Good morning my dear students today we are going to review as we said before.
Present Simple
1. Use (When we use it)
We use the Present Simple to talk about:
- Habits and routines
- I wake up at 6 a.m. every day.
- She goes to school by bus.
- Permanent situations or
facts
- The Earth orbits the Sun.
- He lives in London.
- General truths
- Water boils at
100°C.
- Cats like sleeping.
- Schedules or timetables (future meaning)
- The train leaves at 8 o’clock.
- My class starts at
7:30.
2. Structure Affirmative
Subject |
Verb |
Complement |
I / You / We / They |
play |
football. |
He / She / It |
plays |
football. |
Rules for adding -s / -es / -ies
- Add -s: work → works, read → reads
- Add -es after s, sh, ch, x, o: go →
goes, wash → washes
- Change -y → -ies: study → studies,
carry → carries
Negative
Subject |
Auxiliary |
Verb
(base form) |
Complement |
I / You / We / They |
don’t (do not) |
play |
football. |
He / She / It |
doesn’t (does not) |
play |
football. |
👉 Notice: after doesn’t, the verb does not take -s.
❓ Questions
Auxiliary |
Subject |
Verb
(base form) |
Complement |
Do |
you |
play |
football? |
Does |
she |
play |
football? |
Short answers:
- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
- Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
3. Signal
Words (Palabras que indican Present Simple)
- always
- usually
- often
- sometimes
- rarely / seldom
- never
- every day / week / month
- on Mondays, on weekends
Presente
Simple
1. Uso
(Cuándo se usa)
Usamos el
Presente Simple para hablar de:
- Hábitos y rutinas
- Yo me levanto a las
seis.
- Ella va al colegio
en bus.
- Hechos permanentes o
verdades generales
- El agua hierve a
100°C.
- El sol sale por el
este.
- Horarios o eventos
programados
- El tren sale a las
ocho.
2.
Estructura
Afirmativa
- I / You / We / They play
football → Yo/Tú/Nosotros/Ellos juegan fútbol.
- He / She / It plays football → Él/Ella
juega fútbol.
Solo en tercera persona singular (he/she/it)
el verbo lleva -s o -es.
Negativa
- I / You / We / They don’t
play football → No juego / no juegas / no jugamos / no juegan.
- He / She / It doesn’t play football →
Él/Ella no juega.
(Después
de doesn’t, el verbo va sin “-s”).
Interrogativa
- Do you
play football? → ¿Juegas fútbol?
- Does she
play football? → ¿Ella juega fútbol?
Respuestas
cortas:
- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
- Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
3. Palabras
clave
- always (siempre)
- usually (usualmente)
- often (a menudo)
- sometimes (a veces)
- never (nunca)
- every day (cada día)
- on Mondays (los lunes)
Extra Tip
- The verb “to be” (am / is / are) is
irregular — it doesn’t use do/does.
- I am happy.
- She is tired.
- We are students.
- ❌ Not: Do you be? → ✅ Are you?