REVIEW: PRESENT SIMPLE

 

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:

1. Habits and routines
• I wake up at 6 a.m. every day.
• She goes to school by bus.
2. Permanent situations or facts
• The Earth orbits the Sun.
• He lives in London.
3. General truths
• Water boils at 100°C.
• Cats like sleeping.
4. 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:

1. Hábitos y rutinas
• Yo me levanto a las seis.
• Ella va al colegio en bus.
2. Hechos permanentes o verdades generales
• El agua hierve a 100°C.
• El sol sale por el este.
3. 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?