The Present Simple

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💡 ¿Para qué sirve?

El Present Simple no es para lo que está pasando "ahora mismo" (eso es el continuo). Úsalo para:

1. Rutinas y Hábitos

• "I wake up at 7:00."
• "She goes to the gym on Mondays."
• "We eat lunch at 2:00."
• "My dad reads the paper daily."
• "They play football after school."

2. Verdades Generales

• "The sun rises in the East."
• "Water boils at 100°C."
• "Cats hate water."
• "Birds fly in the sky."
• "Doctors help sick people."

3. Estados Permanentes

• "She lives in Madrid."
• "I work in a school."
• "He knows the answer."
• "We like chocolate."
• "My sister has a blue car."

👑 La Regla de Oro: "He, She, It"

En inglés, la 3ª persona del singular (He, She, It) es la "VIP". Siempre lleva una -S (o -es) al final del verbo en oraciones afirmativas.

El resto del mundo:

I work / You work

He / She / It:

Works

📝 Ortografía de la 3ª Persona (He/She/It)

+ S

Regla General

• Walk ➝ Walks
• Play ➝ Plays
• Read ➝ Reads
• Sing ➝ Sings
• Run ➝ Runs
• Eat ➝ Eats
• Write ➝ Writes

+ ES

Terminados en: -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, -x

• Go ➝ Goes
• Do ➝ Does
• Watch ➝ Watches
• Wash ➝ Washes
• Kiss ➝ Kisses
• Fix ➝ Fixes
• Mix ➝ Mixes

IES

Consonante + Y

• Study ➝ Studies
• Fly ➝ Flies
• Cry ➝ Cries
• Try ➝ Tries
• Fry ➝ Fries
• Carry ➝ Carries
• Copy ➝ Copies

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Irregular: HAVE

I / You / We / They
HAVE (Tienen)

He / She / It
HAS (Tiene)

⚡ La Estructura (Negativa e Interrogativa)

Aquí entran en juego los auxiliares: DO y DOES.
⚠️ ¡Importante! Cuando usas el auxiliar (doesn't / does), el verbo principal pierde la "S". El auxiliar se la "come".

⛔ Negativa (-)

I / You / We / They + DON'T

• "I don't eat meat."
• "You don't listen to me."
• "We don't play video games."
• "They don't speak French."
• "My friends don't like horror movies."

He / She / It + DOESN'T

• "He doesn't drive a car."
• "She doesn't cook well."
• "It doesn't work."
• "My brother doesn't live here."
• "The dog doesn't bite."

❓ Interrogativa (?)

DO + I / You / We / They...?

• "Do you like pizza?"
• "Do they play guitar?"
• "Do we have homework?"
• "Do I look okay?"
• "Do your parents work?"

DOES + He / She / It...?

• "Does he speak English?"
• "Does she need help?"
• "Does it rain often here?"
• "Does John play tennis?"
• "Does the bus stop here?"

⏰ Adverbios de Frecuencia

0%Never

20%Rarely

50%Sometimes

80%Usually

100%Always

🟢 Antes del verbo normal

• "I always sleep late on Saturdays."
• "She usually drinks tea."
• "We often go to the cinema."
• "He sometimes forgets his keys."
• "They never eat vegetables."
• "You rarely call me."

🔴 Después del verbo 'To Be'

• "She is never late for class."
• "I am always happy."
• "They are usually tired after work."
• "It is often cold in winter."
• "We are sometimes bored."
• "He is rarely sad."

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La Idea Clave

Piensa en el Present Simple como tu "Yo Rutinario": cosas que haces siempre, verdades universales o tu horario aburrido (I work, I eat). En cambio, el Present Continuous es tu "Yo de Ahora Mismo": lo que está ocurriendo justo en este segundo o una situación temporal (I am dancing, It is raining).
¿Rutina? Simple. ¿Ahora mismo? ¡Ponle ING!

📅 ALWAYS / USUALLY
Siempre / Normalmente (Simple)

⏱️ NOW
Ahora (Continuous)

🔁 EVERY DAY
Cada día (Simple)

📍 AT THE MOMENT
En este momento (Continuous)

🗓️ ON MONDAYS
Los lunes (Simple)

👀 LOOK! / LISTEN!
¡Mira! (Continuous)

Imagine a spy. His cover is what he does usually (Routine). His mission is what he is doing right now (Action).

James works in a bank. (Normal life)

But right now, he is jumping from a plane. (Mission)

Verb Classification: Action vs. Stative

ACTION Verbs

Verbos de movimiento o acciones físicas. ¡Sí se mueven!

Run Cook Play Study

ACEPTE -ING

"I am cooking"

STATIVE Verbs

Verbos de sentimiento, pensamiento o posesión. (Cerebro y Corazón)

Love Hate Want Need Know Believe Understand Remember Prefer Belong Seem

NO -ING (Usually)

"I understand" (Not "I am understanding")

Veamos la diferencia en contexto:

• Example 1: Clothes

  'I usually wear jeans, but today I am wearing a dress.'

  Normalmente llevo vaqueros, pero hoy llevo puesto un vestido.

• Example 2: The Weather

  'It rarely rains here in summer, but look! It is raining now!'

  Rara vez llueve aquí en verano, ¡pero mira! ¡Está lloviendo ahora!

• Example 3: Eating Habits

  'My brother eats cereal every morning, but at the moment he is eating toast.'

  Mi hermano come cereales cada mañana, pero en este momento está comiendo tostadas.

The -ING Mechanics (Continuous)

Rule 1: Silent 'E'

Remove 'e' + ing

Write → Writing

Dance → Dancing

Rule 2: The Doubler (CVC)

Double consonant + ing

Sit → Sitting

Run → Running

Rule 3: The 'Y' Survivor

Keep 'y' + ing

¡La 'Y' casi nunca cambia aquí!

Play → Playing

Study → Studying

Rule 4: The 'IE' Switch

Change 'ie' to 'y' + ing

Die → Dying

Lie → Lying

The 3rd Person Mechanics (He/She/It)

Rule 1: General Rule (+S)

Add 's'

Work → Works

Eat → Eats

Rule 2: Hissing Sound (-ch, -sh, -x, -s)

Add 'es'

Watch → Watches

Kiss → Kisses

Rule 3: Consonant + Y (Change to -ies)

Change 'y' to 'ies'

Study → Studies

Fly → Flies

Rule 4: Vowel + Y (Just -s)

Don't change 'y', just add 's'

Play → Plays

Buy → Buys

Más detalles sobre cambios ortográficos aquí

Grammar Cheat Sheet

Present Simple

Habit / Fact (To Play)

Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)
I play	I don't play	Do I play?
You play	You don't play	Do you play?
He/She plays	He doesn't play	Does he play?
We play	We don't play	Do we play?
They play	They don't play	Do they play?

Present Continuous

Action Now (To Play)

Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)
I am playing	I'm not playing	Am I playing?
You are playing	You aren't playing	Are you playing?
He/She is playing	He isn't playing	Is he playing?
We are playing	We aren't playing	Are we playing?
They are playing	They aren't playing	Are they playing?

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