Simple Present
We use the present simple to talk about the habits we always or regularly do, like: talk, eat, sleep, etc. or on weekends going to the movies and going to the gym every month.
Or it tells us things that will never change for example the world is round.
The world was round yesterday; it is round today and will be round tomorrow.
Its formula is simple:
Subject + verb + complement
I
You sing every day.
We
They
He
She sings every day.
It
EXCEPTIONS:
1- When the verb ends in s, ss, x, s, sh, ch, z, o. is added ES.
Examples:
I fix the car. He Fixes the car.
You miss your girlfriend. She Misses her boyfriend.
Questions in simple present
In the present the Auxiliary is:
DO for I / you / we / they
AND DOES for he / she / it
And always that you have an auxiliar. The verb that follows is in its simplest form (that means without a conjugation)
The Auxiliary is only used for ask or deny
Example:
They Teach English
Do they Teach English?
They don`t Teach English.
She Teaches English
Does she Teach English?
She doesn`t Teach English
When you have a question with only the auxiliary the response will always be: yes or no, that means:
For short answer (you only answer with the subject and the auxiliary)
Do they Teach English?
Yes, they do.
No, they don`t.
For a long answer (you do not answer with the auxiliary)
Do they teach English?
Yes, they teach English No se pone otra vez el Do (o does)
No, they don`t teach English
The auxiliary does not mean anything, it's like in some languages, like: Spanish, Italian, French... that we have a question mark upside down, that means that what it follows is a question.
For short answer (you only answer with the subject and the auxiliary)
¿
Does she Teach English?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn`t.
¿
Does she teach English?
Yes
Yes, she teaches English
No, she doesn`t teach English
But sometimes we need to know more information and for this we need the WH:
What
when
which
who
Where
why
whose
how
And all of them are before the auxiliary is the formula does not change.
Where do they Teach English?
They teach in the School.
When does she Teach English?
She teaches on Mondays .
Look how easy it is!
They eat pizza ( statament )
Do they eat pizza?
Yes, they eat pizza
No, they don`t eat pizza
It only changes what is in the red statement red (the blue)
She eats pizza ( statament)
Does she eat pizza?
Yes, she eats pizza
No, she doesn`t eat pizza
