7Inglés Week 7

The simple present tense

It indicates an action that happens in he present. There are several tenses in present
The actions don´t necessarily occur in this moment
The actions are situations that don´t change
The actions are generally truths, they are scientific facts and habits
They are fixed events that happen frequently
To do questions and negate we use auxiliaries
We use DO with: I, you, they, we. We use DOES with: he, she, it
Structure of a sentence:
Possitive form

1.subject (I you they we) + verb (in present) + complement

2.subject (he she it) + verb (that changes: ies, es, has, s) + complement
Interrogative form

1.auxiliary do + subject (I you they we) + verb + complement

2. auxiliary does + subject (he she it) + verb (doesn´t change) + complement + ¿
Affirmative answer form

1.yes, subject + verb + complement

2. yes, subject + verb (that changes: ies, es, has, s)+ complement
Negative answer form

1.no, subject + do + not + verb + complement

2. no, subject + does + not + verb (doesn´t change) + complement
List of some irregular verbs in simple present tense:
awake, choose, come, drive, freeze, leave, lose, have, begin, bleed, break, bring, buy, drink,
dream, drive, eat, fall, forget, learn, catch, do, go, undergo, undo, cut, let, cast, hit, bet, put,
get, build, fly, rise, teach, run, feel, write
Example sentences
Students awake early to go to study their subjects
Do students awake early to go to study their subjects?
Yes, they awake early to go to study their subjects
No, they don´t awake early to go to study

John and Alex choose a good career to study at the university

Do John and Alex choose a good career to study at the university?
Yes, they choose a good career to study at the university
No, they don´t choose a good career Yes, they do. No, they don´t.

Rosa comes by car to visit me in the afternoon

Does Rosa come by car to visit me in the afternoon?
Yes, she comes by car to visit me in the afternoon
No, she doesn´t come by car to visit me in the afternoon

My friend drives his van to go to work in the morning

Does my friend drive his van to go to work in the morning?
Yes, he drives his van to go to work in the morning
No, he doesn´t drive his van to go to work in the morning

Yes, he does. No, he doesn´t

The simple past tense

The simple past tense is also called preterit
There are several tenses in past tense
In simple past tense we use the auxiliary DID to make questions and negate
The auxiliary Did is used with all persons
The structure is the same that for present simple, but here we use DID

List of irregular verbs in simple past tense:

awoke, chose, came, drove, froze, left, lost, rose, had, began, bled, broke, bought, brought,
drank, dreamt, ate, fell, forgot, learnt, swam, caught, did, went, underwent, undid, cut, let,
cast, hit, bet, put, flew, built, taught, got, ran, felt, wrote
Example sentences
My brother awoke at six o´clock to prepare himself to go to work
Did my brother awake at six o´clock to prepare himself to go to work?
Yes, he awoke at six o´clock to prepare himself to go to work
No, he did not awake at six o´clock to prepare himself to go to work

Students chose a new scientific career to be professionals

Did students choose a new scientific career to be professionals?
Yes, they chose a new scientific career to be professionals
No, they didn´t choose a new scientific career

The taxi driver drove his car all day to earn money
Did the taxi driver drive his car all day to earn money?
Yes, he drove his car all day to earn money
No, he didn´t drive his car all day

My sister bought a blouse, a dress and a pair of brown shoes

Did my sister buy a blouse, a dress and a pair of brown shoes?
Yes, she bought a blouse, a dress and a pair of brown shoes
No, she didn´t buy a blouse, a dress and a pair of brown shoes

The students learnt to speak English very well in two years

Did the students learn to speak English very well in two years?
Yes, they learnt to speak English very well in two years
No, they didn´t learn to speak English very well

Did you dream to be a professional within five years?

Yes, I did. No, I didn´t.
Did he understand how to pronounce the English words?
Yes, he did. No, he didn´t. END