Present Simple - Presente Simple

Present simple / Presente simple
¿Cuando lo utilizo?
1. Para comunicar estados o acciones permanentes. The sun is in the solar system.
2. Al manifestar estados o situaciones que son rutinarias o acciones que suceden con
cierta frecuencia. Every summer, me and my family go to Cordoba.
3. Para hablar de hábitos, rutinas o hechos que se repiten en lapsos de tiempo
determinado. I drink coffee every morning. I take piano classes every Monday.
4. Cuando das indicaciones, instrucciones y señales. The supermarket is on your left.
Recordar: el presente simple nunca debe ser usado para describir estados,
situaciones o acciones que pasan en el mismo momento en el que se está hablando,
ya que el tiempo verbal que debe ser usado en estas situaciones es el presente
continuo.
Más ejemplos…
● Hábitos y rutinas ● Hechos generales

He drinks tea at breakfast. Water freezes at zero degrees.
She only eats fish. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
They watch television regularly. Her mother is Peruvian.
● Eventos y acciones repetidos ● Instrucciones o indicaciones
We catch the bus every morning. Open the packet and pour the
It rains every afternoon in the hot contents into hot water.
season. You take the No.6 bus to Watney
They drive to Monaco every and then the No.10 to Bedford.
summer.
Estructura del presente simple
Verb “to be” // Verbo “ser”
Subject / Sujeto Affirmative / Negative / Question /

Afirmativo Negativo Pregunta
I → yo I am 12 years old I am not 12 years Am I 12 years old?

old
You → tu You are 12 years old You are not / aren't Are you 12 years
12 years old old?
We → nosotros We are 12 years old We are not / aren't Are we 12 years

12 years old old?
They → ellos They are 12 years They are not / Are they 12 years
old aren't 12 years old old?
He → el He is 12 years old He is not /isn't 12 Is he 12 years old?

years old
She → ella She is 12 years old She is not /isn't 12 Is she 12 years old?
years old
It → eso It is 12 years old It is not /isn't 12 Is it 12 years old?

(objeto/animal) years old
Do -- Don't / / Does -- Doesn't

I → yo I think I do not / don't Do I think ?

think
You → tu You think You do not / don't Do you think ?

think
We → nosotros We think We do not / don't Do we think ?

think
They → ellos They think They do not / don't Do they think ?

think
He → el He thinks He does not / Does he think ?

doesn't think
She → ella She thinks She does not / Does she think ?
doesn't think
It → eso It thinks It does not / Does it think ?

(objeto/animal) doesn't think
Para HE, SHE o IT, el verbo en afirmativo siempre termina en -s: he wants, she needs,
he gives, she thinks.
Existen verbos que terminan en -y : en la tercera persona del singular, se cambia la -y

por -ies:
fly --> flies cry --> cries
Excepción: cuando una vocal precede a la -y, se agrega una -s:

play --> plays pray --> prays
Can / Can`t
● Se utiliza para hablar de una habilidad que se puede o no realizar. I can dance / I
can't do it.
● Se utiliza para pedir permiso. Can I use the restroom? / Can I have another piece
of cake?
● Para ofrecer o pedir ayuda/algo. Can I help you? / Can you open the window,
please?
● Verdades generales. Studying too much time can lead to stress.
Estructura

I I/you/we/they/he/s I/you/we/they/he/s Can

You he/it he/it +
We + + I/you/we/they/he/s
They can Cannot / Can't he/it
He + + +
She dance dance dance?
It
Have or Has
Los dos verbos “have” y “have got” (tener) indican posesión. Ejemplos:
➔ I have got a car. (Tengo un coche.)

