TIEMPOS DE PRESENTE – PRESENT TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
Uso El presente simple se utiliza para:
1) Hablar de hábitos o rutinas. Ej: I play football every day
2) Hablar de verdades generales y descripciones. Ej: The Earth moves around the sun
3) Hablar de gustos y opiniones. Ej: She thinks that the film is very funny.
4) Hablar de programas u horarios. Ej: The museum opens at 10 o' clock.
Forma (+) Forma base del verbo (infinitivo sin 'to'). La 3ª persona del singular añade una 'S'.
I read Verbos acabados en 's' o sonido
You read similar (sh/ch/x) añaden 'es'.
Reglas ortográficas Ej: kiss - kisses / wash - washes.
He/She/It reads para añadir Verbos acabados en 'o' también
'S' añaden 'es'.
We read a la 3ª persona singular Ej: go - goes / do - does.
You read Verbos acabados en consonante + y
They read cambian la 'y' por 'ies'.
Ej: study - studies / cry - cries.
(-) Sujeto + do/does not (don't/doesn't) + forma base del verbo.
I do not/don't read
You do not/don't read
He/She/It does not/doesn't read
We do not/don't read
You do not/don't read
They do not/don't read
(?) Do/does + sujeto + forma base del verbo + ?
Do I read?
Do you read?
Does he/she/it read?
Do we read?
Do you read?
Do they read?
Adverbios de frecuencia Always, often, usually, sometimes, hardly ever, never.
Se colocan siempre delante del verbos principal, excepto cuando acompañan al verbo 'to be'.
, PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Uso El presente continuo se utiliza para hablar de cosas que estamos haciendo o que están
pasando en el momento en el que hablamos.
Ej: I'm studying English right now.
Forma (+) Sujeto + 'to be' (presente) + verbo acabado en -ing.
I am/I'm reading
You are/You're reading
He is/He's reading
She is/She's reading
It is/It's reading
We are/We're reading
You are/You're reading
They are/They're reading
(-) Sujeto + 'to be' (forma negativa – presente) + verbo acabado en -ing.
I am not reading
You are not/aren't reading
He/She/It is not/isn't reading
We are not/aren't reading
You are not/aren't reading
They are not/aren't reading
(?) 'To be' (presente) + sujeto + verbo acabado en -ing + ?
Am I reading?
Are you reading?
Is he/she/it reading?
Are we reading?
Are you reading?
Are they reading?
En las respuestas breves usamos:
(+) Yes, I am.
(Nunca contracción)
(-) No, they aren't.
(Siempre contracción)
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