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The document explains the simple present tense, which is used to describe routines, habits, or repeated actions. It outlines the rules for verb conjugation, including how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Additionally, it provides examples and links for further grammar practice.

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Present Simple 2

The document explains the simple present tense, which is used to describe routines, habits, or repeated actions. It outlines the rules for verb conjugation, including how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Additionally, it provides examples and links for further grammar practice.

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ENGLISH

GRAMMAR
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
THE "SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE"
We use to talk about routines, habits or repeated
actions.

SHE WORKS IN AN OFFICE EVERY MORNING. THEY BRUSH THEIR TEETH IN THE
SHE DOESN’T WORK IN AN RESTAURANT. MORNINGS.
PRESENT SIMPLE

PAY ATTENTION:

SUBJECT VERB
talk, eat, learn,
I, you, we, they
do, go…
talks, eats,
he, she, it learns, does,
goes…
RULES FOR THE VERBS
1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in
the third person.
• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes
2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and
add -IES.
• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
• play – plays
MORE EXAMPLES:
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
• He drinks tea in the mornings.
• She only eats seafood on Sundays.THIRD SINGULAR PERSON,
• She watches television at nights. WE ADD “S”, “ES”
• It has eight legs.

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
• We take the bus every day.
• I do my homework in the afternoon.
• They go to the Institute in the
evenings.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

UBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

I LIKE ORANGES AND APPLES.


YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE
HE WATCHES TELEVISION IN THE AFTERNOONS.
SHE GOES TO THE SCHOOL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
IT HAS(have) EIGHT LEGS.
WE PLAY VIDEOS GAMES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
YOU DO THE HOMEWORK EVERY DAY
PETER BRUSHES HIS THEET AFTER TO EAT.
AUXILIARY USAGE

YOU HE (jOSE
DO DOES
WE (María and I SHE(MY
MOTHER
THEY/Juan and
Pablo IT/THE DOG
CONTRACTIONS : -DO NOT: DON’T
-DOES NOT: DOESN
´T
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT + DO / DOES NOT + VERB +
COMPLEMENT
I DON’T LIKE ORANGES AND APPLES.

YOU DON’T WORK IN AN OFFICE


HE DOES NOT WATCHES TELEVISION IN THE
AFTERNOONS.
SHE DOESN’T GOES TO THE SCHOOL
EARLY.
IT DOESN’T HAVE EIGHT LEGS.
YES / NO QUESTIONS

DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + ?


• DO you LIKE to eat ?
Yes, I do. / No, I don´t.

• DO they WORK ?
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

• DOES he WATCH tv in the afternoons?


Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

• DOES a spider HAVE legs ? I ----


you
Yes, It does. / No, it doesn’t. You----I
WH - WORDS
WHAT things & names

WHERE places

WHEN time

WHO subject

states or feelings
HOW
reasons
WHY

WHICH things (choose)


INFORMATION QUESTIONS

WH + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT +


?
• What DO you LIKE to eat ?
I like oranges and apples.

• Where DO they WORK ?

They work in an office.

• What DOES he DO in the afternoons ?


He watches tv.

• How many legs DOES a spider HAVE ?


GRAMMAR PRACTICE ONLINE
 DO VS DOES. QUESTIONS

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/do-does-questions

 AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS (DON’T VS. DOESN’T)


https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix.htm

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