Hello, Welcome to our MOOC English Course Level A2, module 1.

In today's class, you will learn how to use the simple present.
There are different ways to use the simple present.
Let's look at some examples:
This is Robert.
He gets up at 6 o'clock.
He works in London.
He likes his job.
London is a large city.
In these sentences, we use the simple present to describe:
a habit,
a repeated action,
a state
and general truth.
Here is another example:
I work for 8 hours.
I drive to the city center every day.
I love the city center.
A lot of people drive in Guayaquil.
Again, in these sentences we use the simple present to refer to
a habit,
a repeated action,
a state
and general truth.
Note that we say:
I work for 8 hours.
He works in London.
Why is the form of the verb different?
Let's look at how to form the simple present correctly.
We say:
I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work
We need to add “s” or “es” to the verb in the third person singular:
he, she, it.
In this case we add “s” to the verb “work”
Another example:
Let's use the verb go
I go
You go
He goes
She goes
It goes
We go
You go
They go
In this case we need to add “es” to the verb “go”
in the third person singular:
he, she, it.
Now is your turn!
What is the correct form of the verbs in these sentences?
My friend like / likes pizza.
In the first sentence “My friend” refers to the pronoun:
“he or she”
so we need to add “s” to the verb “like”.
The correct form is likes.
My friend likes pizza.
One more sentences:
The students start /starts classes at noon.
In the second sentence “The students”
refers to the pronoun “they”
so we don't need to add “s” or “es” to the verb “start”.
The correct form is start.
The students start classes at noon.
Good job!
Now we will learn how to make negative sentences in simple present.
Let's look at some examples:
You like fish soup.
You don't like fish soup.
Maria runs 5 kilometers.
Maria doesn't run 5 kilometers.
For negative sentences we need to use auxiliaries
“don't” and “doesn't”
before the main verb.
We use “doesn't” for the third person singular
he/she/it.
Note that we don't need to add “s” or “es” to the verb in negative sentences.
We can make yes/no questions in simple present
using the auxiliaries “do” and “does”.
Look at this example:
I like fish soup.
Do you like fish soup?
In this case, we need to use the auxiliary “do” before the subject “you”.
Another example:
Jenny talks to her sister.
Does Jenny talk to her sister?
For the third person he/she/it,
we use the auxiliary “does” before the subject “Jenny”.
Note that in questions we don't add “s” or “es” to the verbs.
You can answer these questions using short forms.
Yes, I do ( for affirmative)
No, I don't (for negative)
Yes, she does (for affirmative)
No, she doesn't (for negative)
Very easy, right?
OK let's continue.
To make information questions or wh-questions,
we need to use question words such as:
what,
where,
when,
why,
what time
followed by the auxiliary “do” or “does”.
Let's look at this example:
She comes from China.
Where does she come from?
In this question, we are asking about a place
so we use the word “where”
followed by the auxiliary “does” and the subject “she”.
Here another example:
My classmates leave on Friday.
When do my classmates leave?
In this question, we are asking about time so we use the word “when”
followed by the auxiliary “do”
and the subject “my classmates”.
Note that we don't need to add “s” or “es” in wh-questions.
Look at one more example:
I do homework.
The wh-question is:
What do you do?
Note that “do” is also the main verb.
Now it's your turn.
What are the negative and question forms of these sentences?
The girls live in Quito.
The negative form is:
The girls don't live in Quito.
The yes/no question is:
Do the girls live in Quito?
And the wh-question is:
Where do the girls live?
Let's try another:
Mrs. Smith plays tennis at 6h30.
Mrs. Smith doesn't play tennis at 6h30.
Does Mrs. Smith play tennis at 6h30?
What time does Mrs. Smith play tennis?
Good job!
Now let's review what we learned in this lesson:
How to use the simple present in:
affirmative and negative sentences.
yes/no questions using auxiliaries do and does.
wh-questions using auxiliaries do and does.
And in short affirmative and negative answers.
This is the end of our lesson.
I hope you enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching and see you next time!