PRESENT SIMPLE

Actividad: González Navarro

The present simple is used in the following situations:

*To talk about habits and routines

*To talk about preferences

*To talk about facts and general truths

*To talk about future timetables and schedules

How is it formed? 

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

If the subject is HE or SHE, it is a third person so the verb is conjugated with an S, ES, or IES

e.g. BLOWS /  CATCHES / TRIES

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + DON'T / DOESN'T + VERB IN BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT

DON'T is used for the subjects I, WE, YOU, THEY
DOESN'T is used for the subjects HE, SHE, IT


INTERROGATIVE

DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB IN BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT?

DO is used for the subjects I, WE, YOU, THEY
DOES is used for the subjects HE, SHE, IT

Exercise:

Exercise taken from: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix2.htm

1. Anne my questions. (not/to answer)
2. they tomatoes in this shop? (to sell)
3. This girl trousers at school. (not/to wear)
4. Mr Barker physics? (to teach)
5. The guinea pigs under the desk. (not/to hide)
6. Ken often the school bus? (to miss)
7. The poster on the wall anymore. (not/to hang)
8. for the tickets? (you/to pay)
9. The boys stones. (not/to throw)
10. the bells of your church still sound?