Presente Simple Y Continuo

To be

Use the verb “to be” Introduce me Singular and plural

The verb 'to be' has a special significance in English. It corresponds to the Spanish verbs "ser" and "estar". Depending on the meaning of the phrase deduce which of the two it is.

Affirmative Interrogative Negative WH questions

I am I´m Soy/estoy Am I? ¿Soy yo? I am not No soy What? Que?

You are You´re Eres/estas Are you? ¿Eres tú? You are not You aren´t No eres Which? Donde?

When? Cuando?

He is He´s El es/esta Is he? ¿Es él? He is not He isn’t No es Why? Porque?

She is She´s Ella es/esta Is she? ¿Es ella? She is not She isn’t No es Who? Quien?

Where? Donde?

It is It´s Eso es/esta Is it? ¿Es él/ella? It is not It isn´t No es Whose? De quien?

We are We´re Nosotros somos/estamos Are we? ¿Somos nosotros? We are not We aren´t No somos How? Como?

You are You´re Ustedes son/están Are you? ¿Son ustedes? You are not You aren´t No son

They are They´re Ellos son/están Are they? ¿Son ellos? They are not They aren´t No son

Simple Present Tense

Use: es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones habituales que suceden con cierta frecuencia y no hace referencia a si está ocurriendo en el momento actual.

Affirmative Interrogative Negative WH question Adverbs of frequency:

always = siempre

often = a menudo

usually = normalmente

sometimes = a veces

rarely = rara vez

never = nunca

I (verb) Do I (verb) I do not (verb) What?

You (verb) Do You (verb) You do not (verb) Which?

He(verb)s Does He (verb) He does not (verb) When?

She(verb)s Does She (verb) She does not (verb) Why?

It (verb)s Does It (verb) It does not (verb) Who?

Time Expression: Yesterday - today – tomorrow - yesterday morning - this afternoon - tomorrow evening - last night - tonight - tomorrow night - last week - this month - next year - last Monday - this April - next century - last winter - this summer - next spring

We (verb) Do We (verb) We do not (verb) Where?

You (verb) Do You (verb) You do not (verb) Whose?

They (verb) Do They (verb) They do not (verb) How?

3rd Persons: In the affirmative, in the 3rd person singular, add an "S" to the verb. There are some special cases such as if the verb used ends in "SS", "SH", "CH", "O" and "X" to form the 3rd person singular in the affirmative is added "ES" . Another exception is if the verb ends in "Y" after a consonant. To form the 3rd person singular is replaced this "Y" with an "i" accompanied by the ending "ES".

Present Continuous

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