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Simple Present in English with Verbs

It’s the typical sentence in present tense with action verbs.

1. Plural

1. Subjects: I, you, we and they. (in English, the first-person pronoun { I } is always capitalized.)

In the plural form of Simple Present, nothing happens to the verb. The sentence forms with: Subject + Verb + Predicate

Examples: Ana and Bob watch TV at night.

Lucy and I have breakfast at 7:00 am.

2. Negation is formed with “don’t” between subject and verb.

Ana and Bob don’t watch TV at night.

Lucy and me don’t have breakfast at 7:00 am.

3. To make Questions, the Auxiliary “Do” comes to the front of the sentence:

|Do Ana and Bob watch TV at night? |>> |Yes, they do. / No, they don’t. |

|Do Lucy and I have breakfast at 7:00 am? |>> |Yes, we do. / No, we don’t. |

2. Singular

1. Subjects: he, she, it.

In singular an “_s” is added to the verb. The sentence forms with:

Subject + Verb_s + Predicate

Examples: Ana works at night.

Bob starts classes at 7:00 am.

2. Negation is formed with “doesn’t” between subject and verb. The “_s” of the verb disappears.

Ana doesn’t work at night.

Bob doesn’t start classes at 7:00 am.

3. To make Questions, the Auxiliary “Does” comes to the front of the sentence:

|Does Ana work at night? |>> |Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. |

|Does Bob start classes 7:00 am? |>> |Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. |

But not all verbs accept an “-s”. Some of them need to change.

3. Verb Endings in Singular Present Simple

1. Verbs ending in Consonants and in e just add “s”. Works, Cuts, Stops, Names, Comes, Drives

2. Verbs Ending in ss, x, ch, sh, o, z add “es”. Dresses, fixes, watches, washes, goes, quizzes, buzzes.

3. The “Y” Case

1. Verbs ending in Consonant + y => Delete “y” and add i + es.

Study-Studies Copy-Copies Cry-cries Try-tries, Apply-applies

2. Verbs ending in Vowel + y = add “_s”

Enjoys destroys says plays buys stays.

4. Important Notes:

1. Only one verb will change the form completely: HAVE ( HAS. This verb is an exception.

I have a car. My friend has a motorcycle.

2. The purpose of Simple Present Tense is to describe permanent actions, which never change, like habits and routines.

|Mary works at 7:00 am. |The French drive on the left lane, Americans on the right. |

|Lisa lives in Seattle. |I watch a movie. I’m watching a movie. |

|I don’t drink. |I go to San Jose tomorrow. I’m going to SJ tomorrow. |

|You don’t make promises you can’t keep. |I like a beer please. I’d like a beer please. /I’ll have coffee. |

For things that happen now (in this moment) use Present Progressive.

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