Simple Present
(review)
Structure
Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I read Do I read? I don’t read
You eat Do you eat? You don’t eat
He works Does he work? He doesn’t work
She runs Does she run? She doesn’t run
It thinks Does it think? It doesn’t think
We play Do we play? We don’t play
They sing Do they sing? They don’t sing
We use simple present to express:
 Habits and routines:
-He drinks tea at breakfast.
-She only eats fish.
 Events and actions:
-They drive to Monaco every summer.
-It rains every afternoon in the hot
season.
 General acts:
-The Earth revolves around the Sun.
-Her mother is Peruvian.
 Instructions:
-Open the packet and pour the contents
into hot water.
 Planned acts:
-His mother arrives tomorrow.
Progressive
tense
 Structure: Verb + “ing”
Example:
-Elisa is wear-ing nice shoes.
verb “ing” /gerundio
- I’m eating my lunch
- they are playing basketball

Simple present

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  • 2.
    Structure Affirmative Interrogative Negative Iread Do I read? I don’t read You eat Do you eat? You don’t eat He works Does he work? He doesn’t work She runs Does she run? She doesn’t run It thinks Does it think? It doesn’t think We play Do we play? We don’t play They sing Do they sing? They don’t sing
  • 3.
    We use simplepresent to express:  Habits and routines: -He drinks tea at breakfast. -She only eats fish.  Events and actions: -They drive to Monaco every summer. -It rains every afternoon in the hot season.  General acts: -The Earth revolves around the Sun. -Her mother is Peruvian.  Instructions: -Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.  Planned acts: -His mother arrives tomorrow.
  • 4.
    Progressive tense  Structure: Verb+ “ing” Example: -Elisa is wear-ing nice shoes. verb “ing” /gerundio - I’m eating my lunch - they are playing basketball