PRESENT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
I play the guitar
You play the guitar
He plays the guitar
She plays the guitar
It plays the guitar
We play the guitar
They play the guitar

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE /

SHE / IT)
In general
+s

Verbs ending in
conson. + y
y + ies

Verbs ending in
o, sh, ch, x, s
+ es

work works

study studies

go goes

eat eats

cry cries

wash washes

play plays

try tries

watch watches

swim swims

spy spies

mix mixes

write writes

fly flies

kiss kisses

* Verbos que terminen en -Y que les precede vocal se

agrega s excepto cuando precede consonante y se le
agrega -ies

NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + DONT / DOESNT+ VERB +
COMPLEMENT
SUBJECT + DONT / DOESNT+ VERB + COMPLEMENT
I dont play the guitar
You dont play the guitar
He doesnt play the guitar
She doesnt play the guitar
It doesnt play the guitar
We dont play the guitar
They dont play the guitar

INTERROGATIVE
YES OR NO QUESTION
DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB +
COMPLEMENT + ?
Do I live in Chillan ?
Do you read a book ?
Does he study English?
Does she go to Santiago ?
Does it work ?
Do we sing a song ?
Do they swim in the morning ?

Positive
answer

Negative
answer

Yes, I do

No, I dont

Yes, I do

No, I dont

Yes, He does

No, He doesnt

Yes, She does

No, She doesnt

Yes, It does

No, It doesnt

Yes, We do

No, We dont

Yes, They do

No, They dont

Activity 1 :
Transforma las siguientes oraciones a pregunta:
1. James football ? (like)
2. you a bath or a shower? (have)
3. My brother medicine? (study)
4. .We French and German at
school?(learn)
5. Mary ... English well?(speak)
6. .. you the exercise? (understand)
7. your father to the office? (walk)
8. Sarah her homework? (do)
9. ..Our teachers us lots of
homework? (give)
10. My gradma glasses? (wear)

Activity 1 :
Transforma las siguientes oraciones a pregunta:
1. Does James like football ?
2. Do you have a bath or a shower?
3. Does My brother study medicine?
4. Do We learn French and German at school?
5. Does Mary speak English well?
6. Do you understand the exercise?
7.Does your father walk to the office?
8. Does Sarah do her homework?
9. Do Our teachers give us lots of homework?
10. Does My gradma wear glasses?

Activity 2 :
1.

Completa las siguientes oraciones. Todas ellas son

negativas. Usa dont/doesnt + verbo y luego las
1-traduces
My sister
buys
the newspaper everyday, but I
enread
tu cuaderno.
know
play
go
like

____ ___ it
drink
know
talk
speak
eat
2- Kim has a guitar, but she ________ ___________it.
3- My friend and I like films, but we ____ ____ to
the cinema.
4- I ________ ___________ about politics. Im not
interested.
5- I __________ _________ my job, its very boring.
6- She _________ _________ her favorite drink.
7- He ___________ ___________ about his private
life.
8- John is vegetarian. He _______ _________ meat.
9- Kim speaks Spanish and English. She ________
______ Greek.

Activity 2 :
1.

Completa las siguientes oraciones. Todas ellas son

negativas. Usa dont/doesnt + verbo y luego las
traduces
enread
tu cuaderno.
know
play
go
like

speakeveryday,
eat
1- drink
My sisterknow
buys thetalk
newspaper
but I dont read it
2- Kim has a guitar, but she doesnt play it.
3- My friend and I like films, but we dont go
to the cinema.
4- I dont know about politics. Im not
interested.
5- I dont like my job, its very boring.
6- She doesnt drink her favorite drink.
7- He doesnt talk about his private life.
8- John is vegetarian. He doesnt eat meat.
9- Kim speaks Spanish and English. She
doesnt speak Greek.

Activity 3 :
Convierte a la forma negativa las siguientes
oraciones y luego la traduces en tu cuaderno.

1.- He lives in Liverpool

_______________________________________________________
2.- She works in a hospital
_______________________________________________________
3.- We do the homework every day
_______________________________________________________
4.- The meeting starts at seven
_______________________________________________________
5.- My mother does the shopping every Saturday
______________________________________________________

Activity 3 :
Convierte a la forma negativa las siguientes
oraciones y luego la traduces en tu cuaderno.

1.- Paul doesnt live in Liverpool

_______________________________________________________
2.- She doesnt work in a hospital
_______________________________________________________
3.- My classmates dont do the homework every day
_______________________________________________________
4.- The meeting doesnt start at seven
_______________________________________________________
5.- My sister doesnt do the dishes
______________________________________________________