I do/work/likeetc.
(present simple, afirmación)
They're looking at their books. He's eating an ice-crearn.
They read a lot. Leen mucho. He likes ice-crearn. Le gusta el helado.
They read I he likes I I work etc. son formas del PRESENT SIMPLE:
I/we/you/they read like work live watch do have
he/she/it reads likes works lives watches does has
Recuerda:
he works I she lives I it rains etc.
• 1 work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. (no 'My brother work')
• Linda lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.
• lt rains a lot in winter.
I have ~ he/she/it has:
• John has a shower every day.
Nota las diferencias de ortografía:
-es detrás de -s/-ch/-sh: pass ~ passes finish ~ finishes watch ~ watches
-y~ -ies: study ~ srudies carry ~ carries
también: do~ does go ~ goes
Ver también el Apéndice 5.
8 El PRE5E1', SIMPLE se usa para expresar cosas que son verdaderas en general, o bien que ocurren con cierta frecuencia o
habitualmente. El equivalente en español suele ser el presente de indicativo:
• The shops open ar 9 o'clock and close at 5.30. ... abren ... cierran ...
• Tim works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 in the evening. Trabaja ... empieza ... acaba ...
• The Earth goes round the Sun. La Tierra gira alrededor del sol.
• We do a lor of different things in our free time. Hacemos ...
• lt costs a lor of money to stay at luxury horels. Cuesta ...
Observa que I like/he likes equivalen a 'me gusta/le gusta' etc.
• 1 like football. Me gusta el fútbol.
• 1 don't like big ciries. No me gustan las grandes ciudades.
• John likes the house. A John le gusta la casa.
e El PRESE rr SIMPLE se usa con always/never/often/sometimes/usually.
• Sue always arrives at work early. (no 'Sue arrives always')
Observa la posición de estas palabras:
Sue llega siempre temprano al trabajo.
• I usually go to work by car but I sometimes walk. (no 'I go usually')
Generalmente voy al trabajo en coche pero a veces voy a pie.
• Julia never eats breakfast. Julia no desayuna nunca.
• Tom lives near us. We often see him. ... Lo vemos a menudo.
I don't ... (PRESEtsT SIMPLE, negación)~ m:11 Do you ... ? (PRESE."ITSIMPLE, interrogación)~ l!E:llJ I am doing
(PRESEtsT COtsTINUOus)y Ido (PRESENT SIMPLE)~ l!l:IIBJ Orden de las palabras en la frase (always/usually etc.)~ 111¡,¡1111¡¡¡~.¡¡111,.¡r.,,~"11
UNIDAD
EJERCICIOS 6
6.1 Escribe la forma de estos verbos que acompaña a he/ she I ir (-so -es).
1 (read) she..t~ .. 3 (fly) it . 5 (have) she .
2 (think) he . 4 (dance) he . 6 (finish) it .
6.2 Completa las frases sobre las personas de los dibujos usando los verbos siguientes:
1 ..I:'~--~-~--- the piano. 4 ten nis.
2 They in a very big housc. 5 .. to the cinema a lot.
3 a lot of fruir. 6 eight hours a nighr.
6.3 Completa las frases usando los verbos siguientes:
boil el ose cost cost like like meet open tea ch wash
1 Margaret ..~~-~--- four languages.
2 In Brirain the banks usually at 9.30 in the moming.
3 The Ciry Museum ar 5 o'clock in che evening.
4 Tina is a reacher. She mathematics to young children.
5 My job is very interesting. I a lor of people.
6 Perer his hair twice a week.
7 Food is expensive. It a lot of moncy,
8 Shoes are expensive. They a lot of money,
9 Water ar 100 degrees Celsius.
10 Julia and I are good friends. I her and she me.
6.4 Escribe frases ordenando estas palabras y usando la forma correcta de los verbos (arrive o arrives etc.).
1 (always / early / Sue / arrive) --~~--~~-~-..~0.'~~---~-'-··
2 (basketball/ I /play/ ofcen) I .
3 (work / Margaret / hard / usually) .
4 (Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear) .
5 (dinner / we / have / always I at 7.30) .
6 (television / Tim / warch / never) .
7 (like /chocolate/ children / usually) .
8 (Julia/ parries / enjoy / always) .
6.5 Escribe frases sobre lo que tú haces usando always/never/often/sometimes/usually.
1 (watch relevision) ..!..l'.'~X~ ..~ll:t.0. .. ~Xi§.~r.i.,.. /..I.Y:~~~--~-~--~~-~ip_r1 .. ~ .. #.1.~.~~~~.9 t.. (~,)._
2 (read in bed) 1 .
3 (get up before 7 o'clock) .
4 (go to work/school by bus) .
5 (drink coffee) .
