Simple Present

Simple Present

1. Verbs in Simple Form

   • V.F.S.
     • Infinitive
       • 1st column
   • Regular or Irregular verbs
     • Be careful with "to be"

2. Uses

   • Permanent truths
     • Summer follows spring.
     • Gases expand when heated
   • Present period
     • My sister works in a factory.
     • I run every morning
     • We study english with my favorite teacher
   • Habitual actions
     • I wake up earlier everyday
     • I have a lunch at 2:00 pm
     • Every day I take a shower
   • Future reference
     • The concert begins at 7 pm on friday
     • The flight arrives at 10 pm
   • Observations and declarations
     • I love you
     • I hate you
     • I hope so
   • Instructions
     • Imperative
       • Close the window!
       • Open the door.
       • Shut up!
       • Be careful
       • Weight the ingredients

3. *GOLD RULE

   • Add "s" or "es" verb
     • Positive
     • Third Person
       • He
         • He plays fornite everyday
       • She
         • She studies in Tecamac
       • It
         • It bites the toy.
     • Play = plays
       • go =goes
         • run = runs
           • fix= fixes
             • Kiss = kisses

4. Auxiliar

   • Negative
     • don´t
       • I
       • You
         • You don´t play volleyball
       • We
       • They
     • doesn´t
       • He
         • He doesn´t play football.
       • She
       • It
   • Interrogative
     • Do
     • Does

5. Grammar structure

   • Positive
     • =) + V.F.S.* + complement
       • complemento = que, como, donde, cuando,
       • I hit the ball in the park
       • You pay the ticket
       • She sends a letter to her mother.
   • Negative
     • =) + don´t / doesn´t + V.F.S. + complement
       • You don't know Marytza
       • My sister doesn´t sing very well
       • Jose doesn´t fix the car
   • Interrogative
     • Do / Does + =) + V.F. S. + complement ?
       • Do we speak english?
         • Yes, we do
         • No, we don´t
       • Does Moises do his homework?
         • Yes, he does
         • No, he doesn´t