PRESENT SIMPLE

Verdades en general
Cosas que suceden todo el tiempo o con periodicidad
PALABRAS CLAVE: always, never, often, sometimes, usually, every Monday,
every year, every weekend.

I like big cities.

The shops open at 9 oclock and close at 5.30.
The Earth goes round the Sun.
Susan always arrives at work early.
I usually go to work by car.
Julia never eats breakfast.
We often see Tom because he lives near us.
SPELLING:
-es after s/-sh/-ch:
Pass
passes, finish
finishes, watch
watches
-y
-ies
Study
studies, try
tries
ALSO:
I have
he/she/it HAS (John has a shower every day)
I do
he/she/it DOES
I go
he/she/it GOES
We do not use these verbs in the present continuous (I am ing): like, love, want,
know, understand, remember, depend, prefer, hate, need, mean, believe, forget. Use
the present simple only.
Im tired. I want to go home now.
Do you know that girl? Yes, but I dont remember her name now.
I dont understand. What do you mean?

AFIRMATIVO
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

read, do
like, have
reads, works,
watches
Likes, lives
work
live
watch

marca de tercera persona singular

NEGATIVO
Para negar, adems de la negacin, en ingls hay que usar un verbo auxiliar que
acompae al verbo que aporta sentido a la frase. Ese verbo es DO. Se traduce
simplemente por No.
NEGATIVO
I
Do not/dont work
You Do not/dont like
He
Does not/doesnt like (porque la marca de 3 sg ya est
en el DOES NOT/DOESNT)
She
She Does not/doesnt do (porque la marca de 3 sg ya est en
el DOES NOT/DOESNT)
It
It
Does not/doesnt work (porque la marca de 3 sg ya est
en el DOES NOT/DOESNT)
We
have
We Do not/dont have
You go
You Do not/dont do
They have
They Do not/dont have
I drink coffee but I dont drink tea.
I
You
He

POSITIVO
work
do
works
likes
does

He doesnt like his job.

She doesnt drink coffee.
INTERROGATIVO
Para preguntar en presente simple, hay que usar un verbo auxiliar que acompae al
verbo que aporta el sentido de la frase. Ese verbo no aporta significado ni se traduce.
Es DO.

I
You
He

POSITIVO
work
Like
Does
works

How
often
Where

INTERROGATIVO
Do
I
Do
You
DOES He

Work?
like?
like? (porque
la marca de 3 sg
ya est en el
DOES)

Near
here?

She

What

has

DOES She

do? (porque la Tennis?

marca de 3 sg
ya est en el
DOES)

It

DOES It

ALWAYS
OFTEN
work?
USUALLY
(porque la marca

de 3 sg ya est
en el DOES)

How
much

We Do
Do
We
You Like
Do
You
They have
Do
They
What do you do? = What is your job? I work in a bank.
RESPUESTAS CORTAS

I
You
He

POSITIVO
Do
do

Yes, She
Does
It
We Do
You Do
They Do

No,

I
You
He

Dont
Dont
Doesnt

She
It
We
You
They

Dont
Dont
Dont

Have?
Do?
Work?

In the
evening?