This document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English grammar. It provides conjugations of regular and irregular verbs in the present simple affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms. It also outlines common uses of the present simple tense, including for habitual actions, scientific facts, schedules, movie plots, and conditional sentences.

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AFFIRMATIVE
SUJETO + V1
I sing
You sing
He sings
She sings
It sings
We sing
You sing
They sing

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QUESTION
DO / DOES +
SUJETO + V1?
Do I sing?
Do you sing?
Does he sing?
Does she sing?
Does it sing?
Do we sing?
Do you sing?
Do they sing?

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NEGATIVE
SUJETO + DO / DOES + NOT + V1
I do not sing
You do not sing
He does not sing
She does not sing
It does not sing
We do not sing
You do not sing
They do not sing

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CONJUGACIÓN/ ORTOGRAFÍA DEL PRESENT SIMPLE
La forma del "present simple" coincide con la del infinitivo sin la partícula "to", salvo en la 3ª
persona del singular en la que se le añade una "s".
Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it
To eat (comer) eat eats
To run (correr) run runs
Si el verbo termina en "ss", "sh", "ch", "x", "o", al formar la 3º persona del singular se le añade "-
es".
Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it
To kiss (besar) I kiss He kisses
To watch (observar) I watch He watches
Si el verbo termina en "y" tras consonante, al formar la 3ª persona del singular se sustituye esta
"y" por una "i", seguida de la terminación "es".
Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it
To carry (llevar) I carry He carries
To envy (envidiar) I envy He envies

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Las oraciones negativas se forman con el auxiliar "to do", habitualmente en sus formas
contraídas: "don´t" (= do not) para las personas "I, you, we, they", y "doesn´t" (= does not) para las
personas "he, she, it".
I don't play tennis. Yo no juego al tenis
She doesn´t go to the cinema. Ella no va al cine
We don´t know the answer. Nosotros no sabemos la respuesta
La forma interrogativa se forma también con el auxiliar "to do" al comienzo de la oración ("do"
con las personas "I, you, we, they"; "does" con "he, she, it").
Do you play tennis? ¿ Juegas al tenis ?
Does she go to the cinema? ¿ Va ella al cine ?
Do we know the answer? ¿ Conocemos la
respuesta ?

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USO DEL PRESENT SIMPLE
ACCIONES HABITUALES , RUTINAS, HECHOS CIENTÍFICOS Y VERDADES
UNIVERSALES
E.g.: I go to Olot every weekend Cats don’t bark The Earth goes round the sun.
CON LOS ADVERBIOS DE FRECUENCIA: always, usually, often, very often, sometimes,
occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, on Mondays (Tuesdays, etc), once a week (twice, three times,
etc.), every day (week, month, etc.), etc.
CON “ VERBOS DE ESTADO” : want, like, dislike, love (=like very much), hate, belong, know,
suppose, remember, need, see, hear, smell, realise, mean (=want to say), forget, prefer, believe,
understand, seem, think (=believe), etc.
ACCIONES FUTURAS PLANEADAS / HORARIOS
I leave Madrid tomorrow morning. Me voy de Madrid mañana por la mañana
ARGUMENTOS DE PELÍCULAS/ LIBROS, CHISTES, RETRANSMISIONES DEPORTIVAS:
E.g.: When the protagonist arrives home, she finds the window open. Suddenly, she sees a
masked man.
CON EL PRIMER CONDICIONAL:
E.g.: If you speak on your mobile phone while driving, you will have an accident.