The Simple Present

The Simple Present

The "present simple" is the simplest and most important of English tense. In this lesson we will explain as how and when worn:

Conjugation of present simple

The construction of the present simple (Present Simple) English is really easy, having the structure: 

[SUBJECT] + [VERB] (infinitive without to)

Note: 

If the subject is 3rd person singular is added a "-s" to the verb. 

Let's see the conjugation of the verb to live (live) in present simple:2

Conjugación	Significado
I live	yo vivo
you live	tú vives
he / she / it lives	él / ella / ello vive
we live	nosotros vivimos
you live	vosotros vivís
they live	ellos/ellas viven

Special case: "-s" instead of "-s" for 3rd person 

For verbs ending in "-o", "-sh", "ch", "-ss", "-x", "-z", "-y" is added "-s" instead of "- s for the 3rd person singular. "

Below are some examples:

Verbo	Tercera persona
to go	he goes
to wish	he wishes
to reach	he reaches
to express	he expresses
to fix	he fixes
to kiss	he kisses
to buzz	he buzzes

Additionally, verbs ending in "-y" when "and" is not preceded by a vowel, form the third person in "-ies"

Verbo	Tercera persona
to ocuppy	he ocuppies
to study	he studies

Denial in the present simple

Denial with full verbs (this is not modal and auxiliary) is also easy: 

[SUBJECT] + su (s) + not + [VERB]

I do not sing
Yo no canto

He does not sing
Él no canta

They do not play
Ellos no juegan

In English the contracts do not + to + do and does not shrink to does.

I don't sing
Yo no canto

He doesn't sing
Él no canta

They don't play
Ellos no juegan

The question in the present simple

In interrogative sentences use the auxiliary verb to do is also done. Prepending the subject.
The structure of the closed questions or yes / no (ie those with no interrogative particle) is:

do(es) + [SUJETO] + [VERBO] ?

Do you like music?
¿Te gusta la música?

Does he speak English?

¿Él habla inglés?

The structure of the open questions (ie those with interrogative particle) is:

[Interrogative particle] + su (s) + [SUBJECT] + [VERB]?

Why do you like music?¿Por qué te gusta la música?

When do you come back?
¿Cúando vuelves?

Using the present simple

The "present simple" is used to:

• Routines

I work in a silver mine

Trabajo en una mina de plata

• Permanent Situations

She has a car

Ella tiene un coche

• natural or physical laws

The Sun appears in the East 

El Sol sale por el este

special Cases 

Irregular verb "to be" 

A special case is the verb to be that being very irregular conjugation be memorized:

Conjugación	Significado
I am	yo soy
you are	tú eres
he is she is it is	él es ella es ello es
we are	nosotros somos
you are	vosotros sois
they are	ellos/ellas son

Personal pronouns and the verb "to be" are incurred in the forms listed below:

Conjugación	Significado
I'm	yo soy
you're	tú eres
he's she's it's	él es ella es ello es
we're	nosotros somos
you're	vosotros sois
they're	ellos/ellas son

The verb to be form negation and interrogation without the auxiliary verb to do.