Form (Forma)
Para conjugar el presente simple usamos el infinitivo para los sujetos “I”, “you”, “we” y “they” y para las terceras personas “he”, “she” y “it”, añadimos un “-s” al final del verbo.
Sujeto + Verbo (+ Complemento)
He talks
I eat
They learn
Negative Sentences:
Sujeto + Auxiliar negativo (not/n't) + Verbo (+ Complemento)
He does not talk / He doesn't talk
I do not eat / I don't eat
They do not learn / They don't learn
Auxiliar + Sujeto + Verbo (+Complemento)
Does he talk?
Do I eat?
Do they learn?
I, you, we, they ................................................................... talk, learn, eat, go, do.
He, she, it ........................................................................... talks, learns, eats, goes, does.
Structure (Estructura)
Affirmative Sentences:
Sujeto + Verbo (+ Complemento)
He talks
I eat
They learn
Negative Sentences:
Sujeto + Auxiliar negativo (not/n't) + Verbo (+ Complemento)
He does not talk / He doesn't talk
I do not eat / I don't eat
They do not learn / They don't learn
Interrogative Sentences:
Auxiliar + Sujeto + Verbo (+Complemento)
Does he talk?
Do I eat?
Do they learn?
Uses (Usos)
- Rutinas o cosas que suceden habitualmente. (utilizando adverbios de tiempo)
- I always call my mom on Saturdays.
- Generalidades o hechos científicos (facts).
She works in a hospital - Para eventos programados en un futuro próximo.
The train leaves at 5 p.m. - Para dar instrucciones (imperative).
Go home.