Presente simple

Introducción

El presente simple se usa

para hechos y cosas que suelen ser normalmente ciertos
acciones normales
para describir personas y cosas

Parte 1 - Presente simple forma afirmativa

Usamos generalmente la raíz del verbo para los pronombres "I" / "you" / "we" / "they". Para "he" / "she" / "it", se añade "-s", "-es" o "-ies" al final.

Por ejemplo:

I You We They	eat play watch worry
He / She / It	eats plays watches worries

Ejemplos:

Hechos y cosas que suelen ser ciertos:

I You We They	like	milk.
He / She / It	likes	milk.

Acciones normales:

I You We They	drink	milk everyday.
He / She / It	drinks	milk everyday.

Para describir personas y cosas:

I	am	hungry.
You / We / They	are
He / She / It	is

I You We They	have	long hair.
He / She / It	has	long hair.

Práctica

.

1)

The sky blue. (be)

2)

Tom and Sarah three children. (have)

3)

David to the cinema every weekend. (go)

4)

I three languages. (speak)

5)

Sarah English every evening. (study)

6)

We cold in winter. (feel)

7)

James and Susanna very tired. (be)

8)

You never my birthday. (forget)

9)

Jason television in the evenings. (watch)

Parte 2 – Presente simple en forma negativa

No se cambia el verbo en la forma negativa. En lugar de eso se usa el verbo "do" y se cambia por he /she / it.

Por ejemplo:

I You We They	do not don't	drink	milk.
He / She / It	does not doesn't

Práctica

.

Parte 3 – Presente simple forma interrogativa

No se cambia el verbo en la forma interrogativa. En lugar de eso se usa el verbo "do" y se cambia por he /she / it.

Pregunta:

Do	I You We They	drink	milk?
Does	He / She / It

Respuesta

Yes,	I You We They	do.
Yes,	He / She / It	does.
No,	I You We They	don't. do not.
No,	He / She / It	doesn't. does not.

Práctica

.

1)

you any breakfast? (want)

2)

they children? (have)

3)

he the piano? (play)

4)

we his address? (know)

Más práctica

Elija la respuesta correcta para completar la frase: a, b, c ó d.
.

1)

____ English?

Do they speak

Do they speaks

Does they speaks

Does they speak

2)

Simon ____ coffee every morning.

do drink

drinks

not drink

don't drink

3)

They ____ television.

not watch

don't watches

don't watch

doesn't watches

4)

Sarah and Kate ____ tennis every Saturday.

do plays

play

does play

plays

5)

We never ____ to the theatre.

doesn't go

goes

don't goes

go

6)

____ sugar with your tea?

Does you like

Likes you

Do you like

Do you likes

Aspecto lingüistico intermedio

También se usa el presente simple para referirse a eventos que ocurrirán en el futuro:

I You We They	leave	this evening.
He / She / It	leaves	this evening.

Ejemplos:

Forma afirmativa	My flight leaves tomorrow morning.
Forma negativa	Our flight doesn't leave tomorrow morning.
Forma interrogativa	Does her flight leave tomorrow morning?