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Present Simple Structure and Usage

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It describes when the present simple is used to talk about [1] daily habits and routines, facts that are always true, and scheduled events. It then provides the structure for positive and negative sentences using the present simple, including questions. Finally, it lists some common irregular verbs in the present simple and when "es" is added to verbs ending in certain letters in the third person singular.

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Present Simple Structure and Usage

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It describes when the present simple is used to talk about [1] daily habits and routines, facts that are always true, and scheduled events. It then provides the structure for positive and negative sentences using the present simple, including questions. Finally, it lists some common irregular verbs in the present simple and when "es" is added to verbs ending in certain letters in the third person singular.

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Present Simple

* Acciones o hábitos de todos los días (Adverbios de frecuencia:


always, usually, sometimes, often, never)
* Hechos y afirmaciones que son siempre reales
* El auxiliar que utiliza el presente simple es do / does

Structure

( + ) Subject + verbo en forma base + Complemento


3rd P (He/She/It) + verbo con terminación “s” / “es” + Comp
Examples: My siblings play soccer everyday.
Juan works every afternoon.

( - ) Subject + auxiliar don’t (do not) + verbo 2 en forma base + Comp


3rd P (He/She/It) + auxiliar doesn’t (does not) + verbo 2 en forma
base + Comp
Examples: You don’t eat tuna.
Valentina doesn’t drink soda.

Yes / No ? Do + subject + verbo 2 en forma base + Comp + ?


Does + 3rd P (He/She/It) + verbo 2 en forma base+Comp + ?
Examples: Do the students take classes online everyday?
Yes, we take classes online everyday. (Yes, we do)
No, we don’t take classes online everyday (No, we don’t)

Does your aunt speak Italian?


No, she doesn’t speak Italian. (No, she doesn’t)

Information ?
WH- Question + do + subject + verbo 2 en forma base + Comp + ?
WH- Question + does + 3rd P (He/She/It) + verbo 2 en forma base +
Comp + ?
Examples: Where does the president live?
He lives in Bogotá.
When to add “-es” ?

Agregan “-es” con la tercera persona, los verbos terminados en:

* -ch

watch: My parents watch the news - My sister watches Mtv


* -sh

wish: Colombian citizens wish to get better - Valery wishes for the
quarantine to be over

* -x

fix: My mom and her friend fix the car on Mondays - The mechanic
fixes cars everyday

* -ss:

miss: I miss my friends - My best friend misses me


* -zz:

buzz: I buzz the bell - My phone buzzes

* Consonante + y: Mi y cambia a I + es



study: I study German - Valery studies English

Irregular Verbs
* do —> They do the dishes - She does the laundry
* go —> My friends go to the movies - Carlos goes to the park
* have —> The teachers have textbooks - The principal has
notebooks

+ —> - (cry)
The student cries every time she fails an exam.
The student doesn’t cry every time she fails an exam.

- —> +
My brother doesn’t go out in workdays.
My brother goes out in workdays.

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