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SIMPLE PRESENT
I, you, we, they
Interrogative form
I, you, we, they
• Ahora hablaremos de las actividades diarias, cotidianas, periódicas,
frecuentes, o que de alguna manera son repetitivas. Por ejemplo, las
actividades que realizas todos los días, los fines de semanas, cada mes, cada
Navidad, etc.
• Comenzaremos por las personas, cosas o animales que corresponden a los
pronombres I, you, we, they para facilitar su aprendizaje. ¿Los recuerdas?...
PP My person PP person, animal PP persons, animals
I (singular) (yo) You (singular) (tú) You (plural) (ustedes)
Some examples of the Personal Pronouns
PP Persons and/or animals + I PP Persons, animals, things
We (plural) (nosotros) They (plural) (ellos)
Some examples of the Personal Pronouns
VERBS / ACTIONS
see do get up
watch make wake up
touch have sit down
hear go stand up
listen come study
eat arrive work
drink drive pay attention
buy ride write
sell fly read
give travel walk
take rest run
break sing play
Ahora recordaremos
algunos verbos que ya has
estudiado y que son
necesarios para la
estructura que
revisaremos a
continuación…
Do I prefer red or black?
Do you drink coffee or tea?
Do you like coffee or tea?
Do I have big eyes? Do they like ice cream?
A veces nos preguntamos…
A veces te preguntas…
Do they have something to eat?
Do they have a house?
Do they have medical assistance?
Do they have a job?
Preguntas a tu o tus compañeros…
Do you wake up at six o’clock?
Do you watch TV?
Do you drive helicopters?
Do you go to kindergarten?
Más preguntas a cerca de ellos…
Do they go to parties everyday?
Do they go hiking every
weekend?
A veces no lo puedes creer…
Do you play tennis professionally?!
Do we fly??
Do you drive racing cars?!
Do we eat scorpions?
Do we live in igloos?
Do we ride camels?
Do we travel to the moon for a holiday?
Más preguntas…
Do they eat vegetables?
Do they like vegetables?
Do they sleep eight hours a day?
Do they drink water?
Practica
preguntando a
un compañero…
6:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
Do you get up at 6:00 a.m.?
Auxiliary do Personal
Pronoun
Verb in
simple form
Complement
of place
Complement of
time
Question
mark
Do
I
You
We
They
play in the park in the afternoon ?
Interrogative form
Veamos la estructura gramatical:
Word order:
Observa que los verbos están en forma simple y sólo en negativo e
interrogativo utilizan un auxiliar que no tiene ningún significado, pero que
indica que se trata del tiempo presente simple.
La palabra do como verbo significa hacer; sin embargo, como auxiliar no se
traduce por ninguna palabra, únicamente aclara el tiempo en el que estamos
hablando (presente simple).
Para conocer sobre alguna actividad hacemos una pregunta y tenemos varias opciones como
respuesta que llamamos respuesta corta en afirmativo o negativo y respuesta larga…
Question Affirmative short
answer
Negative short
answer
Contraction Long answer
Do you study? Yes, I do. No, I do not. No, I don’t. No, I don’t study, I work.
Do you play soccer?
(11 persons)
Yes, we do. No, we do not. No, we don’t. No, we don’t play soccer.
Do we eat
hamburgers?
Yes, we do. No, we do not. No, we don’t. Yes, we eat hamburgers.
Do they read books? Yes, they do. No, they do not. No, they don’t. Yes, they read books.
Yes / No Personal
Pronoun
Verb in
simple
form
Complement
of place
Complement
of frequency
Yes,
I
You
We
They
play in the park
in the
afternoon.
No, don’t play in the park
in the
afternoon.
Short answers
Long answers
Yes / No Personal
Pronoun
Auxiliary
do
Yes,
I
You
We
They
do.
No, don’t.
Veamos la estructura gramatical para las respuestas:
Word order:
Do you listen to music?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
Do they sing in a bar?
Yes, they do.
No, they don’t.
Do you go to the movies on fridays?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
Do we study in the same group?
Yes, we do.
No, we don’t.
Do you eat pizza on Saturdays?
Yes, you do.
No, you don’t.
Más ejemplos…
¿Cuándo usamos el Presente Simple?
• Cosas que suceden:
Siempre Always (everyday, constantly, etc.)
Regularmente Regularly (often, frequently, etc.)
Algunas veces Sometimes(occasionally, rarely, etc.)
Nunca Never
I play football every Saturday.
He regularly visits his aunt.
We rarely go shopping in London.
They never work late on Friday.
• Para mencionar hechos:
The sun rises in the east.
The plants need water.
• Para mencionar horarios:
The bus leaves at six o’clock.
The train departs from platform 2.
The flight arrives at gate 3.
