PRESENT SIMPLE
by mariana de los angeles martinez pedraza
1. We use present simple to talk about present habits repeated actions and fixed arrengments
1.1. Th
2. Verbs that end in vowel Y we just add S in the third person for example play/plays
3. EXAMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE): She works very hard
4. EXAMPLE (NEGATIVE): She does not work very hard
5. EXAMPLE (INTERROGATIVE): Does she works very hard?
6. The present simple is ussually use adverbs of times like always every day usually etc.
7. 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
8. Wh- questions. Typical wh- words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
9. NEGATIVE: subject + do/does + not + verb + complement
10. General Rules: Verbs that end in sh, ss, x or x we have to add ES in the third person for example go/goes
11. Verbs that end in a consonant Y we remove Y and have to add IES for example marry/marries
12. AFFIRMATIVE:subject + verb + complement
13. ¿? QUESTION: auxiliary + subject + verb + complement + ?
14. DOES: HE, SHE and IT, work today?
15. DO: I, WE, YOU, and THEY, work today?
16. Yes, she does/ No, doesn´t
17. Yes, I do/ No I dont´n
