Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.

We use the present tense:

1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

• I take the train to the office.
• The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
• John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.

2. For facts.

• The President of The USA lives in The White House.
• A dog has four legs.
• We come from Switzerland.

3. For habits.

• I get up early every day.
• Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
• They travel to their country house every weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally true.

• It rains a lot in winter.
• The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
• They speak English at work.

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).

In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject	Verb	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	speak / learn	English at home
he / she / it	speaks / learns	English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:

1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense

To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Beand Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.).

• Affirmative: You speak French.
  Negative: You don't speak French.

You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the subject is I, you,we or they.

• Affirmative: He speaks German.
  Negative: He doesn't speak German.

When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the verb to make a negative sentence. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the negative sentence. We will see the reason why below.

Negative Contractions

Don't = Do not
Doesn't = Does not

I don't like meat = I do not like meat.

There is no difference in meaning though we normally use contractions in spoken English.

Word Order of Negative Sentences

The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the Present Tense using Don't or Doesn't.

Subject	don't/doesn't	Verb*	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	don't	have / buy eat / like etc.	cereal for breakfast
he / she / it	doesn't

* Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive without TO before the verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.

Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins with TO. For example: to have, to eat, to go, to live, to speak etc.

Examples of Negative Sentences with Don't and Doesn't:

• You don't speak Arabic.
• John doesn't speak Italian.
• We don't have time for a rest.
• It doesn't move.
• They don't want to go to the party.
• She doesn't like fish.

Questions in the Simple Present Tense

To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does. It has no translation in Spanish though it is essential to show we are making a question. It is normally put at the beginning of the question.

• Affirmative: You speak English.
  Question: Do you speak English?

You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make it a question. We use Dowhen the subject is I, you, we or they.

• Affirmative: He speaks French.
  Question: Does he speak French?

When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the beginning to make the affirmative sentence a question. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the question. We will see the reason why below.

We DON'T use Do or Does in questions that have the verb To Be or Modal Verbs (can, must, might, should etc.)

Word Order of Questions with Do and Does

The following is the word order to construct a basic question in English using Do or Does.

Do/Does	Subject	Verb*	The Rest of the sentence
Do	I / you / we / they	have / need want etc.	a new bike?
Does	he / she / it

*Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive without TO before the verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.

Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins with TO. For example: to have, to eat, to go, to live, to speak etc.

Examples of Questions with Do and Does:

• Do you need a dictionary?
• Does Mary need a dictionary?
• Do we have a meeting now?
• Does it rain a lot in winter?
• Do they want to go to the party?
• Does he like pizza?

Short Answers with Do and Does

In questions that use do/does it is possible to give short answers to direct questions as follows:

Sample Questions	Short Answer (Affirmative)	Short Answer (Negative)
Do you like chocolate?	Yes, I do.	No, I don't.
Do I need a pencil?	Yes, you do.	No, you don't.
Do you both like chocolate?	Yes, we do.	No, we don't.
Do they like chocolate?	Yes, they do.	No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate?	Yes, he does.	No, he doesn't.
Does she like chocolate?	Yes, she does.	No, she doesn't.
Does it have four wheels?	Yes, it does.	No, it doesn't.

However, if a question word such as who, when, where, why, which or how is used in the question, you can not use the short answers above to respond to the question.

Para practicar lo estudiado anteriormente

To review practice

Things we do at school....

1.Write the verbs in Present Simple.

Nick’s father

1. Nick’s father (work) in London.

2. His office (be: am/is /are ) in a big building.

3. Every morning he (get up) at six o’clock.

4. He (wash) in cold water.

5. He (eat) eggs and toast for breakfast.

6. He (drink) orange juice for breakfast.

7. He (put on) his jeans and jacket.

8. Then he (run) to the railway station.

9. He always (take) his umbrella.

10. He (buy) a newspaper and (read) it on the train.
11. In the evening he (come) back home at five o’clock.
12. After dinner he sometimes (watch) television.
13. He never (go) to the cinema.

                   2.Fill in the verbs in Present Simple.

fly,/ cry,/ finish/,eat,/ live, /drink,/ go,/ speak,/ play,/ like

1. He chips for dinner.2
2. I coffee three times a day.

3. She to New York once a year.
4. We Italian and English.

5. They in Canada.
6. Tom and I to school every day.

7. My dad work at seven o’clock.
8. We tennis every weekend.

9. My friend old films.

10.The baby all the day.

____

Don’t or Doesn’t ???

1. He don't /doesn't live in Mexico.
2. She don't /doesn't work in a bank.
3. I don't /doesn't play golf once a week.
4. Ron don't /doesn't listen to the radio.
5. We don't /doesn't speak French.
6. You don't /doesn't drink coffee in the morning.
7. My cat don't /doesn't sleep at night.
8. His car don't /doesn' work.
9. Shelly don't /doesn't eat meat.

10.I don't /doesn't understand you.

Do or Does ???

• dodoes your friend like spaghetti?
• DoesDo the children go to school on Fridays?
• dodoes your sister watch TV in the morning?
• dodoes he read sometimes comics ?
• DoesDo the girls like football?
• DoesDo they go to sleep at 9 o’clock?
• dodoes she play on computer ?
• dodoes the dog like to eat meat ?
• DoesDo you speak English or German?
• dodoes he like cats?

Questions using what

Writing about famouus people. Homework for next class

Sellect 3 famous people and write down a short biography of him/her on your notebook.

Example:

His name is Lionel Messi. He was born on June 24th 1987. He is 25 years old. He was born in Santa Fé, Argentina. He is a soccer player. He could play soccer when he was 4 years old. His Birth sign is cancer.

