Present Simple/Presente Simple

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PRESENT SIMPLE
Present Simple is used to talk about any situation which becomes a routine.
It Talks about events which are relationated with scientific things.
* He doesn´t eat vegetables.* She works in a hospital.
* Elephants live in Africa.
* Do children like animals?
* Adults do not know everything.
It is also used for future programed events
*The train leaves at 10:00.
* Does the festival start tomorrow?
* The plane does not arrive today.
It is also used for giving instructions
* Open the window.
* Do yourhomework.
Verbs conjugation depends on its ending.
Verb Ending | Conjugation | Verb | Conjugation | Example |
1.- “SS” | | Kiss | Kisses | He kisses his girlfriend passionately |
2.- “SH” | ES| Fish | Fishes | He fishes at “Crystal Lagoons” in Ohio each summer vacation. |
3.- “CH” | | Watch | Watches | Ann watches T.V. every week |
4.- “O” | | Go | Goes | He goes to primary school |5.- “x” | | Fix | Fixes | He fixes his girlfriend’s shoe. |

Verb ending | Conjugation | Verb | Conjugation | Example |
1´.- “Y after a consonant” | Replace the Y for “ies” | Cry | Cries |Her baby cries because he is hungry. |
2´.- “Y after a vowel” | “S” | Pay | Pays | Martin always pays his doubts |

Auxiliary Verbs
TO HAVE: compound times in the past
TO BE (am, is, are, was,were): It is used for the continuous or passive voice: I am eating apples; Hamlet was written by Shakespeare

DO - DID: They are auxiliaries used for interrogative and negative forms of the presentand past simple.

SHALL - WILL: a) They are used for future and past times: shall, for the first person in singular or plural forms; will; b) Interrogative form Will you? equivale a ¿Quieres?Shall-I

SHOULD - WOULD: They form conditionals: should for the first people in singular or pluralforms; would, for the other ones.

LET: Se usa para la tercera persona del singular y plural, y...
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