SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

We use this tense to xpress or talk about events or facts that are general true, habits, and daily routines. Examples:

The sun warms the atmosphere. (El sol calienta la atmósfera)

I play tennis. (Yo juego al tenis.)

He works in an office. (Él trabaja en una oficina.)

They travel to Madrid. (Ellos viajan a Madrid.)

I. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE:

We show the three forms of this tense: Affirmative, Interrogative and Negative form. Let's see the chart:

II. SOME RULES ABOUT SIMPLE PRESENT: THIRD PERSON

AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

+ We add -s as a general rule for the third Person, in the majority of the verbs.
    Examples:

    - He eats vegetables. Él come vegetales.
    - Alice dances at the theatre. Alice baila en el teatro.
    - The dog breaks the fence. El perro rompe la cerca.

+ There are other rules for each verb form:

    If the verb finishes in:"SS", "SH", "CH", "O" y "X" , We add -es only for the third Person.

    Examples:

    FISH (pescar)

    He fishes at the sea. (Él pesca en el mar.)
   

    KISS (besar)

    She kisses to her boyfriend. (Ella besa a su novio.)
   

    WATCH (observar)

    He watches the mountain. (Él observa la montaña.)
   

    FIX (arreglar)

    He fixes his car. (Él arregla su carro.)
   

    GO (ir)

    She goes to the office. (Ella va a la oficina.)

+ Another exception is when the verb finishes in "Y" and before of it there is a consonant; We    
   change the "Y" for the "I" and adds "-ES", only for the third Person.

   Example:

   STUDY (estudiar)

   She studies the lesson. Ella estudia la lección.

NEGATIVE FORM:

We use for the Negative form the full form and contractions: DO NOT - DON'T o DOES NOT - DOESN'T.

Examples:

I don't play tennis. (Yo no juego al tenis.)
He doesn't work in an office. (Él no trabaja en una oficina.)
They don't travel to Madrid. (Ellos no viajan a Madrid.)


SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (CMAPTOOLS)