The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used to talk about habitual actions, permanent situations, general truths, schedules and opinions. It provides examples of these uses and discusses the structure of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences in the present simple. Time expressions and frequency adverbs that are commonly used with the present simple are also outlined.

1. PRESENT SIMPLE
A) Usos
El Present Simple (present de indicativo) se utiliza para hablar de:
1 Hábitos y acciones repetidas.
I make lunch every day. Hago la comida cada día.
2 situaciones permanentes.
George and Jenny live in London. George y Jenny viven en Londres.
3 gustos y opiniones.
I think the joke is funny. Creo que el chiste es bueno.
4 hechos y verdades generales.
Chocolate comes from America. El chocolate viene de América.
5 programas (teatro, cine) y horaris (trenes, autobuses, aviones, etc).
The train leaves at 8.00. El tren se va a las 8.00.
B) Expresiones temporals y adverbios de frecuencia.
1 Aquí tienes algunas expresiones temporales que se utilizan co el Present
Simple:
- every day / week / month / year - in the morning / summer / holidays
-cada dia/ semana / mes /año - por la mañana / verano/ vacaciones
- once a day / week / month - on Mondays / Saturday afternoons
- una vez al día / semana / mes - los dilluns / las tardes del sábado
- at night / all the time
- por la noche / todo el tiempo
Jane doesn’t watch TV every day. On Tuesday afternoons we go to the pool.
Jane no ve la TV cada día. Las tardes del jueves vamos a la piscina.
2 Los adverbios de frecuencia van delantes del verbo, pero detrás si se trata del
verbo TO BE. Los más habituales son:
Always siempre usually normalmente often a menudo sometimes a veces
Rarely poques veces never nunca

2. C) Forma
I study English every day.
She cleans her room on Sundays.
Pol likes pasta.
pasado ____________ PRESENTE _____________ futuro
Estructura:
Afirmativa: Sujeto + verbo en presente + …
(-s/-es 3ª per. singular)
3ªper.sing.: She plays tennis every day
You play tennis every day
Interrogativa: Aux. DO/DOES+ sujeto + verb + … ?
(3ªp.sing) (infinitivo)
3ªper.sing.: Does she play tennis?
Do you play tennis?
Negativa: Sujeto + DO/DOES NOT + verbo + …
(infinitivo)
3ªper.sing.: She doesn’t play tennis.
You don’t play tennis.

3. Afirmativa – Es el verbo en la forma base, pero la 3a persona del singular (he, she, it)
acaba en –s.
I help he helps
Reglas ortográficas pera la 3a persona del singular
1 Los verbos que acaban en –ss, -ch, -sh, -x y –o le añadimos las letras –es.
Kiss kisses teach teaches brush brushes fix fixes go goes
Besar enseñar cepillar sujetar ir
2 A los que acaban en consonant +y le cambiamos la y por una i y le añadimos
–es.
cry cries
3 Pero si acaban en vocal +y, sólo le añadimos una –s.
say says
Nota: El verbo have cambia a has en la 3a persona del singular.
Negativa – Am I, we, you y they escribimos do not o don’t delante del verbo, y con he,
she y it utilizamos does not o doesn’t (y el verbo SIN –s).
I don’t eat meat Anne doesn’t eat meat
No como carne Anne no come carne.
Interrogativa – Escribimos do delante del sujeto si se trata de I, we, you o they, però si
es la 3a persona del singular hacemos servir does (y el verbo SIN –s)
Do you play tennis? Does your sister drive?
¿Juegas a tenis? ¿Tu hermana conduce?
Respuestas cortas “Short answers”
Do you eat fish? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
¿Comes pescado? Sí, como / No, no como
Does Anne like chocolate? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
¿Le gusta a Anne el chocolate? Sí, le gusta. / No, no le gusta.

4. EXERCICIS
1. Añade –s, -es o –ies a estos verbos para hacer la 3a persona del singular del
Present Simple.
Fix – write – catch – fly – carry – buy – push – brush – dress – enjoy – study – worry –
play – try – dance – go – talk – hurry
-s -es -ies
fixes
2. Completa las frases con los verbos del recuadro en Present Simple.
1. Monkeys ........................ in trees.
2. Most people ..................... on Sundays.
3. My mum usually ................... what to make for dinner.
4. The first bus to Scotland ...................... at 6 o’clock.
5. In Australia, people .......................... English.
6. I ............................... Helen. Can you introduce me to her?
7. Many people ............................. sandals in summer.
8. A photographer ............................ pictures.
Decide – take – live – wear – speak – not know – leave – not work
3. Completa el texto con los verbos del recuadro en Present Simple.
Kim and Nora are twins but they are very different! They _________________ the
same things. Nora usually wears dresses and Kim __________________ to wear
trousers. Nora loves dancing. She _________________ to ballet classes four times a
week. Kim loves swimming and basketball. Every morning she __________________ in
the pool and in the afternoon she ____________________ basketball.
The twins have got a birthday next week. Their mum _________________ to bake a
cake, but she has got a problem. Kim loves chocolate cake but Nora doesn’t. Their
mother ___________________ what to do. What ______ you _________ think?
Go – not know – play – like – want – not like – think – swim

5. 4. Ordena las palabras y utiliza estos adverbios de frecuencia para hacer frases.
Usually – never – sometimes – rarely – always – often
1. my / I / bike / ride / school / to / .
I usually ride my bike to school.
2. Our maths teacher / homework / us / gives / a Iot of / .
_____________________________________________
3. type / my homework / I / on the computer / .
_____________________________________________
4. My family / on my birthday / me / gives / presents / .
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5. hang up / I / posters / on my bedroom wall / .
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6. together / go / to the cinema / My best friend and I / .
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5. Escoge la opción correcta.
1. Kim ... football. 6. Anne ... eat meat.
a) like a) don’t
b) likes b) doesn’t
2. ... your friends watch a lot of TV? 7. I read the newspaper... .
a) Do a) every morning
b) Does b) often
3. I ... speak French. 8. Where ... you study for tests?
a) don’t a) do
b) doesn’t b) does
4. We ... ride our bicycles to school. 9. The bus ... at 7.30.
a) every day a) leave
b) usually b) leaves
5. My grandparents ... in New York. 10. You ... play basketball every day.
a) live a) don’t
b) lives b) doesn’t

6. 6. Escribe estas frases en negativas, interrogativas o afirmativas.
1. She walks down the street every morning.
She doesn’t walk down the street every morning.
Does she walk down the street every mornin?
2. Do the students study English on Friday?
3. You don’t read a book at night.
4. It is windy all the time.
5. Peter gives me a present for my birthday.
6. The girls go to the cinema in the afternoon.
7. Susana doesn’t write me a letter every month.
8. Does Kevin bring the cake?
9. You like Pop music.
10. Does Carmen work in a big company?