The document provides information about using the simple present tense in English and Spanish. It discusses how the simple present is used to talk about habitual or repeated actions, general truths, and activities that occur everyday or all the time. It then gives examples of simple present tense sentences in English and explains how to form sentences using subjects, verbs, and complements. Rules are provided for changing verbs ending in 'y', 'sh', 'ch', 's', and 'x' when used with third-person singular subjects. The document concludes by explaining how to form negative sentences and ask questions in the simple present tense.

1. Simple Present
El presente simple se usa para hablar de cosas en general, actividades que ocurran todo el
tiempo o repetidamente y verdades generales.
Ex: The sun sets everyday (El sol se pone todos los dias)
Nurses look after people ( Las enfermeras cuidan a la gente)
The Earth goes around the sun (La tierra gira alrededor del sol)
En Inglés , las oraciones se forman de la siguiente manera:
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
(sujeto) (verbo) (complemento)
Examples: I am a student
He comes from Ancud
SUBJECT VERB
I
play
You (Maria and you) work
We(you and I, Felipe and I) run
They(the dogs, the students,these cars) come
He (Peter, etc) Plays
She (Maria, My Mother, etc) Works
It (the car, my dog , his pet, etc.) Runs
Cuando el sujeto es He - She - It ; al verbo se le agrega una
Ex: I work everyday but He works just on mondays
(yo trabajo todos los días pero El trabaja solo los lunes)
Los verbos que terminan en consonante Y ex: study cambia a studies :
Example:
He studies english
(El estudia inglés)
Los verbos que terminan con sh – ch- s - x ; se les agrega la terminación es
Example:
wash – washes
watch – watches
fix – fixes
miss - misses
Otros verbos como: go - goes
Do - does

2. Pero Have - Has
Ahora te invitamos a practicar lo aprendido!
Elige la forma correcta del verbo para cada oración
1. Nicolás Massú ............... tennis everyday (play – plays)
2. I ........ at 7.00 every morning. (get up- gets up)
3. My sister ...... chocolates very much (love – loves)
4. My father and I ............. TV. on weekends (watch – watches)
5. The cats .......... fish. (eat – eats)
6. My friend .......... English on Fridays. (study – studies)
Ahora veamos como hacer oraciones negativas
Para hacer este tipo de oraciones necesitamos de un auxiliar más la palabra NOT delante del
verbo
SUBJECT AUXILIARY + NOT VERB
I
YOU DO NOT WORK
WE (Don’t) STUDY
THEY LIVE
HE DOES NOT HAVE
(Charles, (Doesn’t) WATCH
My father, DO
Etc.)
SHE
(Susan, My
sister, etc.)
IT(My cat,
the house,
etc.)

3. Examples:
George doesn’t go to the cinema very often.
George and Peter don’t go to the cinema very often.
A continuación aplica lo aprendido:
Elige la forma correcta en cada oración:
1. Zamoramo ................ play tennis (don´t – doesn’t)
2. Classes ......... begin at 8.30. (don’t – doesn’t)
3. The sun ........... rise on the west. (don’t – doesn’t)
4. My brother and his friends ............. do their homework (don’t – doesn’t)
5. That car ......... run very fast. (don’t – doesn’t)
6. Computers ............. have feelings. (don’t – doesn’t)
También usamos el auxiliar DO/DOES para hacer preguntas
AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB ..... ? SHORT ANSWERS
DO I WORK YES, I/YOU/WE/THEY DO
YOU STUDY
WE GO NO, I/YOU/WE/THEY DON’T
THEY HAVE
DOES HE (Raúl, My brother, etc.) THINK YES, HE/SHE/IT DOES
SHE (Susan, Miss Oriana, etc.) WRITE
IT (The lion, a machine, etc.) LIVE NO, HE/SHE IT DOESN’T
READ
Examples
− Do you get up at 8 o’clock? No, I don’t. I get up at 7 o’clock
- Do you go to the dentist? Yes , We do.
− Does Ann drink tea? No, She doesn’t. She drinks coffee.
Práctica lo visto:
Complete the following questions using Do or Does and give short answers.
1. ...............the students learn the lesson? Yes, ...................................
2. ...............These girls like playing football? No, ...................................
3. ...............your sister study in Ancud? No, ..................................
4. ...............the computer work? Yes, ..................................
5. ...............Charles come early to classes? No, ..................................
6. ............... people find English easy? Yes, ..................................

4. Pre- Reading Activities
Say what you do everyday? Write your answer in your notebook.
Look at the following action words. Circle those activities you do everyday. Look up in a
dictionary the activities you don’t know.
Have lunch – get up – go to bed – ride a bike – have breakfast – wach TV – do homework –
play tennis – go to school – listen to musisc – read a book – have a shower – go out with
friends – study – talk with friends – phone – go home after school
Comprehension Activities
Ahora practicaremos el Presente Simple en actividades cotidianas. Lee el siguiente texto y
completa los ejercicios que están a continuación.
Paulo and Ana are brother and sister. They live with their mother and father
near Castro. They get up at seven o’clock and have breakfast with their parents.
Then Ana goes to school and Paulo plays tennis. He wants to be a famous tennis
player so he plays everyday. At twelve o’clock Paulo has lunch and rides his bike
to school. Ana comes home at one o’clock, has a sandwich and then does her
homework. At three o’clock she walks to her friend’s house and they go to
downtown. She loves going window-shopping. Ana doesn’t want to be a tennis
player – She loves drawing and music. In the evening, Ana and Paulo don’t go
out. They watch TV, surf on the net or play cards.
Finally, they go to bed at 10.30.
Underline the action words mentioned in the text.
Answer these questions about the text:
1. Do Ana and Paulo live alone?
2. What time does Ana get up?
3. Does Pablo want to be a famous football player?
4. Where do Ana and her friend go in the afternoon?
5. Does Ana have dinner with her friend?
6. What do Ana and Paulo do in the evening?