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    The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for things that are true in general or happen regularly. It provides the structures for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It details the rules for third person singular verbs, including adding 's' or 'es' and changing 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'. Examples are given to illustrate the present simple tense forms for regular verbs.

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    The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for things that are true in general or happen regularly. It provides the structures for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It details the rules for third person singular verbs, including adding 's' or 'es' and changing 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'. Examples are given to illustrate the present simple tense forms for regular verbs.

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    The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for things that are true in general or happen regularly. It provides the structures for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It details the rules for third person singular verbs, including adding 's' or 'es' and changing 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'. Examples are given to illustrate the present simple tense forms for regular verbs.

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    Present

    Simple
    M.M. Herbert Delsar Lara Ayala
    We use the present
    simple for things
    that are true in
    general, or for
    things that happen
    sometimes or all
    the time
    Auxiliary
    Do Does

    I
    You He
    We She
    You It
    They
    STRUCTURE
    Present simple

    SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT


    AFFIRMATIVE
    STRUCTURE
    Present simple
    SUBJECT + AUX (DO/DOES) NOT +
    VERB + COMPLEMENT
    NEGATIVE
    DO NOT
    DOES NOT

    DON´T
    DOESN´T
    NEGATIVE
    STRUCTURE
    Present simple
    AUX (DO/DOES) + SUBJECT +
    VERB + COMPLEMENT
    INTERROGATIVE
    Negative
    Do not
    I, you, we, you, they
    (Don´t)

    Negative
    Does not
    He, she, it
    (Doesn´t)

    Positive
    Do. (I, you, we, you, they)

    Does (He, she, It)


    THIRD PERSON RULES
    Present simple
    Verb ending with
    o, sh, ch, ss, x, z, we
    Example:
    add (es)

    (To do). He does


    (To fish). She fishes
    (To teach). He teaches
    (To relax). He relaxes
    (To buzz). She buzzes
    (To express). It expresses
    THIRD PERSON RULES
    Present simple

    Verb ending with (y) we


    change it for (i) + (es)

    Example:

    (To study) He studies

    (To notify). She notifies


    THIRD PERSON RULES
    Present simple

    Verb ending with (y) if


    there´s a vocal before it,
    we keep the letter (y)
    and we add an (s)
    Example:

    (To buy) He buys

    (To enjoy) She enjoys


    SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
    Using regular verbs

    I PLAY DO I PLAY? I DON´T PLAY


    YOU PLAY DO YOU PLAY? YOU DON´T PLAY
    HE/SHE/IT PLAYS DOES HE.. PLAY? SHE DOESN´T PLAY
    WE PLAY DO WE PLAY? WE DON´T PLAY
    YOU PLAY DO YOU PLAY? YOU DON´T PLAY
    THEY PLAY DO THEY PLAY? THEY DON´T PLAY
    Practice
    I like big cities
    Tim works very hard
    The Earth goes round the Sun
    I drink coffee but I don´t drink tea
    Sue drinks tea but she doesn´t drink coffer
    We don´t watch televisión very often
    You don´t work very hard
    The weather is usually nice. It doesn´t rain very often
    Gerry and Linda don´t know many people
    Do you like orange juice? Yes, i do
    Does she go to work by car? Yes, she does
    What time does Karen get up? Half past seven

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