December 3, 2012

Present Simple





Good morning, guys!

Today, vamos a practicar el PRESENT SIMPLE (presente simple) porque en serio necesitamos reeforzarlo. Se que al principio es un poquito confuso, pero para eso tenemos estos dias de flojera para estudiar. Asi que aqui va la explicacion, luego encontraran videos y por ultimo ejercicios. Good luck!!! (buena suerte)

¿PARA QUÉ SE USA?

1) General truths and current information. (Hechos e Información actual)
When we want to talk about something that is always true then we can use the present simple. Let’s look at these examples:

*Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
*Peru is in South America.
*Two plus two equals four.

These actions are always true. The information does not vary. We can also use the present simple for current information. The verb to be is very useful to express these situations.

*I am thirty one years old.
*My brother is a Dentist
*Sheila has three children.

2) Routines and habits (Rutinas y habitos)
Whenever you want to express something that you usually do please remember to use the present simple. We use this tense to express actions that form part of a routine.

*Miguel gets up at about 6:00am. (This happens constantly)
*Pedro doesn’t have breakfast. (It is not part of his routine)
*I smoke about ten cigarrttes a day. (It is a habit)

We can use the Adverbs of Frequency to help up emphasis a routine. 

*How often do you go dancing? – I sometimes go dancing.

Si deseas más explicaciones puedes ir aqui.

¿CÓMO SE FORMA?




Affirmative   Interrogative   Negative   
I eat.
Do I eat?
I do not eat.
You eat.
Do you eat?
You do not eat.
He/She/It eats.
Does he/she/it eat?
He/She/It does not eat.
We eat.
Do we eat?
We do not eat.
You eat.
Do you eat?
You do not eat.
They eat.
Do they eat?
They do not eat.

¡PRÁCTICA!