 

 

Para practicar diciendo la hora - To practice telling the time

Click on the link to practice telling the time.
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7575

Practice the plural

Write these words in plural. Add -s,-es, -ies, -ves .ëúáå áøáéí

a boy - 2 boyesboys	a pencil- 2 pencilspenciles	a peach- 3 peachspeachespeachies	a potato- 2 potatoespotatos
a box- 2 boxesboxs	a baby- 7 babysbabies	a table- 2 tablestablies	a bus- 5 busesbusies
a city- 5 cityscitescities	a dish- 2 dishesdishiesdishs	a robot- 7 robotesrobots	a knife- 2 knifesknives
a girl- 3 girlesgirls	a fox- 6 foxesfoxiesfoxs	a toy- 2 toystoies	a tomato- 2 tomatoestomatos
a dress- 10dresssdressesdressies	a beach- 2 beachesbeachies	a lady- 4 ladysladies	a monkey- 7 monkiesmonkeys
a bench- 2benchesbenchsbenchies	a brush- 10 brushsbrushes	a snake- 3 snakessnakies	a door- 2 dooresdoors
a bike- 3 bikiesbikes	a desk- 9 desksdeskes	a pen- 5 penspenes	a tree- 8 treestries
a story- 6 storiesstores	a body- 2 bodiesbodys	a glass- 2 glassiesglasses	a way- 2 wayswayes
a leaf- 2 leafsleavesleafes	a key- 5 keyskeyes	a cherry- 2 cherriescherrys	a duck - 6 ducksduckes
a day- 9 dayesdays	a chair- 2 chairschaires	an egg - 8 eggsegges	a wish- 2 wisheswishs

Write these words in plural. Example: one goose four geese

one child two	one man two	one woman two	one person many	one tooth many
onemouse two	one fish two	one deer two	one foot two	onesheep two



 

 

 

 

4-13 HOMEWORK!!! FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY MARCH 6th

Things we do at school....

1.Write the verbs in Present Simple.

Nick’s father

1. Nick’s father (work) in London.

2. His office (be: am/is /are ) in a big building.

3. Every morning he (get up) at six o’clock.

4. He (wash) in cold water.

5. He (eat) eggs and toast for breakfast.

6. He (drink) orange juice for breakfast.

7. He (put on) his jeans and jacket.

8. Then he (run) to the railway station.

9. He always (take) his umbrella.

10. He (buy) a newspaper and (read) it on the train.
11. In the evening he (come) back home at five o’clock.
12. After dinner he sometimes (watch) television.
13. He never (go) to the cinema.

What a boring life!

Fill in the verbs in Present Simple.

 

fly,/ cry,/ finish/,eat,/ live, /drink,/ go,/ speak,/ play,/ like

   He chips for dinner.

1. I coffee three times a day.

3. She to New York once a year.
4. We Italian and English.

5. They in Canada.
6. Tom and I to school every day.

7. My dad work at seven o’clock.
8. We tennis every weekend.

9-My friend old films.

10.The baby all the day.

Don’t or Doesn’t ???

1. He don't /doesn't live in Mexico.
2. She don't /doesn't work in a bank.
3. I don't /doesn't play golf once a week.
4. Ron don't /doesn't listen to the radio.
5. We don't /doesn't speak French.
6. You don't /doesn't drink coffee in the morning.
7. My cat don't /doesn't sleep at night.
8. His car don't /doesn' work.
9. Shelly don't /doesn't eat meat.

10.I don't /doesn't understand you.

Do or Does ???

• dodoes your friend like spaghetti?
• DoesDo the children go to school on Fridays?
• dodoes your sister watch TV in the morning?
• dodoes he read sometimes comics ?
• DoesDo the girls like football?
• DoesDo they go to sleep at 9 o’clock?
• dodoes she play on computer ?
• dodoes the dog like to eat meat ?
• DoesDo you speak English or German?
• dodoes he like cats?

Write these words in plural. Add -s,-es, -ies, -ves .

a boy - 2 boyesboys	a pencil- 2 pencilspenciles	a peach- 3 peachspeachespeachies	a potato- 2 potatoespotatos
a box- 2 boxesboxs	a baby- 7 babysbabies	a table- 2 tablestablies	a bus- 5 busesbusies
a city- 5 cityscitescities	a dish- 2 dishesdishiesdishs	a robot- 7 robotesrobots	a knife- 2 knifesknives
a girl- 3 girlesgirls	a fox- 6 foxesfoxiesfoxs	a toy- 2 toystoies	a tomato- 2 tomatoestomatos
a dress- 10dresssdressesdressies	a beach- 2 beachesbeachies	a lady- 4 ladysladies	a monkey- 7 monkiesmonkeys
a bench- 2benchesbenchsbenchies	a brush- 10 brushsbrushes	a snake- 3 snakessnakies	a door- 2 dooresdoors
a bike- 3 bikiesbikes	a desk- 9 desksdeskes	a pen- 5 penspenes	a tree- 8 treestries
a story- 6 storiesstores	a body- 2 bodiesbodys	a glass- 2 glassiesglasses	a way- 2 wayswayes
a leaf- 2 leafsleavesleafes	a key- 5 keyskeyes	a cherry- 2 cherriescherrys	a duck - 6 ducksduckes
a day- 9 dayesdays	a chair- 2 chairschaires	an egg - 8 eggsegges	a wish- 2 wisheswishs

 

Write these words in plural. Example: one goose four geese

one child two	one man two	one woman two	one person many	one tooth many
onemouse two	one fish two	one deer   two	one foot two	onesheep two

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