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

  
   
• Acciones normales:
  

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

  
   
• 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

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Práctica

• The sky blue. (be)
   
• Tom and Sarah three children. (have)
   
• David to the cinema every weekend. (go)
   
• I three languages. (speak)
   
• Sarah English every evening. (study)
   
• We cold in winter. (feel)
   
• James and Susanna very tired. (be)
   
• You never my birthday. (forget)
   
• Jason television in the evenings. (watch)
   

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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

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Práctica

• They meat. (eat)
   
• Cats cheese. (like)
   
• Simon pets. (have)
   
• We in the city. (live)
   

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

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Práctica

• you any breakfast? (want)
   
• they children? (have)
   
• he the piano? (play)
   
• we his address? (know)
   

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Más práctica

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

• ____ English?


Does they speaks Do they speak Do they speaks Does they speak



• Simon ____ coffee every morning.


don't drink do drink drinks not drink



• They ____ television.


doesn't watches don't watches not watch don't watch



• Sarah and Kate ____ tennis every Saturday.


play does play plays do plays



• We never ____ to the theatre.


doesn't go goes go don't goes 



• ____ sugar with your tea?


Likes you Do you like Does you like Do you likes

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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

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?

Aspecto lingüistico intermedio

A veces se usa la forma negativa en una pregunta, generalmente para mostrar sorpresa:

Do	I you we they	not drink	milk?
Does	he / she / it

Don't	I you we they	drink	milk?
Doesn't	he / she / it

Ejemplos:

• Don't you like ice cream?
• Doesn't he like ice cream?