(present simple tense)

PRONOUNS AND AUX

I ---- DO
HE ----- DOES
SHE ------ DOES
IT -------- DOES
THEY ------- DO
WE --------- DO
YOU -------DO

PRESENT STRUCTURE

• (?)  AUX + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
• (-)   SUBJECT +AUX NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
• (+)  SUBJECT + AUX + VERB + COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLES

(?) DO THEY WORK IN THE OFFICE?

(-) THEY DONT' / DO NOT WORK IN THE OFFICE

(+) THEY WORK IN THE OFFICE

STRUCTURE
Affirmative	sujeto + verbo (infinitivo)	You study English.
Negative	sujeto + do/does + not + verbo (infinitivo)	You do not study English.
Interrogative	do/does + sujeto + verbo (infinitivo) ?	Do you study English?
Interrogative Negative	do/does + sujeto + not + verbo (infinitivo) ?	Do you not study English?

RULE FOR HE, SHE, IT IN AFFIRMATIVE

YOU MUST ADD (S) THE VERB, ONLY AFFIRMATIVE PRESENT

EXAMPLE

(+) HE WORK(S) IN THE OFFICE 

(-) HE DOESN'T WORK IN THE OFFICE

(?) DOES HE WORK IN THE OFFICE?

Pronombre	Verbo
I/you/we/they	love, like, swim, eat
he/she/it	loves, likes, swims, eats

It's not easy to describe a noun. In simple terms, nouns are "things" (and verbs are "actions"). Like food. Food (noun) is something you eat (verb). Or happiness. Happiness (noun) is something you want (verb). Or human being. A human being (noun) is something you are (verb).

 
What are Nouns?
The simple definition is: a person, place or thing
teacher, school, book

Countable Nouns, Uncountable Nouns
Why is this important? Why do some nouns have no plural?
dog/dogs, rice, hair(s)

Proper Nouns (Names)
Do we say "Atlantic Ocean" or "the Atlantic Ocean"? Should I write "february" or "February"?
Shirley, Mr Jeckyll, Thailand, April, Sony

Possessive 's
Adding 's or ' to show possession.
John's car, my parents' house

Noun as Adjective
Sometimes we use a noun to describe another noun. In that case, the first noun is "acting as" an adjective.
love story, tooth-brush, bathroom

Compound Nouns
A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words.
tennis shoe, six-pack, bedroom

exercises

SIMPLE PRESENT

simple present

	PRESENT	PAST	FUTURE
I	DO	DID	WILL
HE	DOES	DID	WILL
SHE	DOES	DID	WILL
IT	DOES	DID	WILL
WE	DO	DID	WILL
THEY	DO	DID	WILL
YOU	DO	DID	WILL

PRESENT STRUCTURE

• (?)  AUX + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
• (-)   SUBJECT +AUX NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
• (+)  SUBJECT + AUX + VERB + COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLES

(?) DO THEY WORK IN THE OFFICE?

(-) THEY DONT' / DO NOT WORK IN THE OFFICE

(+) THEY WORK IN THE OFFICE

RULE FOR HE, SHE, IT IN AFFIRMATIVE

YOU MUST ADD (S) THE VERB, ONLY AFFIRMATIVE PRESENT

EXAMPLE

(+) HE WORK(S) IN THE OFFICE 

(-) HE DOESN'T WORK IN THE OFFICE

(?) DOES HE WORK IN THE OFFICE?

• PAST STRUCTURE

(?) AUX + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT?

(-) SUBJECT + AUX NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

(+) SUBJECT + VERB (PAST) + COMPLEMENT

VERB IN PAST ( CAN BE REGULAR AND IRREGULAR)

REGULAR : FINISH IN ED 

EXAMPLE : WORK - WORKED , WATCH- WATCHED - PLAY- PLAYED , OPEN -OPENED

IRREGULAR:  FOR EXAMPLE 

THE IRREGULAR VERBS ARE IN SECOND LINE

CUT     CUT   CUT

READ   READ   READ

WRITE  WROTE  WRITTEN

BECOME  BECAME BECOME

BUY BOUGHT  BOUGHT 

EXAMPLE PAST 

(?) DID THEY WORK IN THE OFFICE?

(-) THEY DIDN'T WORK IN THE OFFICE

(+) THEY WORKED IN THE OFFICE

FUTURE STRUCTURE

(?) AUX + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT?

(-)  SUBJECT + AUX NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

(+) SUBJECT + AUX + VERB + COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLE

(?) WILL THEY WORK IN THE OFFICE

(-) THEY WILL NOT WORK IN THE OFFICE

(+) THEY WILL WORK IN THE OFFICE