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The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the rules for forming sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the third person singular, verbs to be, and -ing verbs. Examples are given for each tense, person, and form to illustrate how to add suffixes and helping verbs correctly.

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The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the rules for forming sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the third person singular, verbs to be, and -ing verbs. Examples are given for each tense, person, and form to illustrate how to add suffixes and helping verbs correctly.

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We can use this verbal tense to talk about things that are

always true.
PRESENT SIMPLE Also, we can use it to explain our daily routines.

Affirmative: Negative: Interrogative:


Third person (he, she, it).
Aff: We have to add an -S, -IES or -ES


I sing I don’t sing Do I sing?
Neg: We have to add does/doesn´t

You sing You don’t sing Do you sing?
Int: At the beggining we add he / she / it sings he / she / it Does he / she / it
Does .... ?

you (plural) sing doesn’t sing sing?
Adverbs of frequency We sing You don’t sing Do you sing?
Aff: SB + adverb + verb They sing We don’t sing Do we sing?
I usually sing They don’t sing Do they sing?

Neg: Sb + don´t/doesn´t + adverb

+ verb
I don´t usually sing
THIRD PERSON - PRESENT SIMPLE
SPELLING RULES

VERB TO BE
PRESENT

Affirmative: Negative: Interrogative:




Am I...?
Adverbs of frequency I am I am not Are you...?
Aff: SB + verb to be + You are You are not Is He/She/It .....?
adverb + ... he / she / it is he / she / it is not Are you
I am always at school
you (plural) are You are not (plural)...?
Neg: Sb + verb to be
negative + adverb + ... We are We are not Are we...?
or They are They are not Are they...?
Sb + verb to be + adverb +

negative + ...

I am not usually at school


I am usually not at school
We can use this verbal tense to talk about
PRESENT things that are happening at the moment.
CONTINUOUS

Affirmative: Negative: Interrogative:




I am singing I am not singing Am I singing?


Structure You are singing You are not singing Are you singing?
he / she / it is he / she / it is not Is He/She/It
Aff: SB + verb to be + singing singing singing?
verb -ing You are not singing
you (plural) are Are you (plural)
------ We are not singing
Neg: Sb + verb to be singing singing?
They are not
negative + verb -ing We are singing Are we singing?
singing

----- They are singing Are they singing?


Int: verb to be + subject +

verb -ing?
-ING SPELLING RULES

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