Presente Simple
El Presente Simple se usa para hablar de hábitos, rutinas diarias, hechos generales y verdades universales.
¿Cuándo usar el Presente Simple?
El Presente Simple se usa para:
- 💼 Hábitos y rutinas: I eat breakfast every day
- 📚 Hechos generales: Water boils at 100°C
- 🎯 Verdades universales: The Earth is round
- 🕐 Horarios fijos: The train leaves at 6 PM
- ❤️ Estados permanentes: I love chocolate
Conjugación - Verbos regulares:
| Persona | Verbo base | + s/es | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
| I/You/We/They | work | work | I work, You work, We work, They work |
| He/She/It | work | works | He works, She works, It works |
Reglas para añadir -s/-es:
+ s
Most verbs: work → works
play → plays
study → studies
+ es
Verbs ending in: o, s, x, z, ch, sh
go → goes
watch → watches
finish → finishes
+ ies
Verbs ending in consonant + y
study → studies
fly → flies
Formas negativas:
| Forma | Ejemplo | Contracción |
|---|---|---|
| don't + infinitive | I don't work | No contraction |
| doesn't + infinitive | He doesn't work | No contraction |
Preguntas:
Do/Does + sujeto + verbo
Do I work? (¿Trabajo yo?)
Does he work? (¿Trabaja él?)
Do they work? (¿Trabajan ellos?)
Respuestas cortas
Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.
Yes, they do. / No, they don't.
Práctica: Presente Simple
1. I _____ (play) tennis every Sunday.
2. She _____ (live) in Madrid.
3. We _____ (not study) French.
4. _____ you _____ (like) pizza?
5. He _____ (not work) on Saturdays.
6. _____ they _____ (speak) English?
7. The sun _____ (rise) in the east.
8. I _____ (not eat) meat.
💡 Consejos importantes
- Para he/she/it: añade -s/-es al verbo base
- Para I/you/we/they: el verbo no cambia
- En negativo: don't (I/you/we/they) / doesn't (he/she/it)
- En preguntas: Do (I/you/we/they) / Does (he/she/it)
🎯 Errores comunes
❌ He go to school → ✅ He goes to school
❌ I doesn't like it → ✅ I don't like it
❌ Do he works? → ✅ Does he work?