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    The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using common verbs in the present simple. There are three cases: 1) verbs ending in a consonant, 2) verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -o, and 3) verbs ending in a consonant + -y. Frequency adverbs like always, usually, often are used with the present simple. Time expressions like once a day, twice a week can also be used.

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    The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using common verbs in the present simple. There are three cases: 1) verbs ending in a consonant, 2) verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -o, and 3) verbs ending in a consonant + -y. Frequency adverbs like always, usually, often are used with the present simple. Time expressions like once a day, twice a week can also be used.

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    The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using common verbs in the present simple. There are three cases: 1) verbs ending in a consonant, 2) verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -o, and 3) verbs ending in a consonant + -y. Frequency adverbs like always, usually, often are used with the present simple. Time expressions like once a day, twice a week can also be used.

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    PRESENT SIMPLE

    1 – In general

    Affirmative : Subject + verb (he, she, it add: -s)

    Negative: Subject + don't / doesn't + verb(infinitive)


    (don't = do not / doesn't = does not)

    Interrogative: Do / Does + subject + verb (infinitive)

    AFFIRMATIVE TRANSLATION NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

    I open Yo abro I don't open Do I open?


    You open Tú abres You don't open Do you open?
    He opens Él abre He doesn't open Does he open?
    She opens Ella abre She doesn't open Does she open?
    It opens Él/ella abre It doesn't open Does it open?
    We open Nosotros abrimos We don't open Do we open?
    You open Vosotros abrís You don't opne Do you open?
    They open Ellos abren They don't open Do they open?

    2 – When the verb ends in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o (kiss, wash, watch, fix, go):

    Affirmative : Subject + verb (he,she,it add: -es)

    Negative and Interrogative (See case 1)

    AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

    I go I don't go Do I go?
    You go You don't go Do you go?
    He goes He doesn't go Does he go?
    She goes She doesn't go Does she go?
    It goes It doesn't go Does it go?
    We go We don't go Do we go?
    You go You don't go Do you go?
    They go They don't go Do they go?

    3 – When the verb finishes in a consonant + -y (fly, study,...):

    Affirmative: Subject + verb (he,she,it add: -ies without the -y)

    Negative and interrogative ( See case 1)

    AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

    I study I don't study Do I study?


    You study You don't study Do you study?
    He studies He doesn't study Does he study?
    She studies She doesn't study Does she study?
    It studies It doesn't study Does it study?
    We study We don't study Do we study?
    You study You don't study Do you study?
    They study They don't study Do they study?

    4- When the verb ends in a vowel + -y, we add -s to he, she it as in case 1.

    I play/ he plays - I pay/he pays - ...


    *We use the present simple for things that are true in general or for things that
    happen sometimes or all the time

    I like big cities = Me gustan las ciudades grandes


    The shops open at 9 o'clock and close at 8 o'clock = Las tiendas abren a las 9 y
    cierran a las 8.
    The Earth goes around the Sun = La tierra gira alrededor del sol

    * We use FREQUENCY ADVERBS with the present simple.


    They go before the main verb or after the verb “to be”.

    The most commons are:

    ALWAYS (siempre)
    He always drinks water = Él siempre bebe agua
    He is always happy = Él siempre está contento
    I don't always finish my homework = Yo no siempre acabo mis deberes

    USUALLY (normalmente)
    I usually drink water – Yo suelo beber agua

    OFTEN (a menudo)
    You often go to the cinema – Tú vas al cine a menudo

    SOMETIMES (a veces)
    She sometimes gets up at 8 o'clock – Ella a veces se levanta a las 8.

    NEVER (nunca)
    We never do the washing up – Nosotros nunca fregamos los platos

    * We also use TIME EXPRESSIONS. They go at the end of the sentence

    ONCE A DAY (una vez al día)


    I have a shower once a day – Me ducho una vez al día

    TWICE A WEEK (dos veces a la semana)


    She goes to the swimming pool twice a week – Ella va a la piscina dos veces por semana

    THREE / FOUR … TIMES A MONTH (tres/ cuatro... veces al mes)


    My parents go to the cinema three times a month – Mis padres van al cine tres veces al mes

    EVERY DAY (todos los días)


    I study every day – Estudio todos los días

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