Simple Present

Present Simple

In English, the simple present, also known as the presente simple, is the present tense of (not perfective aspect ) .

It is one of several times used for this in English, the other being the present continuous , having progressive aspect , the present perfect and the present perfect continuous.

USE

Express truths ( Warm air rises - Hot air rises ) or stay (Her parents live in Madrid - Her parents live in Madrid ) and habitual action , ie , habits or routines in everyday life (I get up late on Sundays - I get up late on Sundays and I eat a lot of fruit - as much fruit).

It is also used to talk about future events , especially those subject to a schedule, such as arrivals and departures of public transport (The train leaves at nine - The train leaves at nine ) .Examples include:

Affirmative: I speak Inglés and French ( I speak English and French) - She speaks Inglés and French ( She speaks English and French)

Negative : I do not ( do not) smoke ( not smoke ) - He does not ( does not) smoke (he does not smoke )

Interrogative : Do you speak Spanish ? ( Do you speak Spanish ? ) - Does she speak Spanish ? ( Does she speak Spanish? )

There are two important considerations to keep in mind when using the present simple in English, both related to the use of negative and interrogative : we need the auxiliary verb do2 : I do not ( do not) live in Madrid ( not live in Madrid). Do you speak Spanish ? ( Do you speak Spanish ? ) .

Second, the auxiliary takes the form does do for the third person singular : She does not speak French ( She does not speak French). Does he live in Madrid? ( He lives in Madrid? )

Examples of conjugation:

Affirmative:

I like cheese ( I like cheese )

You like cheese

He / She / (It) likes cheeseg

We like cheese

They like cheese

Negative:

I do not like cheese ( I do not like cheese)

You do not like cheese

He / She / (It) does not like cheese

We do not like cheese

They do not like cheese

Interrogative:

Do I like cheese ? ( I like cheese ? )

Do you like cheese?

Does he / she / (it) like cheese ?

Do we like cheese ?

Do they like cheese ?

Present simple and frequency adverbs:

Adverbs of frequency are used with the present simple when you want to always give a sense of timing to the actions that are performed . Adverbs of frequency:

Always ( always)

Usually (usually)

Often (often)

Sometimes ( sometimes)

Rarely (rarely )

Never ( ever)

The frequency adverb must always be between the subject and the verb.

Examples:

John never eats pizza

Sara always watches TV in her room

They sometimes exercise in the park

An exception to this

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