¿Qué es?

En inglés, Simple Present es el tiempo verbal de presente (y aspecto no perfectivo) que expresa acción habitual, es decir, hábitos, rutinas en la vida cotidiana. Se diferencia del present perfect en que éste último tiene aspecto perfectivo, y del present continuous en que este otro tiene aspecto progresivo.

¿Cómo se forma?

Se forma con la forma base del verbo del infinitivo. Este infinitivo consta de dos partículas: to y la forma base del verbo, así, por ejemplo, to eat es un infinitivo que significa comer.

 

POSITIVE

The Simple Present demonstrates a habitual action or an everyday activity. The Simple Present of the verb is used with the persons I, You, We, You, They in affirmative sentences.

            Simple Form                               Infinitive

            play                                        to play

            work                                       to work

            want                                       to want

Examples

I want to go Christmas shopping.

You wrap the presents.

We cook dinner.

They like Holidays.

 

AUXILIARIES. INTERROGATIVE / NEGATIVE

In English, there are words used as auxiliaries to ask questions when the action word or verb is other different from any of the forms of the verb Be (am, is, are) with the person I, You, We, They.   It is necessary to use the auxiliary DO before the person and the verb is in simple form.

Do you want to go shopping?

Do you work in the wrapping department?

Do you cook dinner?

The auxiliary DO is also necessary in negative and affirmative short answers to questions.

 Do you want to go shopping?                  Yes, I do.

Do you work in wrapping department?  No, I don’t.

Do you cook dinner?                                 Yes, I do.

Do they celebrate the Holidays?             No, they don’t.

In questions with interrogative words or information questions, the auxiliary DO is also necessary with other verbs different from the verb BE.

Examples:

What do you want buy?

When do you cook?

Where do you work?

How do you celebrate the holidays?

 

THIRD PERSON

The English Language has only one declination in the present tense. This declination occurs only with the persons: He, She, It. This is the way the verbs conjugate with these persons:

He                  works / Runs

She                Speaks /  Washes

It                      Watches / Plays

In Affirmative, it is necessary to add S or ES to the verbs. Add ES to the verbs ending O, S, X, SH and CH. Add S to all the other verbs.