Present Simple: He / She / It
El presente simple se usa para hablar de rutinas, hábitos y actividades diarias. En este post aprenderás cómo usar el presente simple con “he”, “she” y “it”.
Overview
Usamos el presente simple para hablar de:
- rutinas
- hábitos
- actividades diarias
- hechos generales
Sujetos:
- He
- She
- It
Verbos comunes:
- work → trabajar
- study → estudiar
- live → vivir
- play → jugar
- eat → comer
Positive Sentences
sujeto + verbo + s + complemento
Con “he”, “she” y “it”, normalmente agregamos “-s” al verbo.
Si el verbo termina en consonante + y, cambiamos “y” por “ies”.
- work → works
- study → studies
- play → plays
Examples:
- He works in a school.
- She studies English.
- It plays music.
Negative Sentences
sujeto + does not + verbo + complemento
- He does not work on Sundays.
- She does not study at night.
- It does not play music.
More Examples
- He works in a hospital.
(Él trabaja en un hospital.) - She studies English every day.
(Ella estudia inglés todos los días.) - It eats a lot.
(Esto come mucho.) - He does not play soccer.
(Él no juega fútbol.) - She does not live in Guatemala.
(Ella no vive en Guatemala.)
Practice
- He ___ in a school.
- She ___ English every day.
- It ___ music.
- He ___ soccer. (negative)
- She ___ in a hospital. (negative)
Check my answers
- works
- studies
- plays
- does not play
- does not work
Summary
Con “he”, “she” y “it”, normalmente agregamos “-s” al verbo en oraciones positivas.
- work → works
- study → studies
- play → plays
Si el verbo termina en consonante + y, cambiamos “y” por “ies”.
Para oraciones negativas usamos:
- does not + verbo
El verbo principal no lleva “-s” después de “does not”.