(Los adverbios de frecuencia se estudiarán posteriormente.)

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Simple present interrogative

  • 1. SIMPLE PRESENT I, you, we, they Interrogative form
  • 2. I, you, we, they • Ahora hablaremos de las actividades diarias, cotidianas, periódicas, frecuentes, o que de alguna manera son repetitivas. Por ejemplo, las actividades que realizas todos los días, los fines de semanas, cada mes, cada Navidad, etc. • Comenzaremos por las personas, cosas o animales que corresponden a los pronombres I, you, we, they para facilitar su aprendizaje. ¿Los recuerdas?...
  • 3. PP My person PP person, animal PP persons, animals I (singular) (yo) You (singular) (tú) You (plural) (ustedes) Some examples of the Personal Pronouns
  • 4. PP Persons and/or animals + I PP Persons, animals, things We (plural) (nosotros) They (plural) (ellos) Some examples of the Personal Pronouns
  • 5. VERBS / ACTIONS see do get up watch make wake up touch have sit down hear go stand up listen come study eat arrive work drink drive pay attention buy ride write sell fly read give travel walk take rest run break sing play Ahora recordaremos algunos verbos que ya has estudiado y que son necesarios para la estructura que revisaremos a continuación…
  • 6. Do I prefer red or black? Do you drink coffee or tea? Do you like coffee or tea? Do I have big eyes? Do they like ice cream? A veces nos preguntamos…
  • 7. A veces te preguntas… Do they have something to eat? Do they have a house? Do they have medical assistance? Do they have a job?
  • 8. Preguntas a tu o tus compañeros… Do you wake up at six o’clock?
  • 9. Do you watch TV? Do you drive helicopters?
  • 10. Do you go to kindergarten?
  • 11. Más preguntas a cerca de ellos… Do they go to parties everyday? Do they go hiking every weekend?
  • 12. A veces no lo puedes creer… Do you play tennis professionally?! Do we fly?? Do you drive racing cars?!
  • 13. Do we eat scorpions? Do we live in igloos? Do we ride camels? Do we travel to the moon for a holiday?
  • 14. Más preguntas… Do they eat vegetables? Do they like vegetables?
  • 15. Do they sleep eight hours a day?
  • 16. Do they drink water?
  • 17. Practica preguntando a un compañero… 6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Do you get up at 6:00 a.m.?
  • 18. Auxiliary do Personal Pronoun Verb in simple form Complement of place Complement of time Question mark Do I You We They play in the park in the afternoon ? Interrogative form Veamos la estructura gramatical: Word order:
  • 19. Observa que los verbos están en forma simple y sólo en negativo e interrogativo utilizan un auxiliar que no tiene ningún significado, pero que indica que se trata del tiempo presente simple. La palabra do como verbo significa hacer; sin embargo, como auxiliar no se traduce por ninguna palabra, únicamente aclara el tiempo en el que estamos hablando (presente simple).
  • 20. Para conocer sobre alguna actividad hacemos una pregunta y tenemos varias opciones como respuesta que llamamos respuesta corta en afirmativo o negativo y respuesta larga… Question Affirmative short answer Negative short answer Contraction Long answer Do you study? Yes, I do. No, I do not. No, I don’t. No, I don’t study, I work. Do you play soccer? (11 persons) Yes, we do. No, we do not. No, we don’t. No, we don’t play soccer. Do we eat hamburgers? Yes, we do. No, we do not. No, we don’t. Yes, we eat hamburgers. Do they read books? Yes, they do. No, they do not. No, they don’t. Yes, they read books.
  • 21. Yes / No Personal Pronoun Verb in simple form Complement of place Complement of frequency Yes, I You We They play in the park in the afternoon. No, don’t play in the park in the afternoon. Short answers Long answers Yes / No Personal Pronoun Auxiliary do Yes, I You We They do. No, don’t. Veamos la estructura gramatical para las respuestas: Word order:
  • 22. Do you listen to music? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Do they sing in a bar? Yes, they do. No, they don’t. Do you go to the movies on fridays? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Do we study in the same group? Yes, we do. No, we don’t. Do you eat pizza on Saturdays? Yes, you do. No, you don’t. Más ejemplos…
  • 23. ¿Cuándo usamos el Presente Simple? • Cosas que suceden: Siempre Always (everyday, constantly, etc.) Regularmente Regularly (often, frequently, etc.) Algunas veces Sometimes(occasionally, rarely, etc.) Nunca Never I play football every Saturday. He regularly visits his aunt. We rarely go shopping in London. They never work late on Friday. • Para mencionar hechos: The sun rises in the east. The plants need water. • Para mencionar horarios: The bus leaves at six o’clock. The train departs from platform 2. The flight arrives at gate 3. (Los adverbios de frecuencia se estudiarán posteriormente.)