1. PRESENT SIMPLE
JAN CARLOS SEGURA

2. Use the Present Simple for routines,
habits and things are generally true.

3. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• You
• They
Add sto the verb in
the affirmative 3rd persons
He stays in bed late
He goes clubbing on
Saturdays

4. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• You
• They
DO
DOES
DO
He doesn´t stay in bed late
I don´t go clubbing on Saturdays
They don´t go to cinema on
Mondays

5. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Auxiliar subject verb complement
Does/Do He/She/It-I/You/We/They Add s/Nothing complement

6. EXAMPLES
• I always call my parents on Sundays
• I often go to the cinema
• He doesn´t like going to bed
• Do I eat this dessert?
• Does it float?

7. I/You/They
He/She/It
Go
Don´t go
Goes
Doesn´t go
To bed early
Do You/We/They
Get up
Early?
Does He/She/It
Get up
Yes, I do. /No, I don´t.
Yes, He does. /No, he doesn´t

8. QUIZ PRESENT SIMPLE
• We sometimes _____ books.
a. Read
b. Reads
• Emily _____ to the disco.
a. Go
b. Goes
• It often ________ on Sundays.
a. Rain
b. Rains
• Pete ______ the family car.
a. Wash
b. Washes

9. PAST SIMPLE
• Use the Past Simple to talk about completed
actions in the past.

10. REGULAR VERBS
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• You
• They
To the regular verbs
add ED or D
I played jazz music
all day yesterday
He finished his exam
last monday

11. IRREGULAR VERBS
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• You
• They
- Depend of the verb.
- You must see the list
of irregular verbs
I left school in 1996
He went to Cartagena in
2007

12. AUXILIAR NEGATIVE
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• You
• They
Auxiliar: Did not (Didn
´t)
He did not finish his
exam last monday
I didn´t play jazz music all
day yesterday

13. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Auxiliar subject verb complement
Did He/She/It-I/You/We/They Verb in form simple complement

14. SHORT ANSWER AND LONG ANSWER
• Did he go to school with you?
- Yes, he did
- No, He didn´t. He go to school with Mariana

15. EXAMPLES
• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• I traveled to Japan last year.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car

16. QUIZ PAST SIMPLE
• He _____ his parents every weekend.
a. Visited
b. Visit
• I ________ to go to the dentist.
a. didn’t want
b. doesn’t want
• She ____ time.
a. had
B haved
a. You close the door.
• Close
• closed

17. OBJECT PRONOUNS
• Object pronouns are pronouns that receive the
action of the verb
• Are placed after the verb or after a preposition

18. EXAMPLES
•I like Susan
•I like Her

19. WHICH ARE?
• I: Me
• You: You
• He : Him
• She: Her
• It: It
• We: Us
• You: You
• They: Them

20. HOW OBJECT PRONOUNS AFTER A VERB
USED?
Yo la llamo a ella todos los días
•I call her every day
Yo compro eso en esa tienda
•I buy it in that shop

21. HOW OBJECT PRONOUNS ARE USED AFTER
A PREPOSITION?
La carta es para ellos
•The letter is for them
No puedo hablar con él
•I can´t talk to him

22. DC AND Y
• If the verb has two complements (DC: direct complement, Y: indirect object), the phrase has two
possible forms of construction:
- V + CD + to + CI = I give an apple to him
- V + CI + CD = I give him an apple

23. QUIZ
• John forgive ______.
a. me
• b. I
• They designed ________.
a. This
• b. It
• I Lend ____ some money.
a. She
• b. me
• Susan showed _____ the exit.
• a. Me
• b. Susan