Simple Present Tense

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEYes – No Questions, Affirmative & Negative Statements

Simple Present is used to express the idea that

an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a

habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or

something that often happens.

STRUCTURES

To make statements or questions with the personal pronouns I, YOU, WE & THEY,

we used the following structures.

Affirmative Statements

For example:

I play tennis at school on Mondays. You make delicious cakes, cookies and pies. Mary and I have lot of homework to do and it’s all for tomorrow.

Negative Statements

For Example

I don’t get up early during the week.

You don’t play videogames in the afternoons.

We don’t have breakfast in the morning.

Note: Don’t is short for Do not

Yes - No Questions

For Exampleo Do you go to school in the evening?

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.o Do your friends make phone calls at night?

Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.o Do you and your classmates study together?

Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

STRUCTURES

To make statements or questions with the personal pronouns HE, SHE & IT, we

used the following structures.

Affirmative Statements

For example:

My mother cleans the house on weekends.He goes shopping after class.My brother takes an English class on Saturdays.

Note: We just add “s/es” to the verb in affirmative statements, in the third person

SPELLING RULESHay algunas reglas que te permiten determinar si se le agrega “s” o “es” a un verbo, las mas importantes son:

1. For most verbs: add –s.

2. For verbs ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x or z: add –es.

3. For verbs ending in a consonant and y: change y to i and add –es.

4. For verbs ending in a vowel and y: add –s.

Hay verbos que tienen terminaciones que no caen en las reglas anteriores, los mas importantes son:

Eat - Eats Drive - Drives Sing - Sings Drink - Drinks

Watch - Watches Fix - Fixes Kiss - Kisses Brush - Brushes

Study - Studies Fly - Flies

Play - Plays Buy - Buys

Have - Has Do - Does Go - Goes

Negative Statements

For Example

Maria doesn’t read the newspaper.

She doesn’t play soccer on weekends.

Luis doesn’t have a big breakfast in the morning.

Note: Doesn’t is short for Does not

Yes - No Questions

For Example

o Does Juan check his e-mail in the morning?

Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.o Does your mother drive to homework?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’to Does he talk a lot in class?

Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t

EXTRA - ACTIVITIES

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2559

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix.htm

http://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html