➔ You have got two brothers. (Tienes dos hermanos.)
➔ He has got a big house. (Él tiene una casa grande.)
➔ She has got a cold. (Ella tiene un resfriado.)
➔ It has got a ball. (Tiene una pelota.)
➔ We have got brown hair. (Tenemos pelo moreno.)
➔ They have got red bicycles. (Ellos tienen bicicletas rojas.)
Estructura

I I have to do I don't have to do Do I have to do

homework homework homework?
You You have to do You don't have to Do you have to do

homework do homework homework?
We We have to do We don't have to Do we have to do

They They have to do They don't have to Do they have to do

He He has to do He doesn't have to Does he have to do

She She has to do She doesn't have Does she have to

homework to do homework do homework?
It It has to do It doesn't have to Does it have to do

Exercises / Ejercicios
1. Complete the text with the "s" for the 3rd person singular. Take the verbs in
brackets.
A typical day in Lisa's life
Her mother always _________ (wake) her up at seven o'clock. She ________ (get) up and
_______ (go) to the bathroom. There she _______ (wash) and _______ (brush) her teeth.
Then she _______ (walk) downstairs and _______ (have) breakfast. Then she ______ (say)
goodbye to her parents and _______ (leave) the house. She usually ________ (catch) the
bus to school where she ________ (meet) some friends. After school she _______ (do)
her homework and __________ (study) for a test. Then she ________ (chat) with her
friends, __________ (read) a book or __________ (watch) one of her favorite sitcoms.
2. Form questions in the present simple with the words given.
What / you / have / for breakfast - ? __________________________________________

When / he / come / on Fridays - ? _____________________________________________
How often / she / go out / with her friends - ? __________________________________
Your brother / live / in England - ? ______________________________________________
The kids / like / their new English teacher - ? _____________________________________
3. Put the words into the correct order. Write down the sentences.
a. visit / they / sometimes / on Sunday / their aunt

b. do you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends /How /?
c. a tennis match / hardly ever / watches / he
d. usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don't
4. Put the sentences into negation. Use short forms (doesn't, don't, isn't,...)
Example: I am hungry. - I'm not hungry.
1. They can dance. They _______________
2. We live in a big city. We __________________ in a big city.
3. I can play the guitar. I ______________________ the guitar.
4. They are cool. They ________________________ cool.
5. The parrot eats apples. The parrot _______________________ apples.
5. Complete with the correct form: have/haven't --- has/hasn`t or can/can`t
a. I ___________ a ball.
b. We _________ a new teacher. Her name is Susan.
c. I ______ dance. I am really bad at dancing.
d. Tom ____________ two pencils in his bag.
e. He __________ (not) red hair. He has blue hair.
f. ______ you open the window, please?
g. She __________ the Xbox 360. It 's really cool.

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Present simple / Presente simple

● Hábitos y rutinas ● Hechos generales

Verb “to be” // Verbo “ser”

Subject / Sujeto Affirmative / Negative / Question /

I → yo I am 12 years old I am not 12 years Am I 12 years old?

We → nosotros We are 12 years old We are not / aren't Are we 12 years

He → el He is 12 years old He is not /isn't 12 Is he 12 years old?

It → eso It is 12 years old It is not /isn't 12 Is it 12 years old?

Do -- Don't / / Does -- Doesn't

Subject / Sujeto Affirmative / Negative / Question /

I → yo I think I do not / don't Do I think ?

You → tu You think You do not / don't Do you think ?

We → nosotros We think We do not / don't Do we think ?

They → ellos They think They do not / don't Do they think ?

He → el He thinks He does not / Does he think ?

It → eso It thinks It does not / Does it think ?

Existen verbos que terminan en -y : en la tercera persona del singular, se cambia la -y

Excepción: cuando una vocal precede a la -y, se agrega una -s:

Subject / Sujeto Affirmative / Negative / Question /

I I/you/we/they/he/s I/you/we/they/he/s Can

➔ I have got a car. (Tengo un coche.)

Subject / Sujeto Affirmative / Negative / Question /

I I have to do I don't have to do Do I have to do

You You have to do You don't have to Do you have to do

We We have to do We don't have to Do we have to do

They They have to do They don't have to Do they have to do

He He has to do He doesn't have to Does he have to do

She She has to do She doesn't have Does she have to

It It has to do It doesn't have to Does it have to do

2. Form questions in the present simple with the words given.

What / you / have / for breakfast - ? __________________________________________

a. visit / they / sometimes / on Sunday / their aunt

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