Present

Simple
 The present simple, also known
as the present indefinite, is one of
the present verb tenses, which is
commonly used to designate
everyday actions. The present
simple in English is usually used
to indicate actions that are
performed frequently, but it does
not express that they are being
carried out at the moment they
are being described.
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Uses of the present
simple
 #1. To express habits #5 To indicate states
Ana only drinks coffee in the morning.
Jess is from Italy.
Ana solo toma café en la mañana.
Jess es de Italia.
#2. To point out something
routine #6. To indicate tastes
Ralph and his girlfriend run every day.
I really like to eat burritos.
Ralph and his girlfriend run every day.
Me gusta mucho comer burritos.

#3. To state facts #7. To indicate short-term

I get wet when it rains.
future
Me mojo cuando llueve.
plans with
Tomorrow a specific
is my graduationdate:
from school.
#4. To describe permanent Mañana es mi graduación de la escuela.

situations
He lives in Vancouver.
Él vive en Vancouver.
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Structure of the present simple
 Negative structure
Affirmative subject + do not + verb +
structure
subject + verb + complement.
complement.
Lizzie doesn't (does not) like coffee.
The sentence structure is quite similar to the
Lizzie likes coffee. previous case, with the difference that the
auxiliary do/does not is incorporated as

Interrogative appropriate.

structure
do + subject + verb + complement. That is the structure for a yes or no question. To
Does Lizzie like coffee?
The composition tends to be the same as in the
case of the negative structure, only in this case,
the auxiliary do/does is placed at the beginning
of the sentence.
create an information question, just add one of
the interrogative words at the beginning.
Interrogative word+ auxiliary verb
do + subject + verb + complement.
For example: What does Lizzie like to
do?
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Do - Does
 Auxiliary Verb
Pronoun Conjugation present tense Conjugation past tense
I Do/Don’t

He, she, it Does/Doesn’t Did/Didn’t

You, we, they Do/Don’t

Interrogative Structure Auxiliary verb + subject + verb + complement

Negative Structure Subject + auxiliary verb + not + verb + complement

Afirmative Structure Subject + auxiliary verb + verb + complement

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