Institución Educativa Particular

«Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Mr. Ronald Elvis Pineda Toribio

WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE-

TIME?

What do you do in your free-time?

I play soccer. I listen to music.

I watch TV. I go shopping.

PRESENT

SIMPLE

Describe habits and

routines.EXAMPLES: I listen to music in my free

time.

He listens to music in his free

time.

Express feelings.

EXAMPLES: I like Biology.

S

he likes

mathematics.

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMEN

T

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I listen to music We listen to music.

They listen to music.

He listens to music.

She listens to music.

RULES FOR HE / SHE / IT

Most verbs add s at the end. /

Muchos verbos añaden s al final.

listen listens play plays

1

RULES FOR HE / SHE / IT

Ending in: ss / ch / sh /x / z

add es at the end./

watch watches fish fishes kiss kisses

2

RULES FOR HE / SHE / IT

Ending in consonant + y,

change it by ies.

study studies carry carries

fly flies

3

NEGATIVE FORM

I don’t like golf.He doesn’t watch movies.

IWeYouThey

do not (don’t)

verbHe SheIt

does not

(doesn’t)

QUESTIONS

Do I like golf?Does he watch movies.

DoI

WeYouThey verb

…?Does

He SheIt

WHO ARE YOU?

Health freak

Couch potato

Workaholic

Choose the correct verb form.

1. I ( work / works ) in a school. 2. You ( play / plays ) the guitar. 3. She ( listen / listens ) to music in the

evenings. 4. We ( surf / surfs ) on the net.

5. He ( read / reads ) the newspaper every morning.

workplaylistenssurfreads

PRACTICE GUIDE