2. HOW TO FORM THE SIMPLE PRESENT
• 1. Affirmative sentences (Frases afirmativas): Sujeto + verbo
• 2. Negative sentences (Frases negativas): Sujeto + verbo auxiliary (do/does) +
auxiliary negativo (not) + verbo.
• 3. Interrogative sentences (Frases interrogativas): Verbo auxiliar (do/does) + sujeto +
verbo + ?
3. • First-person singular: I write
• Second-person singular: You write
• Third-person singular: He/she/it
writes (note the -s)
• First-person plural: We write
• Second-person plural: You write
• Third-person plural: They write
• Notes:
• En la tercera persona del singular, el
verbo siempre termina en –s
• Verbos que terminan en -y : en la
tercera persona del singular, se cambia
la -y por -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Excepción: cuando una vocal precede a
la -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays
• Añadimos -es a los verbos que
en:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it
pushes
4. PAINTING…
• Do you like painting?
• I like painting, it is colorful.
• I don’t like painting, it is simple
• I like naturalistic paintings.
• My brother doesn’t like small paintings.
• My father likes large paintings.
5. DANCE
• I like dancing, it is beautiful.
• I don’t like dancing, it is boring.
• Do you dance well?
• I like elegant dancing.
• My sister doesn’t like salsa dance.
6. MUSIC
• I like acoustic music.
• Do you like classical music?
• I don’t like classical music.
• I don’t like clam music.
• My mother likes danceable music.
• My brother likes cheerful music.
