Review simple present

1. Prof. Zelideth Aponte

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- Express general truth
- Habits / Daily routine
- Permanent situations
- Newspaper headlines
- Timetables
-The sun rises in the east
- I play soccer every Monday
- They work in a bank
- Man enters space
- The train station opens at 5
am

3. Prof. Zelideth Aponte
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
Subject:
-Nouns: names,
objects, things
- Personal pronoun:
I, you, he, she, it,
they, we
Verb:
-Actions: eat,
run, study, rest
- Not verb to be

4. Prof. Zelideth Aponte
I eat pizza
You eat pizza
They eat pizza
We eat pizza
BUT:
She eats pizza
He eats pizza
It eats pizza

5. Prof. Zelideth Aponte
- General rule:
Add – s Example: walk – walks clean – cleans
- Verbs ending in Consonante + Y
Chande the “Y” to “I” and then add – es Example: cry – cries study – studies
- Verbs endind in “o, sh, ch, x, ss”
Add – esExample: go - goes watch – watches
He drinks milk
She stays at home
The cat sleeps all day
The baby wants to eat
Susy likes chocolate

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I / YOU / WE / THEY DO
HE / SHE / IT DOES
Examples:
I don´t speak English
We don´t want to go
She doesn´t live in Los Teques
The dog doesn´t eat its food
SUBJECT + DON´T / DOESN´T + VERB + COMPLEMENT

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Do you close the door?
- Yes, I do / No, I don´t
Does he close the door?
- Yes, he does / No, he doesn´t
Do they close the door?
- Yes, they do / No, they don´t
DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM + COMPLEMENT ?

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Where do you love?
- I live in Caracas
What does he do for living?
- He works in a hotel
When do they go to the park?
- They go every Sunday
WH or H + DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM + COMPLEMENT ?

9. Prof. Zelideth Aponte