We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happends all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general:
Nurses look after patients in hospitals
I usually go away at weekends
The earth goes round the sun
:The café opens at in the morning
Remember:
I /we/ you/ they Drive/ work/ do etc.
he/ she/ it drives/ works/ does etc.
Change on 3rd person singular (cambio en la tercera persona singular)[editar]
Verbos en tercera persona he, she, it cambian como ya se vió:
Verbos terminados en -o , como por ejemplo go , adquieren -es
Verbos terminados en -sh, como por ejemplo wash, adquieren -es
Verbos terminados en -y, pero que antes tengan consonante como study, adquieren -ies
Verbos terminados en -y, pero que antes tengan vocal, como say, adquieren -s
Verbos terminados en -ss, como kiss, (besar) adquieren -es
El verbo HAVE es irregular y cambia para has' en la tercera persona:
«He has a dog». Él tiene un perro.
El verbo "to be" es completamente irregular.
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Infinitive
3PS
ir
to go
goes
hacer(hacer un verbo)
to do
does
lavar(se)
to wash
washes
estudiar
to study
studies
decir
to say(intransativo)
says
besar
to kiss
kisses
We use do/ does to make questions and negative sentences:
Examples:
I come from Canada. Where doyou come from?|
I don't go away very often.
What does this word mean?
Rice doesn't grow in cold climates.
In the following examples, do is also the main verb (do you do/ doesn't do etc)
What do you do? I work in a shop
He's always so lazy. He doesn't do anything to help.
We use the present simple to say how often we do things:
I get up at 8 o'clock every morning
How often do you goto the dentist?
Julie doesn't drink tea very ofetn.
Robert usually goes away two or three times a year.
