UNESUM

Simple Present

ENGLISH
SECOND “B”
 Simple present

Use: normally used to talk about habitual actions, but

sometimes
It may have a sense of the future.

Ej. Everyday I clean my house.

My mother always goes to the supermarket
on weekends.
-It is also used to express general facts or truths.
Ej. I live in Xalapa.
The sun warms the atmosphere.
Affirmative
 He/she/it:

1. Only the third person singular (he / she / it) is different from the others, since
"-s" is added.

2. There are verbs to which "-es" is added instead of "-s":

- do --- does; go ---goes
- verbs that end in

3. The ending is “–ies” when a verb ends in “consonant + y”. The "y" is converts to “i” and
adds “-es”:
 Negative

To form a negative sentence in the present simple we need to use the

auxiliaries do and does plus the negative not and the verb in infinitive.

Examples:
 Most children do not like vegetables.
 The president does not wear informal clothes in important
meetings.

Full form Contracted form

 Do- when talking about I, you, we, they.
do not = don´t (contraction)
Examples
 I do not go to school on weekends. (without contraction)
 Mario and Alex don´t play soccer in our team. (with contraction)
 Does - when talking about he, she, it.
does not = doesn´t (contraction)
Examples
 Pedro does not like rock music. (without contraction)
 She doesn´t eat cereal for dinner. (with contraction)
* IMPORTANT: with the auxiliary does not add s or is final to the verb.
Questions Short answer (+) Short answer (-)