Dominando el Presente Simple en Inglés: Formas, Ejemplos y Usos

Presente Simple en Inglés: Una Explicación Detallada

El presente simple es uno de los tiempos verbales más fundamentales en inglés. A continuación, exploraremos su estructura y uso.

Forma Afirmativa

Afirmativo

Sujeto + Verbo + Complemento

• I / You / We / They + play + basketball
• He / She / It + plays + basketball

Forma Negativa

Negativo

Sujeto + Auxiliar + Verbo (negativo)

• I / You / We / They + don't (do not) + play
• He / She / It + doesn't (does not) + play

Forma Interrogativa

Pregunta

Auxiliar + Sujeto + Verbo + Complemento

• Do + I / You / We / They + play + basketball?
• Does + He / She / It + play + basketball?

En tercera persona (he, she, it) el verbo ya no lleva S porque ya está en el auxiliar.

Verbos Regulares e Irregulares

Verbos Regulares

love, learn, dance, walk, cook, listen, study, clean, talk, play.

Verbos Irregulares

drink, sing, eat, wake-up, buy, cut, read, run, grow-up, sleep.

Ejemplos Adicionales

Afirmativo

• He eats in the morning
• She plays volleyball
• I cook the dinner
• The children play soccer in the yard

Negativo

• You don't cook
• He doesn't play
• I don't go to school
• Juana doesn't like the mice

Preguntas

• Do you want some water?
• Does she sing opera?
• Does Jo go horse riding? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.

Verbo To Be (Ser/Estar)

Forma Afirmativa

Afirmativo Short forms

• I am I'm
• You are You're
• We are We're
• They are They're
• He is He's
• She is She's
• It is It's

Forma Negativa

Negativo Short forms

• I am not I'm not
• You are not You aren't
• We are not We aren't
• They are not They aren't
• He is not He isn't
• She is not She isn't
• It is not It isn't

Forma Interrogativa

• Am I?
• Are you?
• Are we?
• Are they?
• Is he?
• Is she?
• Is it?

Was corresponde a la primera persona del singular (I) y a la tercera persona del singular (he, she, it); were se emplea para las demás personas (you, we, they)