This document provides an introduction to the simple present tense in English. It discusses the uses of the simple present tense, including for habitual or repeated actions, situations that are always the same, and daily schedules. The grammar structures of the simple present tense are explained, including affirmative and negative forms and questions. Examples are given of verbs changing in the third person singular form. Exercises are provided for learners to practice forming simple present tense sentences.

2. Simple Present

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4. 1.
Uses of Simple
present
Let’s start with the first

5. When we use the present simple?
✗ Habits or actions that happen regularly
He plays volleyball every Monday
Use with twice a month, on Fridays, often, sometimes.
✗ For situations that are always the same
She lives in Paris
✗ For daily schedules
He stars work at 8.30 every day
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6. 2.
Grammar
Let’s go

7. “Structure of the simple
present is important to be
able to form congruent
sentences”
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8. Structure
✗ Affirmative
Subject + verb(add –s or –es to the 3rd person
singular)+ complement
✗ Negative
Subject + Aux.do/does + not + verb + complement
✗ Interrogative
Aux. Do/Does + subject + verb + complement + ?
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9. Structure
affirmative and negative
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Affirmative negative
Full forms Short forms
I work I do not work I don´t work
You work You does not
work
You doesn´t work
She works She does not
work
She doesn´t work
He works He does not work He doesn´t work
It works It does not work He doesn´t work
We work We do not work We don´t work
You work You do not work You don´t work
They work They do not work They don´t work

10. Structure Questions and Answer
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QUESTIONS SHORT AND ANSWERS
Do I work ? Yes, I do No, I don´t
Do you work? Yes, you do No, you don´t
Does he work? Yes, he does No, he doesn´t
Does she work? Yes, she does No, she doesn´t
Does it work? Yes, it does no, it doesn´t
Do we work? Yes, we do No, we don´t
Do you work? Yes, you do No, you don´t
Do they work? Yes, they do No, they don´t

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12. EXAMPLE: Work -> Lucy Works
catch -> Sam catches butterflies
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In present simple, the verb changes only
in third person singular (he, she, it, a
person, a thing), where it gets the suffix -
s or -es.
3rd person

13. Let’s review some concepts
1. For the negative and
interrogative forms, DOES (=
third person of the auxiliary 'DO')
+ the infinitive of the verb is
used.
SHe wants ice
cream. Does She want
strawberry? sHe does not
want vanilla.
2. Verbs that end in -y: in the
third person of the singular, the -
y is changed by -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Exception: when a vowel
precedes the -y:
play -> plays, pray -> prays
3. We add -es to the verbs that
end in: -ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
• Tomas passes, Emily
catches, he fixes, it
pushes
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14. Examples
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15. Examples
Gray
White Black
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He goes to school every
morning.
She understands English.
It mixes the sand and the
water.
He tries very hard.
She enjoys playing the
piano.

16. Exercises
These are some exercises that you can copy in your notebook and
practice them.
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1. WHAT ................... THEY WEAR TO WORK?
DO
DOES
HAS
2. SHE ……………. NOT TALK MUCH.
• DO
• DOES
3. WHERE ................... HE WORK?
• DO
• DOES
• HAS
4. JOHN .................. KNOW MUCH ABOUT SAILING.
DO NOT
DOES NOT
HAS NOT
5. I ..................... NOT HAVE THE TIME OR PATIENCE TO
COOK A PROPER MEAL.
DO
DOES
HAS

17. References
✗WordDive. (2018). simple present.
2014, de WordDive Sitio web:
(https://www.worddive.com/grammar/e
n/english-grammar/5-present-simple-
third-person/)
✗Englishpage. (2018). simple present
. 2018, de Englishpage Sitio web:
https://www.englishpage.com/verbp
age/simplepresent.html
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