PRESENT SIMPLE
by mariana de los angeles martinez pedraza
1. NEGATIVE: subject + do/does + not + verb + complement
2. We use present simple to talk about present habits repeated actions and fixed arrengments
2.1. Th
3. General Rules: Verbs that end in sh, ss, x or x we have to add ES in the third person for example go/goes
4. Verbs that end in a consonant Y we remove Y and have to add IES for example marry/marries
5. Verbs that end in vowel Y we just add S in the third person for example play/plays
6. AFFIRMATIVE:subject + verb + complement
7. ¿? QUESTION: auxiliary + subject + verb + complement + ?
8. EXAMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE): She works very hard
9. EXAMPLE (NEGATIVE): She does not work very hard
10. EXAMPLE (INTERROGATIVE): Does she works very hard?
11. The present simple is ussually use adverbs of times like always every day usually etc.
12. DOES: HE, SHE and IT, work today?
13. DO: I, WE, YOU, and THEY, work today?
14. Yes, she does/ No, doesn´t
15. Yes, I do/ No I dont´n
16. 100% always, constantly, continuously, habitually 90% usually, normally, mostly, regularly 75% frequently, generally, repeatedly 60% often 50% sometimes 40% occasionally, sporadically 20% rarely, seldom, infrequently 0% never
17. Wh- questions. Typical wh- words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.