Simple Present: Talk About Habits, Routines or Activities That Generally Happen

SIMPLE PRESENT
TALK ABOUT HABITS, ROUTINES OR ACTIVITIES THAT GENERALLY HAPPEN

Positive sentences
Verb in
Subject simple Complement
present
Subject Verb simple present Complement
I have 4 Children
He Speaks German
She Studies Economics
It drinks water
We Speak German
You Study Economics
They drink water
El sol de Tlaxcala Has A lot of readers

The Coronavirus Lives All around the world
My best friend does Housework everyday.
My parents Watch Tv at night.
He, she, it
Add –s to the Add- es (s,ss, Consonant + y Have
verb sh, ch, x, o ) ies
Drinks Watches Cry – cries Has

Stops Fixes Study – studies
Listens Goes
Plays washes
Negative sentences
Don’t Verb in base

Subject Complement
Doesn’t form
Subject Auxiliary Verb base form Complement
I Do not have 4 Children

He Doesn’t Speak German
She Doesn’t Study Economics
It Does not drink water
We Don’t Speak German

You Don’t Study Economics
They Don’t drink water
El sol de Tlaxcala Doesn’t Have A lot of readers
The Coronavirus Doesn’t Live All around the world

My best friend Doesn’t do Housework everyday.
My parents Don’t Watch Tv at night.
Verb
Wh- base Complement?
Do/does Subject
word form
What Do You Do? I’m a pilot.

What does She Do? She’s a nurse.
What do they Do? They are unemployed.
What does Your father Do? He’s a Factory worker.
What Does Your mother Do? She’s retired.

What Does Your husband Do? He’s a lawyer.
Where Do You Live? I live in Tlaxcala.
Where Does Your cousin Work? She Works in Japan.
Where Do Your cousins Live? They live in Veracruz.

Information questions
Wh – Word /phrase Do/does subject Verb base form Complement Answer
Where Do You Live? I live in Apizaco.

Where does My crush Live? He lives in Santa Ana.
What kind of music do You Listen to? I listen to Pop Music.
What kind of music Does Your father Listen to? He listens to Pop Music.
He, she, it = does I, We, you, they = do

Yes/No questions
Do/does subject Verb base form Complement Answer
Do You Live In Apizaco? Yes, I Do./No, I don’t.

does My crush Live In Apizaco? Yes, he does./ No, he doesn’t.
do You Listen to Heavy metal? No, I don’t. I hate it.
Does Your father Listen to Los Angeles Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Azules
Does Your mother drive Fast? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
+ - ?
He, she, it Verb s/es Doesn’t + verb base form Does + verb base form
I, we, you, they Normal Don’t + verb base form Do + verb base form
Everybody loves Mexican food.
Everything is ok.
Do you Verb base form Complement? Answers
Do you Like Animals? Alin – Yes, I do.
Do you Watch Tv at night? Alondra – No, I don’t.
Do you Listen To Los Angeles Azules? Eduardo- No, I don’t.
Do you Play The guitar? Eliut – No, I don’t.
Do you Watch The news? Isaac – No, I don’t
Do you Do Yoga? Karina – Yes, I do.
My classmates
Alin likes animals. Alondra doesn’t watch tv at night.
Eduardo doesn’t listen to los Angeles Azules. Eliut plays
the guitar. Isaac doesn’t watch the news. Karina does
yoga.
I like animals. I watch TV at night. I listen to los Angeles
Azules. I don’t play the guitar. I don’t watch the news. I
do yoga.
What do you do on Mondays?
I get up at 8
I have breakfast.
I go to work.
I have lunch
I go to English class from Monday to Friday.
I watch TV
I go to bed at 12:00
She’s never late

How often do you go to English classes?
Adverbs of frequency
Always
Usually • Before the main verb
Sometimes • After to be (am, is, are)
Never
Before main verb After to be

I always get up at 8 I am usually in a hurry
She usually has breakfast. She is always happy
They never go to work. They are sometimes tired
I sometimes have lunch We are never sad
He always goes to English class. You are sometimes late
I sometimes watch TV
I always go to bed at 12:00
Adverbs of frequency
How often do you go to English classes?
Always
Often
Usually
Sometimes • Before the main verb
Hardly ever • After to be (am, is, are)
Never
Before main verb After to be

I always get up at 8 I am not usually in a hurry
She usually has breakfast. She is always happy
They never go to work. They are sometimes tired
I hardly ever have lunch We are never sad
He often goes to English class. You are sometimes late
I sometimes watch TV
I always go to bed at 12:00
Sometimes, I go to the movies.
EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
Once a day
Twice a year
Three times a month
Four times a year At the end of the phrase
Everyday
Every week
Every month
I go to the beach twice a year.

We have a barbacue every summer.
I visit my grandparents every week.
I buy clothes once a year.
I get up early every time I want
IMPERATIVES
orders
Positive Negative
Stand up Don’t speak Spanish
Sit down Don’t cheat on your exam
Open your book on page 16 Don’t write
Speak English

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SIMPLE PRESENT

TALK ABOUT HABITS, ROUTINES OR ACTIVITIES THAT GENERALLY HAPPEN

El sol de Tlaxcala Has A lot of readers

Drinks Watches Cry – cries Has

Don’t Verb in base

I Do not have 4 Children

We Don’t Speak German

El sol de Tlaxcala Doesn’t Have A lot of readers

The Coronavirus Doesn’t Live All around the world

What Do You Do? I’m a pilot.

What does Your father Do? He’s a Factory worker.

What Does Your mother Do? She’s retired.

Where Do Your cousins Live? They live in Veracruz.

Where Do You Live? I live in Apizaco.

He, she, it = does I, We, you, they = do

Do You Live In Apizaco? Yes, I Do./No, I don’t.

She’s never late

Before main verb After to be

Before main verb After to be

I go to the beach twice a year.

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