PRESENT SIMPLE: YES/NO QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS
USE:
To ask questions about actions in general time that need an answer of "yes" or "no".
FORM:
Put DO or DOES in front of the subject.
[DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + REST]
Does
he/she/it
like
milk?
Do
I
know
him?
AFFIRMATIVE:
She likes milk.
YES/NO QUESTION: Does she like milk?
ANSWERS
USE:
To answer a yes/no question.
FORM:

[YES,
Yes,
Yes,
[NO,
No,
No,

SUBJECT +
I/you/we/they
he/she/it
SUBJECT +
I/you/we/they
he/she/it

DO/DOES]
do.
does.
DON'T/DOESN'T]
don't.
doesn't.

EXAMPLES:
"Do you work on Saturdays?"
"Yes, I do."
"Does he work on Saturdays?"
"No, he doesn't."

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PRESENTE SIMPLE: Preguntas Wh

USO:
Realizar preguntas acerca de acciones en tiempo general
que comienzan con los siguientes interrogativos: WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.
FORMA:
Preguntas acerca del SUJETO:

[WHO-WHAT + VERBO + RESTO]

Who

lives

here?

Preguntas acerca del RESTO DE LA ORACION:

[WH-WORD + DO/DOES... VERBO...]

When
do
you
Where
does
he
EJEMPLOS:
"Who lives in that house?"
"The Porters."

go home?
live?

"What does Jack want to do?"

"Go to the movies.
"Where do they work?"
"At the bank."

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PRESENTE SIMPLE: PREGUNTAS CON COLETILLA

USO:
Realizar una pregunta s/no cuando ya answer is already expected.
FORMA:
Aadir una pregunta corta de dos palabras al final de la frase.
Si se espera un "s":
[ORACIN AFIRMATIVA + DON'T/DOESN'T + SUJETO]
You drive,
Carl paints,

don't
doesn't

you?
he?

Si se espera un "no":

[ORACIN NEGATIVA + DO/DOES + SUJETO]

You don't smoke,
do
you?
Mary doesn't drive,
does
she?
EJEMPLOS:
"You like coffee, don't you?"
"Yes, I do." (La respuesta esperada es un "si")
"She doesn't work here, does she?"
"No, she doesn't."(La respuesta esperada es un "no".)

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PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

USE:
The Present Simple is used to talk about general time, states, and repeated actions.
The Present Progressive is used to talk about more temporary situations and actions
which are going on at the present moment.
EXAMPLES:
Present Simple: "She plays tennis every Friday."
Present Progressive: "Pat is playing tennis now."
Present Simple: "Hans speaks very good English."
Present Progressive: "Now he's speaking English to that customer."
NOTE: Some verbs are used only in simple tenses: Want, Like, Love, Hate, Need,
Think, Know, Understand, Believe, Mean.

PRESENTE SIMPLE: ENUNCIADOS

USO:
Hablar de acciones, estados o hechos que suceden en cualquier momento, de forma repetida o continuamente.
AFIRMATIVA
FORMA:
La tercera persona del singular aaden una -s final.
[SUJETO + VERBO(s) + RESTO DE LA ORACIN
I/You/We/They
He/She/It

work
has

in a bank.
brown eyes.
ORTOGRAFIA

Los verbos que acaban en ss, sh, ch, x, o aaden la terminacin es a la tercera persona del
singular. kisses,matches, goes, watches
Para verbos que terminan en la consonante + y,cambian la y por la terminacin -ies: carry/carries,try/tries, copy/copies
NOTA: el presente simple se utiliza tambin con adverbios y frases adverbiales: Always, Never, Often,Sometimes, Usually,
Every day/week, On Sundays, Twice a month, year, etc.
EJEMPLOS:
"I often go to basketball games."
"He never watches TV."
"My brother goes to the health club twice a week."
"I always have coffee for breakfast."
NEGATIVA
FORMA:
[SUJETO+ DO NOT/DON'T+ VERBO+ RESTO DE LA ORACIN]DOES NOT/DOESN'T)

I/You/We/They
He/She/It

don't drive
doesn't have

in the city.
brown eyes..

EJEMPLO:
"Bill calls Mary, but he doesn't call me."

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PRESENT SIMPLE
USE:
To talk about actions, states or events which happen at any time, repeatedly, or all the time.
STATEMENTS
AFFIRMATIVE
FORM:
Verbs take an -s ending in third person singular.
[SUBJECT + VERB(s) + REST OF SENTENCE]

I/You/We/They
He/She/It

work
has

in a bank.
brown eyes.

SPELLING
Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o take -es in third person
singular: kisses, matches, goes, watches

For verbs ending in consonant + y, drop the y and add -ies:

carry/carries, try/tries, copy/copies
NOTE: The Present Simple is often used with adverbs and adverb phrases that indicate
frequency: Always, Never, Often, Sometimes, Usually, Every day/week, On Sundays, Twice a month, year,
etc.

NEGATIVE
FORM:
[SUBJECT + DO NOT/DON'T + VERB + REST]

I/You/We/They
He/She/It

don't
doesn't

drive in the city.

have brown eyes.

YES/NO QUESTIONS
FORM:
[DO + SUBJECT + VERB + REST OF SENTENCE]
Do

I/you/we/they

know

them?

[DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + REST OF SENTENCE]

Does

he/she/it

like

milk?

WH-QUESTIONS
FORM:
Questions about the SUBJECT:
[WH-WORD + VERB + REST OF SENTENCE]
Who lives here?

Questions about the REST OF THE SENTENCE:

[WH-WORD + DO/DOES... VERB...]
Where
does
he live?
When
do
you go home?

ANSWERS
FORM:
[YES,
Yes,
Yes,
[NO,
No,
No,

SUBJECT +
I
he
SUBJECT +
we
she

DO/DOES]
do.
does.
DON'T/DOESN'T]
don't
doesn't.

TAG QUESTIONS
If "yes" is expected:
[AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + DON'T/DOESN'T + SUBJECT]

You drive,
Carl paints,

don't
doesn't

you?
he?

If "no" is expected:
[NEGATIVE SENTENCE + DO/DOES + SUBJECT]
You don't smoke,
Mary doesn't drive,

do
does

you?
she?

vs. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

USE:
The Present Simple is used to talk about general time, states, and repeated actions. The Present
Progressive is used to talk about more temporary situations and actions which are going on around the
present moment.
EXAMPLES:
Present Simple: "Pat plays tennis every Friday."
Present Progressive: "She is playing tennis now."
Present Simple: "Hans speaks very good English."
Present Progressive: "Now he is speaking English to that tourist."

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