6.6 Traduce al inglés:
1 Susana trabaja en un hospital.
2 Estudio inglés todos los días.
3 A veces voy al cine con mis amigos.
4 Mis padres viven en Valencia.
5 A Liz le gusta la música clásica.
6 Siempre desayunamos en la cocina.
7 Nunca bebo vino, pero a veces bebo una cerveza.
8 Me gusta esquiar. (esquiar = skiing)
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I don't ... (present simple, negación)
La negación del PRESENT SIMPLE es don't/doesn't + verbo:
She doesn't drink coffee. He doesn't like his job.
No bebe café. No le gusta su trabajo.
afirmación negación
I work 1
we like we do not
yo u do you (don'r) work
they have they like
do
works he
he does not have
likes she
she (doesn't)
does it
it
has
• 1 drink coffec but I don't drink tea. Bebo ... no bebo .
• Sue drinks tea but she doesn't drink coffee. . .. bebe no bebe ...
• You don't work very hard. No trabajas mucho.
• We don't watch televisión very often. No vemos ...
• Thc weather is usually very nice. lt doesn't rain very often. . .. No llueve ...
• Gerry and Linda don't know many peoplc. . .. no conocen ...
8 Recuerda:
don't . I don't like football.
l/we/you/they
he/she/it doesn't . He doesn't like foorball,
• 1 don't like Frcd and Fred doesn'r like me. (no 'Fred don'r like me')
• My car doesn't use much petrol. (no 'my car don't use')
• Sometirnes he is late bur it doesn't happen vcry often.
e don't/doesn't lleva detrás el infinitivo (don't live / docsn't spcak / doesn't do) etc.:
• 1 don't likc washing rhe car and I don't do it very ofren. . .. no me gusta ... no lo hago .
• Sandra speaks Spanish but she doesn't speak ltalian. (no 'doesn'r speaks') ... habla no habla ...
• Bill doesn't do his job very well. (no 'Bill doesn't his job') Bill no hace su trabajo muy bien.
• Paula doesn't usually have breakfast. (no 'doesn't ... has') Paula no desayuna generalmente.
Observa estas frases de los ejemplos anteriores:
• I don't do it very often.
• Bill doesn't do his job very weU.
En estas frases don't y docsn't son la negación y do es el verbo 'hacer':
• He's very lazy. He doesn't do anything. . .. No hace nada.
I do/work/like etc. (PRESENT SIMPLE, afirmación)~ mm] Do you ... ? (PRESENT SIMPLE, interrogación) ~ mm]
UNIDAD
EJERCICIOS 7
7 .1 Escribe la forma negativa.
1 1 play the piano very well. ..L.~!:'\.~.~.~.~--:-:~ ..~.~, .
2 Jane plays the piano very well. Jane .
3 They know my phone number.
4 We work very hard. .. .
5 He has a barh every day.
6 You do the same thing every day.
7 .2 Observa la información del cuadro y escribe frases con like.
1 .. Si.l.l _o..n<i Rose. _Like. _do.5si..ca.L _m<Asi.c. .
Caro) .
I classical music.
2 Bill and Rose ..
Ca rol .
I .
3 .
classical music? yes no
boxing? no yes
horror films? yes no
7.3 frases relacionadas contigo usando I never ... , 1 often , o I don't ... very often.
Escribe
1 (watch TV) ..1..4'?.~'.t~-~ ..lY. ..Y.~ ..~, .. (c;U ~~'!'.~.rs.: C?...l...~ J.
2 (go to the theatre) .
3 (ride a bicycle) .
4 (eat in restaurants) ..
5 (travel by train) .
7 .4 Completa /as frases. Todas son negativas. Usa don't/doesn't + uno de los siguientes verbos:
cost go know -read see use wear
·
1 I b uy a newspaper every d ay b ut sornenmes I [Link]'t reaii ·it,
2 Paul has a car but he it very often.
3 They like films but they to rhe cinema very often.
4 Amanda is married bue she a ring.
5 I much about politics. I'm not interested in ic.
6 It's notan expensive hotel. lt much to stay chere.
7 Brian lives near us but we him very often.
7 .5 Completa las frases con la forma correcta de los verbos entre paréntesis (afirmativa o negativa).
1 Margarec ...~.~~ .. four languages - English, French, German and Spanish. (speak)
[Link]'t Like. my JO
2 1 ....................... · b • I t ' s very b onng.
· (lik
1 e)
3 'Where's Martin?' 'I'm sorry. 1 .' (know)
4 Sue is a very quiet person, She very much. (ralk)
5 Jim aloe of rea. It's his favourite drink. (drink)
6 It's not true! 1 it! (believe)
7 That's a very beautiful picture. 1 it very much. (like)
8 Mark is a vegetarían. He meat. (eat)
7 .6 Traduce al inglés:
1 No vamos al cine muy a menudo.
2 No conozco a tus hermanas.
3 Luis no trabaja en España.
4 Mi padre conduce un camión, pero no le gusta su trabajo. (conducir = drive)
5 No llueve mucho en Madrid en verano. (en verano = in summer)
6 No fumo y no como carne.
7 Teresa habla francés, pero no habla inglés.
8 Viven en un piso grande, pero no les gusta. {piso = flat)
9 Normalmente no salimos por la noche. {por la noche= in the evening) 15
Do you ... ? (present simple, interrogación)
Se usa do/does para hacer preguntas con el PRLSENT SIMPI F:
afirmación interrogación
1 work 1
we like we
you do do yo u work?
rhey have they like?
works he do?
he have?
likes does she
she
does it
it
has
• Where do they work? ¿Dónde trabajan?
