The document discusses the simple present tense and how it is used to describe habits, routines, and facts. It provides examples of affirmative sentences using the simple present tense to describe habits like "I eat ice cream with my friends" and routines like "I practice guitar everyday." It also gives examples of negative sentences using "don't" and interrogative sentences using auxiliary verbs like "do" and "does."

1. The simple present
By Frank Chavira

2. We use the simple
present to describe...
Habits
Routines
Facts

3. Habits
I eat ice cream with my
friends.

4. Routines
I practice guitar everyday.

5. Facts
My car runs fast.

6. How do we make simple
present sentences?
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative

7. Affirmative
I jump very high.
Subject + verb (simple form) + complement
She jumps very high.
Subject + verb (plural form) + complement
Subject Verb Complement
I
jump
Very high
You
We
They
He
She jumps
It

8. Negative
I don´t jump very high.
Subject + don´t + verb (simple form) + complement
She doesn´t jump very high.
Subject + doesn´t + verb (simple form) + complement
Subject Auxiliary Verb Complement
I
don´t jump
Very high
You
We
They
He
She doesn´t jump
It

9. Interrogative
Do you jump very high?
Do + Subject + verb (simple form) + complement + ? (question mark)
Does he jump very high?
Does + Subject + verb (simple form) + complement + ? (question mark)
Auxiliary Subject Verb Complement
Question
mark
Do
I
jump
Very high ?
You
We
They
Does
He
She jump
It