The Present Simple

Orac afirm: SUJETO + VERBO + Compl.

(I, you, we, they) (forma básica)
(he, she, it) (forma básica + -s)

Ex: We study English

Peter plays football.
 Present simple
Orac neg: SUJETO + Auxiliar+ NOT + VERBO + Com.
(I, you, we, they) (DO) (forma básica)
(he, she, it) (DOES) (forma básica)

Ex: We do not study English

Peter does not play football.

Do + not = don’t
Does + not = doesn’t
 Present simple
Orac inter.: Auxiliar+ SUJETO + VERBO + Com.?
(I, you, we, they) (DO) (forma básica)
(he, she, it) (DOES) (forma básica)

Ex: Do we study English?

Does Peter play football?
 Usos del Pres. simple
• Rutinas, acciones habituales
• Horarios, programas
Ex: I come to school every Thursday.
The library opens at 9 o’clock.
The film starts at 10pm.
 ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES,
SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER se colocan delante del
verbo, y si el verbo es el verbo “to be” detrás.
Ex: I never go to the cinema
Maria is never late for work.
 Adverbs of frequency / Time expressions
with the Present Simple
• Always • Every day / week/ year…
• Usually • On Mondays, …
• Generally • Once a day / a month /…
• Regularly • At 1.00
• Frequently • In the morning, afternoon,…
• Often
• Sometimes
• Occasionally PARTÍCULA INTERROGATIVA 
• Rarely • How often…?
• Seldom
• Never Ex: How often do you study English?
Present Continuous (Presente contínuo)
Orac afirm: SUJETO + VERBO + Compl.
(AM / IS / ARE) + FORMA BÁSICA+ ing
Ex : The children are playing football now.
verbo
Neg:The children are not playing football now.
……………………………………………………….
Suj. + Aux + NOT + verb + compl.
Int.: ………………………………………………………..
Are the children playing football now?
Aux + Suj + verb + compl. + ?
• Otro ejemplo:
Tom is finishing his exam now.
verbo
Neg: Tom
………………………………………………….
is not finishing his exam now.
Suj. + Aux + NOT + verb + compl.
Int.: ………………………………………………………..
Is Tom finishing his exam now?
Aux + Suj + verb + compl. + ?
 Usos del “Pres. continuous”
1. Acción que está sucediendo en el momento
en el que hablamos.
Ex: I am listening to the teacher right now.
2. Acción provisional / temporal.
Ex: This week I am taking the bus to work. My car is in
the garage.
3. Planes / acciones concertadas para un futuro
próximo.
Ex: I am travelling to London this weekend.
 Time expressions
with the Present Continuous
• NOW
• RIGHT NOW
• AT THE MOMENT
• THIS YEAR
• AT PRESENT
• TODAY
• THESE DAYS
• THIS EVENING
• TONIGHT
• TOMORROW
• NEXT SATURDAY, ….
GRAMMAR
Present Simple and Present Continuous
1. Choose the correct answer.
1 I usually ………. jeans for school.
a am wearing
b wear
c wears

2 Matthew .......... basketball on Sundays.

a doesn’t play
b isn’t playing
c don’t play

3 Nancy is on the phone. Who ............. to?

.........

a is she talking
b does she talk
c she talks
COMPLETE WITH PRESENT
SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
is reading
1. Kate .............................. (READ) her
history book at the moment.
2. Please listen. We …………….. are trying (try) to
tell you something.
Do you want (you/want) to go out
3. ………….…….
tonight?
are going
4. We ………………. (go) to a concert
tomorrow night.
 The Past simple
Orac afirm: SUJETO + VERBO + Compl.
(Regular verbs) (forma básica + ed)
(Irregular verbs) (segunda columna de la lista)

Ex: Peter played football yesterday.

We studied English last week.
They went to Italy last summer.
(go-went- gone)
 Past simple
Orac neg: SUJETO + Auxiliar+ NOT + VERBO + Com.
(DID) (forma básica)

Ex: Peter did not play football yesterday.

They did not go to Italy last summer.

Did + not = didn’t

 Past simple
Orac inter.: Auxiliar+ SUJETO + VERBO + Com.?
(DID) (forma básica)

Ex: Did Peter play football yesterday?

Did they go to Italy last summer?
 Usos del Past simple
• Acción acabada en un tiempo acabado.

Ex: The film started at 10pm last night.

I bought a new pair of jeans yesterday.
 Time expressions
with the Past simple
• yesterday
• last week /month/ year …
• two days /hours .. ago
• in 2004
• in the 15th century
• then
 Past Continuous (Pasado contínuo)
Orac afirm: SUJETO + VERBO + Compl.
(WAS / WERE) + FORMA BÁSICA+ ing
Ex : The children were playing football at 4 yesterday.
verbo
• Otro ejemplo:
She was watching Master Chef when I called last night.
verbo
Neg: She
………………………………………………….
wasn’t watching Master Chef ….
Suj. + Aux + NOT + verb + compl.
Was she watching Master Chef …..?
Int.: ………………………………………………………..
Aux + Suj + verb + compl. + ?
 Usos del “Past continuous”
1. Acción (inacabada) que estaba sucediendo en un
momento concreto del pasado.
Ex: At 9 o’clock last night, I was watching a football
match on TV.
2. Acción en proceso de realización en un
momento del pasado (past continuous) que se ve
interrumpida por otra acción (past simple).
Ex: She was doing her homework when her friends arrived.
3. Dos (o más) acciones simultáneas en el pasado.
Ex: I was cooking dinner while he was watching the match
on TV.
 Time expressions
with the Past Continuous
• last night / week / year …
• two days /hours .. ago
• at 3.00
• when
• while
• as
Past Simple and Past Continuous
went
1. When the lights …………………… (go) out, I
was chatting (chat) online.
……………………….
didn’t wake (not/wake) up late yesterday.
2. We ……………………..
3. At midnight, we ………….…………… (watch) a scary
film. were watching
4. Jake ……………………………. (read) the news about
the virus
waswhen we …………………. (arrive).
reading
arrived
5. While our class was doing a test, Mandy’s class
………………………….. (play) basketball.
was playing
 Future simple (Futuro simple)
Orac afirm: SUJETO + VERBO + Compl.
(will) + FORMA BÁSICA
Ex : It will rain soon.
verbo
WILL = ’LL
WILL NOT = WON’T
 Usos del “Future simple”
1. Predicción futura.
Ex: I’m sure all cars will become electric soon.
(a fortune teller says) You will marry a millionaire .

2. Decisión instantánea o espontánea.

Ex: I’ll help you download the English activities.

3.Acontecimientos futuros en un
horario/programa.*
Ex: The film will start at 2.30.
* The Present simple is also correct.
 “Be going to” future
Orac afirm: SUJETO + VERBO + Compl.
(am/is/are) + going to + FORMA BÁSICA
Ex : It is going to rain soon.
verbo
 Usos del “Be going to Future”
1. Planes para un futuro.
Ex: They are going to study Medicine when they
finish school.

2. Predicción basada en evidencias.

Ex: Look at those black clouds! It is going to rain.
 The Present continuous
Ex: I am travelling to London this Friday.

Ex: Tom and I are playing a tennis match

tomorrow at 6.

* Acción ya concertada y/o perfectamente

planificada.
 COMPLETE
Future simple / be going to / present continuous
am meeting (meet) Bob for coffee tomorrow.
1. I ......................
2. Marilyn .......... at university next year.
a will study
b is going to study
3. Don’t hold the baby like that. She ................ !
a is falling
b is going to fall
4. Don’t go alone. I will ……………………
go (go) with you.