SIMPLE PRESENT

Simple Present

Here, we are talking about regular actions or events.

● They drive to the office every day.● She doesn't come here very often.● The news usually starts at 6.00 every evening.

Simple Present

Here, we are talking about facts.

● We have two children.● Water freezes at 0° C or 32° F.● The Thames flows through London.

Simple Present

Here, we are talking about future facts, usually found in a timetable or a chart.

● Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year.● The plane leaves at 5.00 tomorrow morning.● Ramadan doesn't start for another 3 weeks.● Does the class begin at 10 or 11 this week?

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Simple Present

Here, we are talking about our thoughts and feelings at the time of speaking. Although these feelings can be short-term, we use the present.

● They don't ever agree with us.● I think you are right.● She doesn't want you to do it.

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Simple Present

+ Verbo Principal + Complemento

● I like to watch TV● They go to the market every sunday● She plays tennis with Andrea● He goes to yoga class● It makes with chocolate

He/ She / It

● Cuando un verbo es conjugado con alguna de las 3 personas del sigular, se le agrega –s al infinitivo:

work – works buy – buys ride – rides

return - returns

● Cuando un verbo termina en –ch, –s , –sh, –x, –z, se le agrega –es al infinitivo:

watch – watches pass – passes rush – rushes

relax – relaxes buzz - buzzes

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He / She / It

● Cuando un verbo termina en –y, precedida por consonante, se cambia la –y por –i, y se añade –es:

study – studies hurry – hurries dry - dries

● Sin embargo, cuando un verbo termina en –y precedida por una vocal, tan sólo se agrega la –s al infinitivo:

play – plays enjoy - enjoys

Usando Do / Does

Verbo Auxiliar: do/does" se utiliza para preguntar y negar en el "Present Simple".

● Nota: cuando utilizas do/does como verbo auxiliar para preguntar o negar, el verbo principal siempre va en infinitivo, sin "s"

Examples

● Do you know her ? ---> pregunta en el Presente. "Know" no es el verbo "to be" así que debo utilizar el "do" para preguntar.

● Does he work here? ---> pregunta en Presente. El verbo principal es "work", por tanto, debo utilizar "Do" ó "Does".

Estructura

● Do / Does + + verb + C + ?

● Does Marian bake a cake ?● Do they go to the gym ?

Wh - questions

Estructura

Q. Word + do / does + + verb + C + ?

● Where does Marian go this night ?● When do they arrive ?● Who does he dance ?

IRREGULAR VERBS

En inglés para hablar en pasado empleamos dos tipos de verbos:

● Verbos regulares● Verbos irregulares

Verbos Regulares● Son los verbos que conjugados en tiempo pasado

acaban en "ed", por ejemplo:

I worked -> Yo trabajé

I studied -> Yo estudié

● Para formarlos bastará con agregar la terminación “ed” al infinitivo del verbo.

Ejemplos:

● Work -> Worked● Play -> Played● Finish -> Finished● Plan -> Planned● Fit -> Fitted● Call -> Called● Quit -> Quitted

Regla # 1

● Si el verbo es de una sola sílaba y tiene la forma CVC (Consonante, Vocal, Consonante) tendrás que repetir la última consonante antes de añadir la terminación “ed”.

● Fit -> Fitted● Drop -> Dropped

Regla # 2

● Si el verbo termina con “y” y se encuentra precedido de una consonante, la letra “y” tendrá que ser sustituida por la letra “i”, para despues añadir la terminación “ed”.

● Cry -> Cried● Study -> Studied● Fly -> Flied

Regla # 3

● Si el verbo termina en “e”, solo tendrás que añadir la letra “d”.

● Dance -> Danced● Bake -> Baked● Complete -> Completed● Measure -> Measured

Ejercicio # 1

● Forma el pasado de los siguientes verbos:

Attack (atacar) Spell (deletrear)

Behave (comportarse) Live (vivir)

Ask (preguntar) Open (abrir)

Cough (toser)

Borrow (pedir prestado)

Verbos Irregulares

● Son la minoría, estos verbos tienden a cambiar radicalmente su forma para adaptarse o conjugarse en pasado.

● Como por ejemplo:

see --> saw

do --> did

drink --> drank

TIME EXPRESSIONS(Prepositions)

Time Expressions

Usualmente van al inicio o al final de una oración, por ejemplo:

● Yesterday I went to the school● I went to the school yesterday● This week I'm going to Chicago● I'm going to Chicago this week

Prepositions of Time

at, in, on

● At --> For a precise time.● In --> For Months, years, centuries and long

periods.● On --> For days and dates.

Ejemplos