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What is the present simple?

In English, the simple present, also Known as the present

simple, is one of the tiempo presente verbal (and not perfective Aspect).
It is one of the utilizados tiempos para varios present it in

English, los otros sindo present continuous, it has to

imperfective Aspect, the present perfect and the present


perfect continuous.

Rules
The shape of the "present simple" coincides with the

infinitive without the particle "to", except in the 3rd person singular in that le adds an "s".

infinitivo To eat To run

I/you / we / they (comer) eat (correr) run

He / she / it eats runs

If the verb ends in ss", "sh", "ch", "x", "o", to form the

3rd person singular le Mallard in "-es".

Infinitivo To kiss (besar) To watch (observar) I / you / we / they I kiss I watch He / she / it He kisses He watches

If the verb ends in "y" consonant trans, to form the 3rd

person singular is sustituye is "y" by an "i" followed by completion "is.

Infinitivo To carry (llevar) To envy (envidiar)

I / you / we / they I carry I envy

He / she / it He carries He envies

Las negativas clauses are forming with the auxiliary "to

do" are normally in sus formas contradas "do not" (= do not) para las personas "And you, we, they," and "does not" (= does not) for those people "I, she, it".

I don't play tennis.

Yo no juego al tenis

She doesnt go to the Ella no va al cine cinema. We dont know the Nosotros no sabemos answer. la respuesta

There is also the interrogative form to form with the

auxiliary "to do" at the TOP of Prayer ("do" with those people "I, you, we, they", "does" with "I, she, it").

Do you play tennis? Does she go to the cinema? Do we know the answer?

Juegas al tenis ? Va ella al cine ? Conocemos la respuesta ?

Estructure
The structure is Do/Does + subject + verb + complement.
Does he/she/(it) Do we Do they Like cheese? Like cheese? Like cheese? (a ella le gusta el queso?) (a nosotros nos gusta el queso?) (a ellos les gusta el queso?)

Affirmative

The structure is subject + verb (third person singular is

added so is) + complement.

I You He/She/(It) We They

Like cheese Like cheese Likes cheese Like cheese Like cheese

(me gusta el queso) (a ti te gusta el queso) (a el/ella/eso le gusta el queso) (nos gusta el queso) (les gusta el queso)

Negative The structure is subject + don't o doesn't + verb +

complement(he dont is used when the subject is I ,you,we,they instead the does when the subject is he, she,it).

I You He/She/(It) We They

don't like cheese don't like cheese doesn't like cheese don't like cheese don't like cheese

(no me gusta el queso) (a ti no te gusta el queso) (a el/ella/eso no le gusta el queso) (no nos gusta el queso) (no les gusta el queso)

Question

Affirmative

Negative

Do I read? Leo yo?

I read. Yo leo.

I don't read. Yo no leo.

Does he cook? Cocina l?

He cooks l cocina.

He doesn't cook l no cocina.

Vocabulary
Mesa Silla Espejo Jarrn Armario (general) Armario (ropa) Almohada Sbana Colchn Colcha Mecedora Silln Table Chair Mirror Vase Closet Closet Pillow Sheet Mattress Bedspread Rocking chair Armchair

Cama

Bed

Nota: Hay excepciones de ortografa en la tercera

persona, segn la letra en que termina el verbo. Las reglas son las mismas que se utilizan para formar el plural de los sustantivos.

Members: Aguilar Guerrero Leslie Janeth. Herrera Romo Lizbeth Yessenia. Valenzuela Delgado Cruz Yamileth.

Matter: English
Teacher: Castro Len Ana Gabriela
Delivery Date:31/08/13

bibliography
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_simple_(ingl%C

3%A9s)
http://www.mailxmail.com/curso-ingles-

facil/presente-simple
http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramapresente.html

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