El present simple es uno de los tiempos verbales en inglés.

Su uso correcto es
muy importante porque se utiliza para múltiples situaciones, las cuales podrás
encontrar un poco más abajo. Además, en esta guía conocerás sus usos
principales, cómo se forma (estructura), su conjugación. Además agregándole los
adverbios de frecuencia.

Present simple: como se utiliza

1. Dar a conocer acciones o estados permanentes

2. Comunicar acciones o estados que se repiten en el tiempo.

3. Transmitir rutinas, hechos continuos, o que se repiten en forma diaria.

4. Dar instrucciones o indicaciones

5. Mencionar hechos, citas o compromisos

Como es la estructura del presente simple para formar oraciones. Consiste

principalmente en afirmativo, negativo e interrogativo.

Present simple: estructura

Afirmativa Sujeto + verbo + complemento

Negativa Sujeto + auxiliar do/does not + verbo + complemento

Interrogativa Auxiliar do/does + sujeto + verbo + complemento

Es importante recordar que I, you, we, they , mas los sujetos plurales ( the girls,
the farmers, My students, etc ) el verbo no lleva s por ejemplo I read a book every
day. Sin embargo, cuando el sujeto es he, she , it o un sujeto singular (the girl, the
farmer, my student, etc) el verbo llevara un “s”. pro ejemplo The student reads the
book avery day.

Para utilizar la forma negativa se debe usar Do not o don´t con I, you, we, they o
sujetos plurales. Para he, she , it o sujetos singulares utilizamos Does not o doesn
´t

Para uitlizar la forma interrogativa se usa la inicio de la oracion el auxiliar DO (I,

You, we, they, plurales) y DOES (he, she, it, mas singulares)

Ahora que has leido lo basico del presente simple te invito a completar las
oraciones y practicar el tiempo present simple en ingles.

Miss Maggie Baeza Rojas/ Miss Makarena Pacheco Belda

7th graders
English
Present Simple 3rd person singular structure : We add “s “

Miss Maggie Baeza Rojas/ Miss Makarena Pacheco Belda

7th graders
English
I. Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use these verbs.

EAT – GO – LIVE – PLAY – PLAY - SLEEP

1. He ___________________ the piano.

2. They _______________________ in a very big house.
3. ______________________________ a lot of fruit.
4. ______________________________________________________ tennis.
5. ___________________________________________________ to the cinema a lot.
6. ___________________________________________________ eight hours a night.

II. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs from the box.

BOIL – CLOSE – COST – COST – LIKE – LIKE – MEET –

OPEN – SPEAK – TEACH - WASH

1. Margaret _____________________________ four languages.

2. In Britain the banks usually _____________________ at 9:30 in the morning.
3. The City Museum _______________________________ at 5 o`clock in the evening.
4. Tina is a teacher. She ________________________ mathematics to your children.
5. My job is very interesting. I ________________________ a lot of people.
6. Peter _________________________ his hair twice a week.
7. Food is expensive. It ______________________________ a lot of money.
8. Shoes are expensive. They __________________________ a lot of money.
9. Water _________________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
10. Julia and I are good friends. I ________________ her and she _______________ me.

Miss Maggie Baeza Rojas/ Miss Makarena Pacheco Belda

7th graders
English
III. Write sentences with the next words. Put the verb in the right form (arrive or arrives,
etc).
1. (always / early / Sue / arrive) _______________________________________________
2. (basketball / I / play / often) ________________________________________________
3. (work / Margaret / hard / usually) ____________________________________________
4. (Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear) _________________________________________
5. (dinner / we / have / always / at 7:30)_________________________________________
6. (TV / Tim / watch / never) _____________________________________________
7. (like / chocolate / children / usually) __________________________________________
8. (Julia / parties / enjoy / always) ______________________________________________

IV. Write the next sentences into negative form.

1. I play the piano very well. _________________________________________________
2. Jane plays the piano very well. ______________________________________________
3. They know my phone number. ______________________________________________
4. We work very hard. _______________________________________________________
5. He has a bath every day. ___________________________________________________
6. You do the same thing every day. ____________________________________________

V. Put the verb into the correct form. Positive or negative.

1. Margaret ____________ four languages – English, French, German, and Spanish (speak)
2. I ___________________ my job. It`s very boring. (like)
3. Where is Martin? I`m sorry. I ________________________ .(know)
4. Sue is very quiet person. She ______________________ very much. (talk)
5. Jim ________________ a lot of tea. It`s his favourite drink. (drink)
6. It`s not true! I _______________________ it! (believe)
7. That`s a very beautiful picture. I __________________ it very much. (like)
8. Mark is a vegetarian. He ________________________ meat. (eat)

VI. Write questions with Do….? And Does ….?

1. I like chocolate. And you? _________________________________________________
2. I play tennis. And you? ___________________________________________________
3. Tom plays tennis. And Ann? ______________________________________________
4. You live near here. And your friends? _______________________________________
5. You speak English. And your brother? ______________________________________
6. I do exercises every morning. And you? _____________________________________

Miss Maggie Baeza Rojas/ Miss Makarena Pacheco Belda

7th graders
English
7. Sue often goes away. And Paul? ____________________________________________
8. I want to be famous. And you? ______________________________________________
9. You work hard. And Linda? ________________________________________________

VI. Write questions. Use the words in brackets + DO/DOES. Put the words in the right
order.

1. (Where / live / your parents?)

_________________________________________________________________________

2. (you / early / always / get up? )

_________________________________________________________________________

3. ( how often / tv / your / watch?)

________________________________________________________________________

4. (you / want / what / for dinner ?)

________________________________________________________________________

5. (like / you / football?)

________________________________________________________________________

6. (your brother / like / football?)

________________________________________________________________________

7. (what / you / do / in the evenings?)

_______________________________________________________________________

8. (your sister / work / where?)

_______________________________________________________________________

9. (to the cinema / often / you / go?)

______________________________________________________________________

10. (what / mean / this word?)

________________________________________________________________________

11. (often / snow / it / 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 ?)

________________________________________________________________________

Miss Maggie Baeza Rojas/ Miss Makarena Pacheco Belda

7th graders
English