PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

1. APPLICATION

   • 1. To disclose actions or permanent statuses
     • The earth is the third planet from the sun.
   • 2. Conditions or situations which has periodicity
     • Every ten years is a decade.
   • 3. Habits, routines or events
     • I drink coffee every morning.
   • 4. Indications, instructions and signs
     • You go down this street to the cinema, then you turn right
   • 5.Events or commitments that will happen in a given time.
     • Tomorrow is my birthday!

2. STRUCTURE

   • Affirmative sentences
     • Subject + verb in base form + complement
       • -My mom likes watch horror movies -I like watch horror movies
   • Negative sentences
     • Subject + auxiliary (Do/ Does) + not + verb in base form + complement
       • My mom doesn't like watch horror movies I don't like watch horror movies
   • Interrogative sentences
     • Auxiliary (Do/does) + subject +verb in base form + complement
       • Does my mom watch horror movies? Do I watch horror movies?
         • BY. MARÍA FERNANDA SÁNCHEZ ARELLANO

3. 3RD PERSON ( SHE / HE / IT)

   • Affirmative sentences
     • Ade: "s", "es" or "ies" at the end of the verb
       • For verbs ending with "o, sh, ch, ss, x, z," add "es"
       • For verbs ending with "y" add "ies"
   • Negative and Interrogative sentences
     • When the sentences are negative or interrogative the auxiliary "does" is added, so that no longer add "s" to the end of the verb

4. TIME EXPRESSIONS

   • one word
     • are placed between the subject and the verb in positive sentences and questions and between the auxiliary verb and main verb in negative sentences.
       • usually, always, never, often
   • Two or more words
     • Are placed either at the beginning or the end of a sentence and usually at the end of questions.
       • on Wednesdays, every Wednesday, twice a week, once a month, in general, every other day.