1. Basic Level English Course
September 11th, 2010
The Simple Present Tense (Part II)

2.  To apply some  Aplicar algunas
grammar structures estructuras
and use them with the gramaticales y usarlas
Simple Present tense con el tiempo Presente
Simple

3.  Base Form Verb = Simple Form of the Verb
 Examples:
 work, study, play, get up, write…
 Infinitive = To + Base Form
 Examples:
 To work, to study, to play, to get up, to write…
 Let us = Let’s = Vamos a…(…hacer una
acitividad junto a una o a varias personas)
 Examples:
 Let’s work, let’s study, let’s play, let’s get up, let’s
write…

4.  I like to study on weekends Note 1:
The simple present
 Jennifer likes to study on weekdays verb changes
according to the
subject/El verbo
 I love to play the guitar en el presente
simple cambia de
 Lauren loves to play the piano acuerdo al
sujeto.
 Brett and Kalfani want to visit Peru Note 2:
 Kelley wants to visit Gabon like = gustar
want = querer
love = amar
 The teacher hates to come to class late hate = odiar
 The students hate to come to class early

5. Usually placed at the end of a sentence
Usualmente colocadas al final de la oración
…every day Monday to Sunday
…every morning 1:00 AM to 11:30 AM
…on Saturday One Saturday
For days …on Saturdays Every Saturday
of the
week use
“on”
…on weekdays Monday to Friday
…on weekends Saturday & Sunday
For sections
…in the morning Preposition: in
of the day
use “in,” except …in the afternoon Preposition: in
for “night” and
exact times; in …at night Preposition: at
which case
you use “at” …at nine o’ clock Preposition: at

6. eight o’ clock
eight sharp
eight on the dot
eight fifty-five eight o’ five
five (minutes) to nine five (minutes) past eight
five of nine 12
eight forty-five 9 3 a quarter after eight
a quarter to nine eight fifteen
a quarter of nine fifteen past eight
6 eight thirty-five
eight thirty-five
twenty-five to nine twenty-five after eight
twenty-five past eight
twenty-five of nine
eight thirty
thirty minutes after eight
half-past eight

7. Note:
 There is: for singular count nouns There is = There’s
Count = contables
There is + a/an + singular noun Some = algunos/as
 There’s a TV in the classroom (Affirmative Sentence) Any = ninguno/a (en
Negativo) y algunos/as
 There is no blackboard in the classroom (Negative Sentence) (en preguntas)
How many…? = Cuantos…?
 Is there a TV in the classroom? (Yes/No Question)
 Yes, there is one/No, there’s no TV in class (Answers)
 There are: for plural nouns
There are + SOME + plural noun
 There are some chairs in the classroom (Affirmative Sentence)
The aren’t + ANY + plural noun
 There aren’t any chairs in the house (Negative Sentence)
Are there + ANY + plural noun…?
 Are there any chairs in the classroom? (Yes/No Question)
 Yes, there are some/No, there aren’t any (chairs in the classroom) (Answers)
HOW MANY + plural noun + ARE THERE…?
 How many chairs are there in the classroom? (WH – Question)
 There are 10 chairs in the classroom (Answer…usually a specific number)

8. There are thirteen rooms in the house. The house
/ð/ /θ/ /ð/ /ð/
has three bathrooms.
/θ/ /θ/
There is a store with three bathtubs, thirteen
/ð/ /θ/ /θ/ /θ/ /θ/
math books, thirty bathing suits, and other things
/θ/ /θ/ /ð/ /ð/ /ð/
/θ/
on sale this Thursday.
/ð/ /θ/ Source: Richards
Jack C.
1994 Interchange: Intro. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

9.  A: Marie doesn’t like to dance, right?
 B: She does love to dance. She just doesn’t have
the time.
 A: You don’t like to play soccer, right?
 B: I do love to play soccer. I don’t have time

10.  (You) VERB + Complement
 Open the door, please.
 Close your books.
 Touch your eyes.
 Come to class early, please.
 (You) DON’T + VERB + Complement
 Don’t come to class late, please.
 Don’t open your books.
 Don’t copy the exam…!!!

11. 0% rarely usually almost always 100%
never sometimes Often always
I never run in the mornings.
Denice rarely sleeps in the afternoon.
Angela sometimes cooks on weekends.
Becky usually dances on weekends.
Alex often studies at night.
Nugkui almost always gets up early. Note:
Eduardo always plays soccer on Sundays. (1) Usual Structural order:
Subject + (AF) + Conjugated Verb
(2) Ever = alguna vez (usually used in
Do you ever come to class late? Questions)
Yes, I do./No, I don’t. Do/Does + Subject + ever + base form…?

12. Usually placed at the end of a sentence
Usualmente colocadas al final de la oración
…once a week.  Grammar Notes:
…once a month.  once = una vez
…twice a day.  twice = dos veces
…twice a year.  three times = tres
veces
…three times a day.
 …
…four times a month

13. Vocabulary:
fun = divertido
 Conversation/ what’s up = que pasa?
 Conversación friends = amigos
available = disponibles
Fred: Hey, Let’s do something fun find (Verbo) = encontrar
call (verbo) = llamar
this morning. guys = gente, amigos/as
Dennis: What do you want to do? sounds like a plan =
suena como un buen plan
Fred: Do you want to play soccer? but (conjunción) = pero
Dennis: I do like to play soccer, but… and (conjunción) = y
I’m not sure…
Fred: What’s up…? Why not…?
Dennis: I sometimes want to play soccer,
and there aren’t any friends available.
Fred: You always find friends for a soccer
game, man...!
Dennis: Call some friends, and I play with you guys.
Fred: Sounds like a plan.
Dennis: Okay. Let’s meet at 10:30 AM.

14.  Conversation
 Conversación
You: Hey, Let’s do something fun...
Your Friend: What do you…?
You: Do you want to…?
Your Friend: I do want to…, but…