PRESENT SIMPLE
SE USA PARA:
1.ACCIONES REPETIDAS/ REGULARES EN EL PRESENTE.
● The train to Berlin leaves every hour. (el tren a berlín sale cada hora)
● John sleeps eight hours every night during the week. ( john duerme 8 horas todos la
snoches durante la semana)
● I take the train to the office (tomo el tren a la oficina)
2.ACCIONES PERMANENTES/HECHOS.
● The President of The USA lives in The White House. (el presidente de estados unidos
vive en la casa blanca)
● A dog has four legs.(un perro tiene 4 patas)
● We come from Switzerland. (venimos de suiza)
3.HÁBITOS.
● I get up early every day. (me levanto temprano todos los días)
● Carol brushes her teeth twice a day. (carol se cepilla los dientes dos veces al dia)
● They travel to their country house every weekend. (ellos viajan a su casa de campo
todos los fines de semana)
4. COSAS QUE PASAN SIEMPRE O SON GENERALMENTE CIERTAS
● It rains a lot in winter. (llueve mucho en invierno)
● The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace. (la reina de inglaterra vive en el
palacio de Buckingham)
● They speak English at work. (ellos hablan inglés en el trabajo)
ESTRUCTURA:
+ sujeto + verbo + resto de la oración
cuando el verbo es en 3ra persona se le agrega S - ES - IES (SI NO ES HE, SHE, IT EL
VERBO QUEDA IGUAL)
- sujeto + auxiliar + not + verbo infinitivo + resto de la oración
el auxiliar es DO - DOES/ DON'T - DOESN'T
? auxiliar + sujeto + verbo infinitivo + resto de la oración
el verbo en infinitivo significa que queda igual
+ He speaks three languages.
+ You speak three languages
- He doesn't speak three languages
- You don't speak three languages
? Does he speak three languages? Yes, he does / No, he doesn't
? Do you speak three languages? Yes, I do / No, i don't
SHE
HE DOES/DOESN'T 3ERA PERSONA
IT
WE
YOU DO/DON'T
THEY
I
REGLAS:
A los verbos que terminan con -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z se le agrega -ES (ESTO SOLO PASA
EN 3RA PERSONA: HE SHE IT) .
● go – goes
● catch – catches
● wash – washes
● kiss – kisses
● fix – fixes
● buzz – buzzes
Los verbos que terminan con una consonante + Y, se le saca la Y y se le agrega -IES.
● marry – marries
● study – studies
● carry – carries
● worry – worries
verbos que terminan con una vocal + Y, solo se le agrega -S.
● play – plays
● enjoy – enjoys
● say – says
Ejemplos de oraciones negativas con Don't / Doesn't:
● You don't speak Arabic.
● John doesn't speak Italian.
● We don't have time for a rest.
● It doesn't move.
● They don't want to go to the party.
● She doesn't like fish.
Ejemplos de preguntas con Do / Does:
● Do you need a dictionary?
● Does Mary need a dictionary?
● Do we have a meeting now?
● Does it rain a lot in winter?
● Do they want to go to the party?
● Does he like pizza?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SE USA PARA:
1.Describir acciones que ocurren en el momento exacto en que se habla o escribe
Ejemplo: You are studying English.
2.Hablar de situaciones generales, personales o sociales, que ocurren en la
actualidad.En estos casos, se puede acompañar por adverbios como currently,
lately o these days, entre otros.
Ejemplo: She is working a lot lately.
3.Adelantar hechos, citas, eventos o acciones que ocurrirán en el futuro. Quien
habla debe estar seguro de que ocurrirán.
Ejemplo: They are going to the zoo next Saturday.
4. Mencionar hechos temporales.
Ejemplo: Today is snowing, but yesterday was sunny.
5. Describir acciones que ocurren constantemente. En estos casos la oración se
refuerza con adverbios como always, forever, constantly, entre otros.
Ejemplo: The birds are always singing since sunrise
ESTRUCTURA:
afirmativo (+) sujeto + verbo to be + verbo en gerundio (verbo con ING) + resto de la
oración
negativo (-) sujeto + verbo to be (AM, IS, ARE) + not + verbo en gerundio (verbo
con ING) + resto de la oración
pregunta (?) verbo to be (AM, IS, ARE) + verbo en gerundio (verbo con ING) +
resto de la oración
Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo
I am listening to I am not listening to Am I listening to
music music music?
You are listening to You are not listening to Are you listening to
music music music?
He is listening to He is not listening to Is he listening to
music music music?
She is listening to She is not listening to Is she listening to
music music music?
It is listening to It is not listening to Is it listening to
music music music?
We are listening to We are not listening to Are we listening to
music music music?
They are listening to They are not listening Are they listening to
music to music music?
SHE
HE IS / ISN'T
IT
WE
YOU ARE / AREN'T
THEY
I AM/ AM NOT
REGLAS:
Regla 1. Todos los verbos del present continuous terminan en –ing
Regla 2. Cuando un verbo termina en consonante, se debe duplicar la última
letra para agregar la terminación –ing. Ejemplo: The jaguar is running.
run : running
Regla 3. Si el verbo termina en “e” muda, se elimina esta letra y se coloca la
terminación –ing. Ejemplo: They are dancing cumbias.
dance : dancing
Regla 4. Los verbos que terminan en doble “e” conservan esta terminación y
agregan al final –ing. Ejemplo: I am seeing my lawyer next Monday.
see : seeing
Regla 5. Verbos terminados en –ie colocan en su lugar una y + -ing. Ejemplo:
He is lying to his boss.
lie : lying
