair.
You and Thomas do the English exercises on Monday mornings.
I DO
YOU DO Subject + don’t/doesn’t + verb in simple form + complement.
HE DOES
SHE DOES NEGATIVE I don’t study English from Tuesday to Friday.
IT DOES SENTENCE Susan doesn’t have a blue book on her chair.
WE DO You and Thomas don’t do the English exercises on Monday mornings.
YOU DO
THEY DO
Do/Does + subject + verb in simple form + complement + ? + ?
QUESTION Do you study English from Tuesday to Friday?

DO + NOT = DON’T
DOES + NOT = DOESN’T Does Susan have a blue book on her chair?
Do you and Thomas do the English exercises on Monday mornings?
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Do you study English from Tuesday to Friday?
Does Susan have a blue book on her chair?
Do you and Thomas do the English exercises on Monday mornings?
Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

SHORT Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
ANSWERS
Yes, we do. No we don’t.
Yes, I do. I study at the university.

Yes, she does. She uses it everyday.
SHORT
Yes, we do. We are very interested in English.
ANSWERS
+
ADDITIONAL No, I don’t. I study on Mondays and Wednesdays.
INFORMATION No, she doesn’t. She has a yellow book.
No, we don’t. We do the English exercises on Friday nights.
Exercise on Affirmative Sentences:
Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.
1. I / to collect stamps I collect stamps

_____________________________________ .
2. we / to play card games

_____________________________________ .
3. he / to read comics
_____________________________________ .
4. Chris / to sing in a band

_____________________________________ .
5. we / to have a hamster
_____________________________________ .
6. Andy and John / to like cola

_____________________________________ .
7. she / to be nice
_____________________________________ .
8. they / to help their parents

_____________________________________ .
9. the children / to speak English

_____________________________________ .
Exercise on Negative Sentences
Make negative sentences.
1. I watch TV. I don’t watch TV

_____________________________________ .
2. We play football.
_____________________________________ .
3. It is boring.
_____________________________________ .
4. You ride your bike every weekend.

_____________________________________ .
5. Sandy takes nice photos.

_____________________________________ .
6. They open the windows.

_____________________________________ .
7. He buys a new CD.

_____________________________________ .
8. I am late.
_____________________________________ .
9. She has a cat.

_____________________________________ .
Exercise on Questions
Arrange the words below to make questions.
1. she / to collect / stickers
Does she collect stickers?

_____________________________________ .
2. they / to play / a game
_____________________________________ .
3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed
_____________________________________ .
4. she / often / to dream

_____________________________________ .
5. he / to play / streetball
_____________________________________ .
6. you / to be / from Paris

_____________________________________ .
7. the pupils / to wear / school uniforms
_____________________________________ .
8. you / to go / to the cinema

_____________________________________ .
9. she / to have / friends

_____________________________________ .
So far so good?
• Certificate in Teaching
English to Speakers of Other
Languages (CELTA)
• Diploma in Linguistics and

International Relations
• Bachelor of Arts in Education

in Modern Languages
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INTRODUCING ENGLISH TENSES

Oscar Nuñez Prada

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

am + not ‘m not Am/Is/Are + subject + complement + ?

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Yes, I am. I study on Wednesdays and Fridays.

WORK LIVE GO STUDY PLAY HAVE TRABAJAR

QUESTION Do you study English from Tuesday to Friday?

Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Yes, I do. I study at the university.

1. I / to collect stamps I collect stamps

2. we / to play card games

4. Chris / to sing in a band

6. Andy and John / to like cola

8. they / to help their parents

9. the children / to speak English

1. I watch TV. I don’t watch TV

4. You ride your bike every weekend.

5. Sandy takes nice photos.

6. They open the windows.

7. He buys a new CD.

9. She has a cat.

1. she / to collect / stickers

Does she collect stickers?

2. they / to play / a game

3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed

4. she / often / to dream

6. you / to be / from Paris

7. the pupils / to wear / school uniforms

8. you / to go / to the cinema

9. she / to have / friends

• Diploma in Linguistics and

• Bachelor of Arts in Education

Oscar Nuñez Prada

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