Simple Present

Simple Present

Routine

We use Simple Present when we want to talk about different ACTIVITIES / ACTIONS like:

• HABITS

• example: I take a shower everyday

• HOBBIES

• example: I play the guitar

Other Uses:

• DAILY ACTIVITIES

• example: I work in my house

• ROUTINE

• example: I visit my family on Sundays

Other Uses:

• FACTS

• example: The sun rises every morning

• HABITUAL ACTION

• example: I watch Netflix in my free time

Subject

In this case we says the subject is a PERSON/PEOPLE, ANIMAL(s), THING(s) or PLACE(s)

Multiple Choice

SELECT the word that refers a SUBJECT

• coin

• teach

• happy

• long

Multiple Choice

SELECT the word that refers a SUBJECT

• dancer

• big

• strong

• adorable

Multiple Choice

SELECT the word that refers a SUBJECT

• she

• their

• her

• his

Multiple Choice

SELECT the word that refers a SUBJECT

• parentes

• parents

• they parents

• he parents

Multiple Choice

SELECT the word that refers a SUBJECT

• spider

• spideres

• spidder

• espider

Affirmative Sentence I / WE /PLURAL subject

We only use the subject and the activity (verb in simple form) and if it is necessary more information

For example

• I work everyday

• We study in the mornings

• Those cats fight on the roof

• Butterflies emigrate every year

• They fly long distances

Affirmative Sentence HE /SHE /IT / SINGULAR subject

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AT THIS CASE:

It is necessary make a little change in the verbs, they need to finish in:

"s / es / ies"

Let´s check the rules:

1. we add "s" (most of the verbs)

• work - works

• spell - spells

• sing - sings

• come - comes

• destroy - destroys

2. we add "es" (verbs finish in "s/z/ch/sh/x/o")

• dress - dresses

• buz - buzes

• catch - catches

• wash - washes

• go - goes

3. We add "ies" (verbs finish in "Consonant +Y" we drop "Y")

• study - studies

• copy - copies

• try - tries

• fly - flies

4.- Irregular Verbs (Simple Present Singular Subject)

• have - has

• be - is

Affirmative Sentence HE /SHE /IT / SINGULAR subject

• Maria works in an office

• my dog jumps in the sofa

• it bites my shoes

• My brother studies laws

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct:

• She will goes to he school in the morning.

• she goes to the school in the morning,

• she gos to the school in the morning,

• she go to the school in the morning

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct:

• Peter don´t like horror movies.

• Peter likes horror movies.

• Peter isn't like horror movies

• Peter isn't liking horror movies

Multiple Choice

I ________ in Miraflores.

• live

• eats

• playing

• goes

Multiple Choice

The students __________ very hard.

• works

• do works

• work

• are work

Multiple Choice

Oliver always ___________ fun

• have

• has

• having

• haves

Multiple Choice

Tim and Pat ___________ pictures

• likes

• takes

• upload

• watches

Now we continue with the negative and question sentences