I think it's important because is an universal lenguage and helps me to interact with people from different countries.
Simple Present
a. ¿when to use simple present?
it is used when talking about our routine or to indicate an action at present but is not being performed.
Structure:
SUJET+VERB+COMPLEMENT
b. Rules for Third Person (Simple Present)
1. Verbs that end in consonant "y" change to ies.
Example:
-Buy: She buies a pink dress.
-Copy: She copies an archives of the office.
-Play: He plaies in the park.
-Fly: They flies your comet.
-Say: She saies a poem.
2. Verbs that end in s,ss,ch,sh,x,z, o, add es.
Example:
-Watch: He watches tv in the room.
-Do: Lina does your homework.
-Teach: The teacher Lili teaches at students.
-Wash: He washes your linen.
-Cherish: Salome cherishes a painting.
3. Most verbs add "s" at the end.
Example:
-Give: He gives money.
-Eat: Santiago eats fruits every days.
-Work: My mother works in the bank.
-Dance: They dances Tango.
-Run: She runs every morning.
4.Irregulares:
To be To have
I am I have
You are You have
He is He has
She is She has
It is It has
We are We have
They are They have
c. Structura for Questions (L+A/L-A/S+A/S-A)
Aux+sujet+verb+complement+?
1 2 3 4 5
Do+you+speak+english+?
(L+A)Sentence long in positive
(L-A)Sentence long in negative
(S+A)Sentence short in positive
(S-A)Sentence short in negative
Example:
1. Do you speak English?
(L+A) Yes, I speak English.
(L-A) No, I don´t speak english.
(S+A)Yes, I do.
(S-A)No, I don´t.
2. Does she studys in the Santo Tomas school?
(L+A)Yes, she studys in the santo tomas school
(L-A)No, she doesn´t studys in the santo tomas school
(S+A)Yes, she does.
(S-A)No, she doesn´t.
3. Do you like singer ?
(L+A)Yes, I like singer
(L-A)No, I don´t like singer
(S+A)
Yes, I do
(S-A)
No, I don´t.
4. Are they cooking chiken?
(L+A)Yes, they are cooking chiken
(L-A)No,
they aren´t cooking chiken
(S+A)Yes, they are.
(S-A)No, they aren´t.
5. Is it a red bag?
(L+A)Yes, it is a red bag.
(L-A)No, it isn´t a red bag.