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.
| español | 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 do you 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 go to the dentist?
- Julie doesn't drink tea very ofetn.
- Robert usually goes away two or three times a year.
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