THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Grammar Explanaitions

-Use the Simple Present for things that always, often, sometimes, or never happen.

Examples:

• Laura walks in the park every day
• She doesn't walk in the mountain
• The students take a break at 1:00
• they don't take a break at day

Affirmative form

-In affirmative statements for He, She and It you have to use the base form of the verb + s or es in the end of the verb, in the others forms I, You, We and They you have tio use the verb in infinitive form.

examples:

• Jairo drives to work
• Camila drinks tea every mornings
• Pedro works in the ofice every day
• Maria watches the car in the nigths
• The children listen relaxing music in the school
• the workers arrive every day at 7:00

Rules for The Simple Present third person singular (He, She, It)

1. Add-s for most verbs

• work works
• buy buys
• ride rides
• return return

2. Add- es for verbs that end ( ch, sh, s, x, z)

• watch watches
• pass passes
• rush rushes
• relax relaxes
• buzz buzzes

3. Does the base form end in consonant + y chage the y to i and add-es

• study studies
• hurry hurries
• dry dries

4. Does the base form end in vowel + y add-s ( Do not change the y to i)

• play plays
• enjoy enjoys

5. A few verbs have irregular forms

• be is
• have has
• do does
• go goes

-You can use time words like always, usually, sometime and never with The sinmple Present

Example:

• Camilo always buys clothes in joe banana
• She usually goes to the supermarket in the morning

Negative Form

- In negative statements use the auxiliar doesn't for He, She and It and don't with the others forms.

Example:

• She doesn't study
• He doesn't play
• They don't sing
• We don't sleep

Questions

-Use Simple Present questions to ask abaut things that always, often, sometimes or never happen.

- Begin yes / no questions with do or does

-Use short answer with yes / no questions

-You have to use do for I, You, We and They and You have to use does for He, She and It

Example:

• Do you speak english? Yes Ido
• Does She broke the window? yes She does

-For the negation you can use contractions in short answer with no

Example:

• Does your brother see the T.V show
• No, He doesn't

- For questions with wh, begin the word with the wh and use then the same order as in yes or no questions

Example:

• What do you think abaut the president?
• Why do you go there?

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishforlife/beg/a_games/e4l_game_9/

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-present-simple.htm