Presentación de Presente Simple

1. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

2. + +

3. Subject + + NOT + Verb + Object
•Ex: I don’t speak English
He doesn’t speak English
She doesn’t wake up at 6am

4. + SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT ?
EX: DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

5. •To describe present truths
Ex: I teach English
•Repeated actions and habits
Ex: She wakes up at 5 AM

6. • Something that is always true
Ex: Luz always participates in class
• We usually speak English
• You take classes every day
• A fixed future event
Ex: Guami has his turn at 9 PM
The train arrives at 9 PM
• Daily routines
Ex: He eats breakfast at 7 AM
I always watch TV at 8 PM

7. The conjugation to the third person - SINGULAR
RULE 1: To the majority of the verbs we merely add S at the end
of the verbs.
Ex: speak, makeS, listenS, playS, readS and so on…
RULE 2: If the verb ends in a consonant + Y, changes the Y to I
and add ES.
Ex: CRY, FLY= CRIES, FLIES, SPY=SPIES

8. • RULE 3: If the verb ends in a vowel + Y, do not
change the Y just add S
Ex: PLAYS, BUYS,
RULE 4: If the verb ends in O, X, S, Z, CH, SH just add ES.
Ex: GOES, DOES, FIXES, KISSES, WATCHES, WISHES
The only exception to these rules is HAVE = HAS
SLIDES= DIAPOSITIVAS