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Understanding the Present Simple Tense

The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present is used to express habits, routines, facts, repeated actions, permanent situations and emotions. It is also used for instructions and scheduled events. The third person singular form always ends in -s, except for verbs ending in -y which change to -ies. Forms are negative are made with does/don't + infinitive verb. Examples and links to exercises are provided.

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Understanding the Present Simple Tense

The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present is used to express habits, routines, facts, repeated actions, permanent situations and emotions. It is also used for instructions and scheduled events. The third person singular form always ends in -s, except for verbs ending in -y which change to -ies. Forms are negative are made with does/don't + infinitive verb. Examples and links to exercises are provided.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

CLASES DE REFUERZO INGLÉS


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EL "SIMPLE PRESENT" SE UTILIZA:

•Para expresar hábitos y rutinas, hechos generales, acciones repetidas o situaciones, emociones y deseos
permanentes:
-I study (hábito)
- I study in Ecuador (permanencia)
-Quito is a large city (hecho general)
•Para dar instrucciones o indicaciones:
-You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
•Para hablar de eventos programados, presentes o futuros:
-Your exam starts at 09.00.
•Para referirse al futuro, detrás de algunas conjunciones: after, when, before, as soon as, until:
-He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.
TERCERA PERSONA DEL SINGULAR
DEL "SIMPLE PRESENT"
• En la tercera persona del singular, el verbo siempre termina en
-s:
he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.

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•Para las formas negativa e interrogativa, se emplea DOES (= tercera persona del auxiliar 'DO') + el infinitivo del
verbo
.-He wants ice cream. 
-Does he want strawberry? He does not want vanilla.
•SI NO ES EN TERCERA PERSONA ( NO USA HE O SHE) Se utiliza el DON’T PARA FORMAS NEGATIVAS O
PREGUNTAS.
-I don’t want an ice cream.
-Do you want an ice cream ?
•Verbos que terminan en -y : en la tercera persona del singular, se cambia la -y por -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Excepción: cuando una vocal precede a la -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays

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