2. APPLICATIONS
To express everyday actions that we usually
perform.
I eat twice a week at this restaurant
To express routines or habits.
I go to work by car everyday
To talk about generalities or scientific facts.
Adults do not know everything
For events that will happen in the very near future
The train leaves in ten minutes
3. HOW IT IS FORMED
In affirmative sentences, the verbs will be in the
same form as the infinitives (without the "to" that
marks the infinitive form).
I drink wine on Sundays
I work in a hospital
In the third person singular (he, she, it) an –s is
added to the end of the verb to indicate said
person.
She cuts her hair twice a year
4. RULES FOR ADDING –S TO THE THIRD PERSON
SINGULAR
Normal verbs add an –s at the end without changing
anything.
Know- knows Drink-drinks
Verbs ending in "-o","-sh", "-ch", "-ss","-x", "-z", "-y" is added
"-es" instead of "-s“
Do- does Dress-dressesBuy- buys
Verbs ending in "-y" when preceded by a consonant, add "-
ies" at the end.
Study- studies
When the "-y" is preceded by a vowel they form the 3rd person like normal
verbs: buy- buys
5. STRUCTURES OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT - AFFIRMATIVE
Its structure is:
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENTS
I study for two hours everyday.
Don't forget to add the –s to the third person
singular.
He watches TV every weekend.
6. STRUCTURES OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT - NEGATIVE
The auxiliary DO must be included in the
sentences.
Its structure is:
SUBJECT + DO/ DOES (for the 3rd person) + NOT +
MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENTS
You do not (don’t) speak Russian
He does not (doesn’t) like onion
7. STRUCTURES OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT- INTERROGATIVE
Its structure is:
DO/ DOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB +
COMPLEMENTS
Do you like pizza?
Does he drink beer? (El verbo ya no lleva la –s en la tercera
persona, la lleva el auxiliar)
We formulate the short answers:
Yes, subject + do/does
No, subject + do not/ does not
