El Present Simple se utiliza para hacer descripciones o hablar sobre hábitos. La mayoría de verbos pertenecen al grupo de los regular verbs, por lo que todos se conjugan de la misma forma. Sin embargo, hay algunas excepciones: los irregular verbs.
Info 1: When to use the Present Simple
El Present Simple se utiliza para hablar de:
Descripciones de personas, cosas o lugares.
Hábitos, rutinas o acciones que se repiten con frecuencia.
Eventos futuros con horario establecido.
Ejemplos
A good thing about my sister is that she is really sociable.
Every day I wake up at 7 am. and I take the bus at 8.45 am.
I have a dentist appointment tomorrow at 3 pm.
Info 2: Conjugate regular verbs in Present Simple
Para conjugar verbos regulares en Present Simple tendrás que dejar el verbo en infinitivo y añadir una "-s" al final cuando se trate de la 3ª persona del singular.
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I talk
I do not talk
Do I talk?
You talk
You do not talk
Do you talk?
He talks
She does not talk
Does it talk?
We talk
We do not talk
Do we talk?
You talk
You do not talk
Do you talk?
They talk
They do not talk
Do they talk?
Ejemplos
I cook dinner on Fridays
She cooks dinner on Fridays
I don't cook on Fridays
Info 3: Conjugate irregular verbs in Present Simple
Hay una lista de irregular verbs, pero dos de los más utilizados son el verbo To Be y el verbo To Have. Ambos tienen algunas excepciones al conjugarlos que verás a continuación.
VErb to be
El verbo To Be significa ser/estar. Este verbo es un verbo irregular,por lo que no sigue la regla general a la hora de conjugarlo.
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
I am from Spain
I am not from Spain
Am I from Spain?
You are from Spain
You are not from Spain
Are you from Spain?
He/She/It is from Spain
He/She/It is not from Spain
Is He/She/It from spain?
We are from Spain
We are not from Spain
Are we from Spain?
You are from Spain
You are not from Spain
Are you from Spain?
They are from Spain
They are not from Spain
Are they from Spain?
Recuerda que: Para negar puedes contraer (To Be en Present Simple + not).
Ejemplos
He is not waiting for the bus He isn't waiting for the bus They are not very honest They aren't very honest
VERB TO HAVE
El verbo To Have significa tener. Al igual que el verbo To Be, también es irregular y se conjuga de manera diferente.
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
I have
I have not
Have I?
You have
You have not
Have you ?
He/She/It has
He/She/It has not
Has He/She/It ?
We have
We have not
Have we?
You have
You have not
Have you?
They have
They have not
Have they ?
Recuerda que: La 3ª persona del singular se forma con has, no con have.
Info adicional 1: Other exceptions
Cuando tienes que conjugar la 3ª persona del singular, tienes que tener en cuenta:
Si el verbo termina en "-y" y no hay una vocal delante de ella, hay que cambiar esa "-y" por "-i"yañadir"-es" detrás.
Si el verbo termina en "-ss", "-sh", "-ch" o "-x", hay que añadir "-es" al final.
En las formas negativa e interrogativa no es necesario añadir una "-s" detrás del verbo, basta con cambiar "do" por "does".
Ejemplos
She tries not to, but she often says things she doesn't mean
