Simple Present Tense - Exposition
1. What is the Simple Present?
English: The Simple Present is a verb tense used to describe habits, facts, and general truths.
Pronunciation: De simple present is a verb tens yusd tu discraib habits, facts and yeneral truz.
Spanish: El presente simple es un tiempo verbal que se usa para describir hábitos, hechos y verdades generales.
2. How do we form the Simple Present?
English: Structure: Subject + base verb (for I, you, we, they).
Pronunciation: Strakchur: Sabject plus beis verb (for Ai, yu, wi, dey).
Spanish: Estructura: Sujeto + verbo base (para yo, tú, nosotros, ellos).
English: Structure: Subject + verb + -s/es (for he, she, it).
Pronunciation: Strakchur: Sabject plus verb plus es (for ji, shi, it).
Spanish: Estructura: Sujeto + verbo + -s/es (para él, ella, eso).
English: Example: I eat breakfast at 7 a.m.
Pronunciation: Egzampol: Ai it brekfast at seven ei em.
Spanish: Ejemplo: Yo desayuno a las 7 a.m.
English: Example: She eats breakfast at 7 a.m.
Pronunciation: Egzampol: Shi its brekfast at seven ei em.
Spanish: Ejemplo: Ella desayuna a las 7 a.m.
3. When do we use the Simple Present?
English: We use it for habits, general truths, and permanent situations.
Pronunciation: Wi yus it for habits, yeneral truz, and permanent situeishons.
Spanish: Lo usamos para hábitos, verdades generales y situaciones permanentes.
English: Example: I go to school every morning.
Pronunciation: Egzampol: Ai go tu skul evry morning.
Spanish: Ejemplo: Voy a la escuela cada mañana.
English: Example: The sun rises in the east.
Pronunciation: Egzampol: De san raises in de ist.
Spanish: Ejemplo: El sol sale por el este.
Simple Present Tense - Exposition
English: Example: She lives in Quito.
Pronunciation: Egzampol: Shi livs in Kito.
Spanish: Ejemplo: Ella vive en Quito.
4. Don't forget the -s or -es!
English: He works at a bank.
Pronunciation: Ji works at a bank.
Spanish: Él trabaja en un banco.
English: She watches TV.
Pronunciation: Shi waches ti vi.
Spanish: Ella mira televisión.
English: He goes to school.
Pronunciation: Ji gous tu skul.
Spanish: Él va a la escuela.
5. Negative form
English: I don't like coffee.
Pronunciation: Ai dont laik cofi.
Spanish: No me gusta el café.
English: She doesn't like tea.
Pronunciation: Shi dosent laik ti.
Spanish: A ella no le gusta el té.
6. Questions in Simple Present
English: Do you like pizza?
Pronunciation: Du yu laik pitsa?
Spanish: ¿Te gusta la pizza?
English: Does he play the guitar?
Pronunciation: Dos ji plei de guitár?
Spanish: ¿Él toca la guitarra?
Simple Present Tense - Exposition
Conclusion
English: The Simple Present is easy! Use it to talk about habits, routines, facts and general truths.
Pronunciation: De simple present is isi! Yus it tu tok abaut habits, rutins, facts and yeneral truz.
Spanish: ¡El presente simple es fácil! Úsalo para hablar de hábitos, rutinas, hechos y verdades generales.