Presente simple – Simple Present Tense

Se usa para:
Expresar verdades permanentes: Christmas falls on December 25th. / La Navidad cae el 25 de diciembre.
Expresar costumbres o hábitos: Kevin plays golf every Saturday. /Kevin juega golf cada domingo.
Para anuncios: The President announces a tax increase. /El presiente anuncia un aumento de impuestos.

Verbo To Be – Ser o estar Verbo To Have – Tener

Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo
(Yo) I am I am not Am I? I have I have not Have i?
(Tú)You are You are not Are you? You have You have not Have you?
(Él)He is He is not Is he? He has He has not Has he?
(Ella) She is She is not Is she? She has She has not Has she?
(Eso) It is It is not Is it? It has It has not Has it?
(Ustedes) You are You are not Are you? You have You have not Have you?
(Nosotros)We are We are not Are we? We have We have not Have we?
(Ellos/ellas) They are They are not Are they? They have They have not Have they?

Verbo To Do – Hacer (como verbo principal) Se usa como verbo principal cuando nos referimos a hacer
algo, pero más de forma abstracta
Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo Ejemplos
I do I do not do Do i do? I do my homework /Yo hago mi tarea
You do You do not do Do you do? You do a lot of hard work /Haces un trabajo duro
He does He does not do Does he do? He does the laundy at night /Él lava la ropa en la noche
She does She does not do Does she do? She does exercise every day /Ella hace ejercicio cada día
It does It does not do Does it do? We do 20 push-ups /Nosotros hacemos 20 despechadas
You do You do not do Do you do?
We do We do not do Do we do?
They do They do not do Do they do?

Este verbo también se usa de manera auxiliar para otros verbos para hacer preguntas. En estos casos no lo
podemos traducir en español ya que es una construcción propia del inglés.

Estructura: Verbo auxiliar + sujeto + verbo principal + complemento

Ejemplos: Do you study here? / ¿Tú estudias aquí?

1: Do you know her? /La conoces?

2: Does he work here? /Él trabaja aquí?

También se usa para responder, ya sea de manera afirmativa o negativa

1: Do you know her? Respuesta Afirmativa: Yes, I do. / Negativa: No, I do not know her.
2: Does he work here? Afirmativa: Yes, he does. / Negativa: No, he does not work here.

Presente Progresivo o Continuo / Present Progressive or Continuous

El presente progresivo (compuesto por el verbo be y el gerundio que se forma agregando -ing al final del
verbo) se utiliza para expresar una acción en curso, en progresión o inconclusa. Ejemplos:
1. The children are sleeping right now. / Los niños están durmiendo en este momento.
2. She is eating chicken with rice. / Ella está comiendo pollo con arroz.
3. I am talking with Sandra. / Estoy hablando con Sandra.

Reading a book = Leyendo un libro

Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo
I am reading a book I am not reading a book Am i reading a book?
You are reading a book You are not reading a book Are you reading a book?
He is reading a book He is not reading a book Is he reading a book?
She is reading a book She is not reading a book Is she reading a book?

We are reading a book We are not reading a book Are we reading a book?
You are reading a book You a re not reading a book Are you reading a book?
They are reading a book They are reading a book Are they reading a book?