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    INSTITUTO DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR TECNOLOGICO PRIVADO “SAN PEDRO”

    Lesson 10: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE


    The simple present (also called present simple or present indefinite) is a verb
    tense which is used to show repetition, habit or generalization.

    I live in that house.


    (yo) Vivo en esa casa.

    1. Simple Present Uses


    USE 1 Repeated Actions

    Use the simple present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The
    action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that
    often happens. In this case it is very common to use adverbs of frequency such as:
    always, normally, sometimes, never …

    She plays tennis on Saturdays.


    I have breakfast every day. (ella) Juega al tenis los sábados.
    (yo) Desayuno cada día.
    USE 2 Facts, Universal statements or Generalizations

    The simple present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before,
    is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct
    about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

    Katherine Paytán Lizárraga


    INSTITUTO DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR TECNOLOGICO PRIVADO “SAN PEDRO”

    The sun rises every day. Lions live in Africa.


    El sol sale cada día. Los leones viven en África.

    USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future

    Speakers occasionally use simple present to talk about scheduled events in the near
    future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can
    be used with other scheduled events as well.

    Our AVE leaves at 10 o'clock. The piano lessons start on Monday.


    Nuestro AVE sale a las 10h en punto. Las clases de piano empiezan el lunes.

    USE 4 Long-term situations

    I live in Venice. They love opera.


    (yo) Vivo en Venecia. (ellos) Les encanta la ópera.

    Speakers sometimes use the simple present to express the idea that an action remains
    in the present and continue in the future.

    USE 5 Instructions

    Katherine Paytán Lizárraga


    INSTITUTO DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR TECNOLOGICO PRIVADO “SAN PEDRO”

    First you fold the paper in half. You take your cash and then the credit
    Primero doblas el papel por la mitad. card.
    Coges tu dinero y luego la tarjeta de
    crédito.

    2. Affirmative Sentences

    She runs every day.


    (ella) Corre cada día

    A. Complete the chart.

    To form the 3rd person singular in the simple


    present:

    1. We add ____ to the end of most verbs.


    2. We add ____ to verbs that end in –ss,-sh,-ch,-
    x or –o.
    3. We drop the –y and add ____ to verbs that end
    in a consonant + y.
    But: play – plays / stay - stays

    I run
    He runs

    She

    It very fast.
    We

    You

    They

    Katherine Paytán Lizárraga


    INSTITUTO DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR TECNOLOGICO PRIVADO “SAN PEDRO”

    B. Read and find the verbs in the simple present.

    Wendy Gibson lives in New York. She works at a piano bar. She sings and plays the
    piano every day, but on Mondays she stays at home.

    C. Fill in the correct form of each verb in the simple present.

    I am – he _____

    I talk – she _____

    I live – it _____

    I mix – we _____

    I count – she _____

    I walk – it _____

    I drive – they _____

    I fly – you _____

    Katherine Paytán Lizárraga

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