UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR

Facultad de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias de la educación

Escuela de Idiomas

It indicates habitual actions in the present or general truth.

HOW TO FORM?

WORK

I

YOU

WE

THEY

THIRD PERSONS

SHE

HE

IT

WORKS

SHE, HE, IT, ADD S TO THE VERB

I

YOU

WE

THEY

TEACH

IRREGULAR VERBS

SHE

HE

ITTEACHCHESThe verb ending in

sh, ch,ss. Or X: teach, wash, go:

add es to the verbAfter she, he, it

I

YOU

WE

THEY

CARRY

SHE

HE

IT

CARRIES

VERBS ENDINGIN CONSONANT+ Y: CARRY STUDY, CRY, CHANGEY –I AND ASS SAFTER SHE, HE, IT

AUXILIARIES FORMS

SHE, HE IT I, YOU WE THEY

DOES DO

AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURE:

SHE STUDIES AT THE SCHOOL

subject Verb + es complement

NEGATIVE STRUCTURE:

SHE DOESNT STUDIES AT THE SCHOOL

subject

Verb in simple form

Auxiliary

Do -Does

complement

The simple present tense can is usually

used to express activities tha you

realice with a certain fruequency

Here we have some phrases that are used with simple

present tense to show frequency

Le’ts see

Adverbs of frequency

HERE WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLES

I ALWAYS HAVE BRAKFAS IN THE MORNING

I USUALLY WATCH TV AT NIGHT

I NEVER PLAY FOOTBALL