The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present tense is used to describe habits, routines, and general truths. There are only two verb forms in the simple present - one ending in -s for third person singular subjects like he/she/it, and one without -s for other subjects. Forming questions in the simple present puts the subject after do/does plus the base verb form. Examples are provided to illustrate affirmative, negative, and interrogative simple present sentences.

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3.  The simple present tense is one of the
most common tenses in English.
 This slides will explain the rules for
forming the tense with regular verbs.

4. The present simple is used in several ways
 To describe
both habits or routines
I eat breakfast every morning at 6:30
Things we do in general:
Americans consume a lot of fast food.
 Frequent activities
I usually play the piano.

5. Forming the simple present tense
 There are only two basic forms for the simple
present tense; one ends with -s and the other
doesn't. Here are the rules, using the example
verb "sing"
In other words, only
THIRD PERSON
SINGULAR subjects
(he, she and it) have to
have a verb with -S.

6. -s or -es ?
 With most verbs, the third person singular form is
created simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs,
you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here
are the rules:
When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can
continue with the exercises.

7. POSSITIVE FORM
Subject+infinitive verb+complement
I eat breakfast every morning at 6:30
I go to work every day

8. Negative form
The structure of the negative structure is formed by adding the
auxiliaries do or does plus the negation not
Do + not —> don’t Does + not —> doesn’t
He / she / it + doesn’t + verb (simple form)
I / We / You / They + don’t + verb (simple form)
 The conjugation is simple: HE / SHE / IT —- with the
―s‖
I / WE / YOU / THEY —- simple
form
 Examples: My brother doesn´t work in a factory
I don´t play soccer in the park

9. Question
 form
The question structure is formed by following the following
structure
[Do / Does + SUBJECT + Verb (simple form)] + Complement
We use the auxiliaries do and does in the question form and they have to
agree with the subject
The conjugation is the following: Does —–> he/she/it
Do —-> I/we/you/they
The verb ALWAYS stays in the simple form (not with the ―s‖ form)

10. SHORT
ANSWER
STRUCTURE:
AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE WORD +SUBJECT+AUX
(YES) (NO) (DO-DOES)

11. (+) Juan plays soccer.
(-) He doesn’t play soccer.
(?) Does he play soccer?

12. I GET UP EARLY HE TAKES A SHOWER JOHN TAKES
BREAKFAST

13. SHE DO THE WE PLAY IN
THEY GO TO
HOMEWORKS THE PARK
SCHOOL

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