ESTRUCTURA, REGLAS Y EJEMPLOS DEL PRESENT SIMPLE EN INGLÉS
El presente simple y su estructura
Afirmativa Sujeto + verbo + complemento
Negativa Sujeto + auxiliar do/does not + verbo + complemento
Interrogativa Auxiliar do/does + sujeto + verbo + complemento
La conjugación del present simple en ejemplos
Present Simple: to drink (tomar)
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
I drink too much I do not drink too much Do I drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
You drink too much You do not drink too much Do you drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
He drinks too much He does not drink too much Does he drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
She drinks too much She does not drink too much Does she drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
It drinks too much It does not drink too much Does it drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
We drink too much We do not drink too much Do we drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
They drink too much They do not drink too much Do they drink too much
coffee coffee coffee?
El present simple y la tercera persona
Regla 1: En las oraciones afirmativas del present simple a todos los verbos se les adiciona
una -s al final. No olvides que, al encontrarse en oraciones negativas e interrogativas, la -s
no debe ponerse.
Cuando los verbos finalizan en -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, -x y -z debes añadirles -es al final. Por
ejemplo:
Verbo Tercera persona
To go He goes
To wish She wishes
To catch He catches
To kiss She kisses
To mix He mixes
To whiz She whizzes
Para los verbos finalizados en -y, debes reemplazar la -y por i y luego adicionar -es.
Verbo Tercera persona
To cry He cries
To spy She spies
To worry He worries
Existe otra excepción para los verbos terminados en -y. Cuando hay una vocal antes de la -
y, debes conservar esta y adicionar la -s.
Verbo Tercera persona
To pay She pays
To say He says
To lay She lays
Regla 2: En la tercera persona, does es el auxiliar que debes usar; sin embargo, do se usa
para la primera y segunda persona del singular y plural.
Oraciones afirmativas
He DOES
She
It
Oraciones negativas
He DOES NOT
She
It
Oraciones interrogativas
DOES he
she
it
Regla 3: To be es el verbo irregular más usado en el inglés, por lo que te recomendamos
estudiar y aprender todas sus formas de conjugación:
Oraciones afirmativas
Pronombre Verbo To be
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
Oraciones negativas
Pronombre Verbo To be
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
They are not
Oraciones interrogativas del verbo To be
Auxiliar Sujeto
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are they?
Regla 4: Para usar el presente simple con los modal verbs (can, must, may), debes tener en
cuenta que existen dos excepciones.
Nunca debes agregarles -s ni -es.
Incorrecto Correcto
Your dog cans play in this place Your dog can play in this place
He musts be back by Tuesday He must be back by Tuesday
She mays past the IELTS test She may past the IELTS test
Al usar el present simple en oraciones de negación e interrogación, los verbos modales
jamás deben tener el auxiliar do/does, por ejemplo:
Negativo Interrogativo
Your dog cannot play in this place ¿Can your dog play in this place?
He must not be back by Tuesday Must he be back by Tuesday?
She may not pass the IELTS test May she pass the IELTS test?