Grammar 13: Simple Present Tense and English Verbs.

El
tiempo presente simple y los verbos en inglés
Verbos en inglés
Investigando sobre el idioma inglés y sus reglas, noté que había una premisa que siempre se repetía: el
verbos es la parte más importante de una oración. A medida que fui estudiando me di cuenta que era verdad;
por lo que vamos a estudiarlos cuidadosamente.

Presente simple (Present Simple)

El presente simple se utiliza para hablar de cosas que suceden repetidamente (describe rutinas);
también se lo utiliza para hablar de hechos, contar un chiste o enseñar a como cocinar. Por ejemplo:

Computers are fast and help human beings. (fact = hecho)

Las computadoras son rápidas y ayudan a los seres humanos.

When the water boils, put in the eggs. (cooking recipe)

1. AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS

I
you + WORK he
we (base form of verb) she + WORKS.
they it (add "S" to base form of verb)
Ejemplo: I work in Nestlé. She works at the University of Guayaquíl.

2. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS- Use DON'T or DOESN'T before the verb

I
you DON'T + WORK. he
we (base form of verb) she DOESN'T + WORK.
they it (drop the "S" from the verb)
Ejemplo: I don’t work in Nestlé. She doesn’t work at the University of Guayaquíl.

B. QUESTIONS - Always use DO or DOES as the helping verb

1.YES / NO QUESTIONS

helping subject main helping subject main

verb verb verb verb
DO I COOK? DOES he COOK?
you she (drop the "s")
we it
they

2. WH- QUESTIONS

WH- helping subject main WH- helping subject main

verb verb verb verb
Where DO I LIVE? Where DOES he LIVE?
you she (drop the "s")
we it
they
C. SHORT ANSWERS

1. AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWER

I
YES, you DO .
we
they
he
YES , she + DOES.
it

2. NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

I
No, you + DON'T.
we
they
he
NO, she + DOESN'T.
it

Recuerda: Al conjugar un verbo en presente simple se tiene que añadir una “s” al final del verbo si estamos
hablando de la tercera persona del singular (He, She, It).

Conjugación verbo to like.

I like / You like / She likes / He likes / It likes / We like / You like / They like.

Tal como hemos estudiado, los verbos “to be”, “to have” y “to do” en el presente simple, tienen una
conjugación diferente a la de los demás:

TO BE
I am / You are / She is / He is / It is / We are / You are / They are.
TO DO
I do / You do / She does / He does / It does / We do / You do / They do.
TO HAVE
I have / You have / She has / He has / It has / We have / You have / They have.

Spelling of verbs ending in -S and -ES. Deletreo de los verbos que terminan en -s y
-es.
Ya leímos sobre la regla de la “s” de los verbos conjugados en presente simple. Sin embargo, tenemos
que saber que hay verbos a los cuáles no se les puede agregar la “s” de manera directa.

Los verbos que terminan en -s, - z , x, -ch, y -sh; se le debe agregar “es”, en vez, de “s”. Por ejemplo:

She faxes documents every morning. Ella faxea documentos cada mañana. (to fax)
He always presses the wrong keys. El siempre presiona las teclas incorrectas. (to press)

Y si el verbo termina en “-y”, la “-y” cambia por “-i” y añadimos “-es”; siempre y cuando no haya una
vocal escrita antes de la consonante “-y”. Por ejemplo:

If he tries, he will find the cure. Si él trata, encontrará la cura. (to try)
 She buys computers. Ella compra computadoras. (to buy)

See hear smell taste. Ver escuchar oler probar.

Cuando queremos decir que estamos viendo, oliendo, etc. algo; por lo general usamos el presente
simple. Por ejemplo:

I see a black computer. (not I am seeing) Estoy viendo una computadora negra.
It tastes good. Sabe bueno.

Exercise 13: Simple Present Tense and English Verbs. El

tiempo presente simple y los verbos en inglés.
1. In which sentences is the Simple Present used correctly? En cuáles oraciones es
el presente simple usado correctamente.
a. Andrew wash the dishes. / Andrew washes the dishes. / Andrew washs the dishes.
b. Computers are very useful. / Computers is useful. / Computers am useful.
c. I buys Cds in that store. / I buyes Cds in that store. / I buy Cds in that store.
d. She doesn't loves easy software. / She doesn't love easy software. / She love easy software.
e. Are those printers expensive? / Is those printers expensive? / Are this printer expensive?
f. This scanner also fax documents. / This scanner also faxes documents.
g. It don't transfer information on time. / It doesn't tranfers information on time. / It doesn't
transfer information on time.
h. He always retrieves lost data. / He always retrieve lost data./ He always retrievs lost data.

2. Match the pairs. Encuentra las parejas.

a. to insert 1. recuperar ( )
b. to click 2. borrar ( )
c. to move 3. transmitir ( )
d. to turn on 4. procesar ( )
e. to retrieve 5. almacenar o grabar ( )
f. to format 6. prender ( )
g. to edit 7. liberar o soltar ( )
h. to delete 8. imprimir ( )
i. to run 9. hacer click ( )
j. to process 10. sostener ( )
k. to load 11. convertir ( )
l. to hold down 12. mover ( )
m. to download 13. arrastrar ( )
n. to design 14. archivar o almacenar ( )
o. to drag 15. correr o ejecutar ( )
p. to fit 16. ajustar ( )
q. to release 17. formatear ( )
r. to press 18. diseñar ( )
s. to save, to store, to record 19. editar ( )
t. to transfer 20. descargar ( )
u. to turn off 21. apagar ( )
v. to file 22. presionar ( )
w. to convert 23. escanear ( )
x. to scan 24. cargar ( )
y. to print 25. transferir ( )
z. to convey 26. insertar ( )
3. Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Llena los espacios en blanco con los
verbos en parentesis. For example:
He never writes a letter. (to write)

1) The boys computer games. (to play)

2) Her brother for IBM. (to work)
3) My company only good quality products. (to sell)
4) We web pages in two days. (to design)
5) I normally the TV after watching the news. (to turn off)
6) This computer CDs in four seconds. (to format)
7) Your brother pictures and films professionally. (to edit)
8) These printers (to scan) and (to fax), too.
9) This printer (to scan) and (to fax), too.

4) Change the following sentences to their negative form. Cambia las siguientes
oraciones a su forma negativa. Example:

He works on the computer. He does not work on the computer.

1) The motherboard has the main CPU, Chipset and RAM. (to have)

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2) Kaka plays soccer awesomely. (to play)

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3) Most computer programs are interactive. (to be)

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4) The amount and speed of RAM affect the overall performance of the computer. (to affect)

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5) Mark does the dishes and I do the laundry. (to do)

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6) The Processor OR CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain of the computer. (to be)

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