Present simple/presente simple

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Uses (Usos)

1. El presente simple se utiliza para hablar de cosas que suceden habitualmente. A diferencia con el español, no se usa el presente simple para hablar sobre algo que está pasando en el momento en el que hablamos.

Se suele utilizar el presente simple con adverbios de tiempo:

always (siempre),

every day (cada día), 

usually (normalmente), 

often (a menudo), 

sometimes (a veces), 

rarely (raramente), 

hardly ever (casi nunca), 

never (nunca)...

• Ejemplos:
•  I always talk to my mother on Sundays. (Siempre hablo con mi madre los domingos.)
• 
  
  He never eats vegetables. (Nunca come las verduras.)
• They learn something new in class.They usually learn something new in class. (Normalmente aprenden algo nuevo en la clase.)

La construcción del presente simple (Present Simple) en inglés es realmente fácil, tiene la estructura:

Afirmativo: 

SUJETO + base del verbo (sin "to") + complemento

       I                   play                                            soccer.

Negativo: 

Sujeto + do/does + not + base del verbo + complemento

    I                   do     not            play                    soccer.

Interrogativo:

Do/does + sujeto + base del verbo + complemento + ?

Do                   I                play                   soccer           ?

A tener en cuenta:

Veamos como ejemplo la conjugación del verbo "to play" (jugar) en presente simple: afirmativo, negativa e interrogativo.

Exercise: choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences:

1. I (like) ___________ pizza.

2. He (hate) ___________ garlic.

3. My sister (prefer) ___________ tea to coffee.

4. I (want) __________ to get away from here.

5. She (not / understand) ____________ me.

6. I (not / believe) ___________ it.

7. I (not / know) __________ why you are so mean.

8. We (not / think) ___________ that this is right.

9. What (mean / it) ____________ ?

10. (you / hear) ______________ the music? Simple present, third person singular

Simple present: Third person of singular

A tener en cuenta:

Si el sujeto es 3ª persona del singular (he, she, it) se le añade una 

"-s" al verbo si este termina en consonante a excepción de "y".

Example: He wants. Does he want? He does not want.

1.   Verbs ending in consonant+y : the third person changes the -y to -ies:
fly flies, cry cries

2.   Verbs ending in vowel+y: just add s after y:
play plays, pray prays

3.   Verbs ending in e just add s:
believe believes, receive  receives

4.    Add -es to verbs ending in:

-ss: passpasses, kisskisses, crosscrosses

-s: gasgases, busbuses

-x: fixfixes, mixmixes

-zz: buzzbuzzes

-sh: washwashes, wishwishes

-ch: watchwatches, catchcatches

-o: solosoloes, torpedotorpedoes

Note: Have changes to has: he has, she has, it has.

  

Exercise:

For each sentence, choose the correct verb form to complete it.

1. She _________ three languages.

    speaks

    speak

2. Gina is a language professor. She _________ French.

    teach

    teaches

3. I always _________ the door at night.

       lock

    locks

4. The food in Sweden is very expensive. It _________ a lot to live there.

    costs

    cost

5. Her job is great because she _________ a lot of people.

    meets

    meet

6. When the water _________, will you make some tea?

    boil

    boils

7. He always _________ his truck on Saturday mornings.

    washes

    wash

8. I _________ to watch horror movies.

    love

    loves 

 Reading comprehension

Read the text and answer the following questions:

A call to the pool

My name is Sam. Today is very hot. The sun is very strong. I am hot. I want to be cool. How can I get cool? Wait...I know!

I can go to the pool. The pool is cool. I can swim in the pool. Is the pool open? Or is the pool closed? Where is the phone? I need to call the pool. I need to find out if the pool is open or closed.

— Ring! Ring! —

“Hello. My name is Andrea. I am at the pool. Can I help you?”

“Hi, Andrea. Is the pool open?”

"Yes. The pool is open."

“Okay. Thank you!”

“You are welcome. Bye!”

Great! The pool is open! Now I can cool down!

Questions:

1. What is the weather like today? A. It is cold. B. It is cool. C. It is warm. D. It is hot.	2. Sam is hot, but Sam wants to be A. cold B. cool C. warm D. hot
3. How can Sam get cool? A. He can go to the library. B. He can go to the pool. C. He can go to school. D. He can go to work.	4. Why does Sam talk to Andrea? A. because she is his friend B. because she knows his sister C. because Sam needs to know what time it is D. because Sam wants to know if the pool is open
5. Is the pool open? A. Yes, the pool is open. B. No, the pool is not open. The pool is closed.

 Listening comprehension

Listen to the audio and choose the right answer:

1. So, what does your father do for a living?
A. He lives in Paris.
B. He's an architect.
C. His name is Greg.

2. How many _____________ are in your family?
A. There are five people in my family.
B. My father has two brothers.
C. My sister isn't married.

3. How _______ is your ________________?
A. Since 1978.
B. He's seventeen.
C. She turned 10 in May.

4. ___________________________________________________?
A. They're both lawyers.
B. They're from Australia.
C. They live in London.

5. ____________________________________________________?
A. I'm single.
B. I have two sisters.
C. I live with my brothers.

6. ____________________________________________________?
A. His name is Chris.
B. Call me Kathy.
C. Everyone calls her Nancy.

7. ____________________________________________________?
A. She's a writer.
B. She enjoys her work.
C. She works in a library.

8. ____________________________________________________?
A. In 1984.
B. Since 1993.
C. On September 21st.

9. ____________________________________________________?
A. Yes, two daughters.
B. Yes, I like children.
C. Yes, two brothers.

10. ____________________________________________________?
A. We met last summer.
B. We met at a Christmas party.
C. My wife and I got married in May.