Presente simple

SIMPLE PRESENT

USE

Simple present forms

Time expressions

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Verbs are written in their infinitive form

*Third person singular:

*Add "s" to the verb in the infinitive

*If the verb ends in "-s, -ss, -sh, -o, -ch, -x" the ending will be "-es"

*If the verb ends in "-y" it is replaced by "-ies"

The auxiliaries "do"( first person) and "does"(third person singular) are used plus the negative "not" and the infinitive verb.

Pronoun + do/does + not + Infinitive verb

I play Yo juego

You play Tú juegas

He plays Él juega

She plays Ella juega

It plays Eso juega

We play Nosotros jugamos

You play Vosotros jugais

They play Ellos juegan

I kiss - She kisses

I watch - she watches

I do - She does

I study - He studies

Contracted forms

Do not - Don't

Does not - Doesn't

I do not play Yo no juego

You don't play Tú no juegas

He does not plays Él no juega

She doesn't plays Ella no juega

It does not plays Eso no juega

We do not play Nosotros no jugamos

You do not play Vosotros no jugais

They do not play Ellos no juegan

Like the negative, the auxiliaries "do" and "does" are used. However, the order of the words changes.

Do/does + Pronoun + Infinitive verb

Do I eat ? ¿Yo como?

Do you eat? ¿Tú comes?

Does she eat? ¿Ella come?

1. Adverbs of frequency:

In English these adverbs go before the main verb

Examples:

*You sometimes look unhappy. (Pareces triste a veces)

*They often play tennis. (A menudo juegan al tenis)

2.Time expressions:

They take the final position of the phrase

Examples:

*On tuesday morning - El martes por la mañana

*On Friday night - El viernes por la noche

*Tom works every weekend - Tom trabaja todos los fines de semana

*They go to the cinema once a week - Ellos van al cine una vez a la semana

*Express routines

Penny gets up at 8 o'clock - Penny se levanta a las ocho.

*General facts or truths

The sun sets in the west - El sol se pone en el oeste

*Permanent situations

Carlos works in a bank - Carlos trabaja en un banco

*Future actions related to schedules

My train leaves at 5 - Mi tren sale a las 5

*Conditional sentences of the first type

If you drink too much, you'll have a headache later - Si bebes mucho, te dolerá la cabeza despues