• Do you play chcss? ¿Juegas al ajedrez?
• What sort of films docs she likc? ¿Qué tipo de películas le gustan?
Observa el orden de las palabras en estas frases interrogativas:
do/docs + sujeto + infinitivo
Do yo u work in rhe evening?
Do your friends live near herc?
Does Chris play ten nis?
Where do your parents live?
How often do yo u wash your hair?
What <loes this word mean?
How much does it cost to fly to Rome?
Observa la posición de always/usually/often:
Do yo u always bavc breakfast?
Docs Chris often play tennis?
What do yo u usually do at weekends?
Ten cuidado cuando el verbo principal es do (= hacer}:
• What do you do ar weckends? ¿Qué haces los fines de semana?
En este ejemplo, el primer do es para la interrogación y el otro do es el verbo 'hacer'.
What do you do? = ¿Qué haces? (¿En qué trabajas?}:
• 'What do you do?' 'I work in a bank.'
• 'What does Sarah do?' 'She's a student.'
Recuerda:
do I/we/you/they ... • Do they like music?
does he/she/it ... • Does he like music?
respuestas breves
1/wc/you/they do. 1/we/you/they don't.
Yes, No,
he/she/it <loes. he/she/it doesn't.
• 'Do you play tcnnis?' 'No, 1 don'r.'
• 'Do your parcnts speak English?' 'Yes, they do.'
• 'Does he work hard?' 'Yes, he does.'
• 'Does your sistcr live in london?' 'No, she doesn't.'
I do/work/like etc. (PRESENT SIMPLE, afirmación) ::) IClmJ I don't ... (PRESENT SIMPLE, negación) => cmll
la interrogación => 11. .¡j,jf#l:11
UNIDAD
EJERCICIOS 8
8.1 Escribe preguntas usando Do ... ? y Does ... ?
1 I like chocolate. And you? . P.~.!!W.1*-!::.~~-~L
2 I play rennis. And XQJJ.? ................... you .
3 Tom plays tennis. And .[Link]? ................... Ann .
4 You live near here. And your friends?
5 You speak English. And your brocher?
6 1 do excrcises cvcry morning. And ~?
7 Sue often goes away. And Paul?
8 1 want co be famous. And yQY?
9 You work hard. And Linda?
8.2 Escribe preguntas usando las palabras entre paréntesis + do/does. Pon las palabras en el orden correcto.
l (where / livc / your parencs?) --~~~.. M.~~!'..P.~~~--~-~.Z..
2 (you / early / always / gct up?) .P~.. !i~ ..~~~--9~-~.P. ..~.?..
3 (how often / TV / you / watch ?)
4 (you / want / what / for dinner?)
5 (like / you / foocball?) ....................................................................................................................................
6 (your brocher / like / foocball?)
7 (what / you /do/ in rhe evenings?)
8 (your sister / work / where?)
9 (ro che cinema/ often / you / go?)
10 (what /mean/ this word?)
11 (often/snow/ic/here?)
12 (go / usually / to bed / what time/ you?)
13 (how much / to phone New York/ it / cost?)
14 (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what?)
8.3 Completa las preguntas usando los verbos siguientes:
do enjoy go like start tea ch work
What ... t:u.'.. !i~ ..4º ... ? l work in a bookshop.
. )
......................................................................... rt: It's OK .
What time in the morning? At 9 o'clock.
4 ........................................................................ on Saturdays? Sometimes.
5 How ro work? Usually by bus.
6 And your husband. What ? He's a ccacher.
7 What ? Science.
8 ........................................................................ his job? Yes, he loves ir .
8.4 Escribe respuestas breves (Yes, he does. I No I don't. etc.).
1 Do you warch TV a loe? .. N~i..l...4ºr.'.L9 Y.~~.,. ..l..t:u.'., .
2 Do you live in a big city? .
3 Do you often ride a bicycle? .
4 Does it rain a loe where you live? .
5 Do you play rhe piano? : ..
8.5 Traduce al inglés:
1 ¿Dónde viven tus padres?
2 ¿Habla Vd. inglés?
3 ¿Le gusta su trabajo a Pilar? (trabajo= job)
4 ¿A qué hora WHGHVSLHUWDV" (despertarse= wakc up)
5 ¿Te gusta el café o prefieres té?
6 '¿Qué hacen tus padres?' 'Mi madre es médico y mi padre es profesor.'
7 ¿Con qué frecuencia vas al cine?
8 ¿Qué quiere decir 'ride'?
9 ¿Cuánto cuesta esta cámara?
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