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Present Tense: Forms and Uses

The document outlines the structure and usage of the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, as well as common expressions of time associated with each tense. Additionally, it includes spelling rules for verb conjugation in the present tense.
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Present Tense: Forms and Uses

The document outlines the structure and usage of the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, as well as common expressions of time associated with each tense. Additionally, it includes spelling rules for verb conjugation in the present tense.
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TENSE FORM USE EXPRESSIONS OF IMPORTANT

TIME
AFFIRMATIVE: 1-Para hablar de always, En present
verdades permanentes simple solo
I work. (infinitive) every
y hechos reales conjugamos el
day/month/year
He/she/it works. (infinitive + (facts): verbo (agregamos
s/es) never, s ó es, o en el caso
It rains a lot in summer.
You/we/they work. (infinitive) often, de have
I speak English and cambiamos a has)
NEGATIVE: French. normally, sólo cuando
I do not (don’t) work. seldom, afirmamos. En
oraciones
He/she/it does not (doesn’t) work. 2-Para hablar de sometimes, negativas e
You/we/they do not (don’t) work. hábitos y rutina: usually, interrogativas el
He gets up at 8 o’clock verbo va en su
INTERROGATIVE: twice a forma infinitiva.
PRESENT every morning.
SIMPLE Do I work? week/day…,
They don’t live in a
Yes, you do. / No, you don’t. house. all the time ------------------------
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Does he/she/it work?
SPELLING
Yes, he/she/it does./ No, he/she/it 3-Para referirnos al
doesn’t. futuro cuando 1- When the verb
hablamos de horarios ends with -s, -sh, -
Do you/we/they work? ch, -x, -o, we add
ya establecidos
Yes, you/we/they do./ No, -es
pass ⇒ passes
(timetables)
you/we/they don’t.

finish ⇒ finishes
The train leaves at 3pm
WH-Questions. tomorrow.

-Where do you/we/they work? watch ⇒ watches


I/we/you/they work in an office. mix ⇒ mixes
-What time does he/she get up? go ⇒ goes
He/She/It gets up at 8 am. 2- When the verb
ends with
consonant + y,
we change to -ies
carry ⇒ carries
fly ⇒ flies
3- When the verb
ends with -e, we
only add -s
see ⇒ sees
dance ⇒ dances
4- HAVE ⇒ HAS

TENSE FORM USE EXPRESSIONS OF IMPORTANT


TIME
AFFIRMATIVE: 1-Para hablar de now, right now El verbo to be +
acciones que están verb + ing deben
I am working. at the moment,
sucediendo ahora, en estar en todas las
He/she/it is working. este momento. at present; formas (afirmativa,
You/we/they are working. Look!, negativa e
Look! The boys are
interrogativa).
NEGATIVE: playing football. Listen!
I am not (’m not) Hurry up! The train is these days,
working. coming. SPELLING:
this morning,
He/she/it is not (isn’t) 1- Verbs ended
today with -e:
make ⇒ making
working. 2- Para hablar de

write ⇒ writing
PRESENT acciones que están
You/we/they/ are not (aren’t)
CONTINUOU sucediendo en este
working.
S: tiempo, pero no
INTERROGATIVE: exactamente ahora. 2- Verbs ended
Verb to be with -ee:
agree ⇒ agreeing
(am/is/are) Am I working? We are studying very
see ⇒ seeing
+ verb + - Yes, you are/No, you aren’t hard these days. We
ing have to prepare for our
Is he/she/it working? exams. 3- Verbs ended
Yes, he/she /it is./ No, he/she/it isn’t. with a consonant
+ vowel +
Are you/we/they working? 3-Para referirnos al consonant, double
Yes, you/we/they are./ futuro cuando the consonant:
run ⇒ running
No,you/we/they aren’t. hablamos de planes ya

sit ⇒ sitting
arreglados
WH-Questions. (arrangments).

with -ie: lie ⇒


-Where are you/we/they working at -What are you doing on 4- Verbs ended
the moment?
I/we/you/they are working in a Saturday? lying
restaurant.
I’m visiting my grandma.
-What is he/she doing?
-She is arriving at 8 pm ! Verbs ended in -
study ⇒ studying
He/She is studying for an exam. tomorrow. y don’t change:

play ⇒ playing

TENSE FORM USE EXPRESSIONS OF IMPORTANT


TIME

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