Presente simple

En inglés, Present simple es el tiempo verbal de presente (y aspecto no perfectivo) que expresa acción habitual, es decir, hábitos, rutinas en la vida cotidiana. Se diferencia del present perfect en que éste último tiene aspecto perfectivo, y del present continuous en que este otro tiene aspecto progresivo.

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Excepciones en conjugaciones de oraciones negativas

Con los verbos "to be", "to have", "to do", "can", "may", "must", "will" o "shall", "should", "could", "would" se le agrega la partícula "not" al final del verbo.

You || are not|| have not|| do not || can not|| may not|| must not|| will not / shall not || should not || could not || would not

	to be	to have	to do	can	may	must	will o shall	should	could	would
I	am not	have not	do not	can not	may not	must not	will not / shall not	should not	could not	would not
You	are not	have not	do not	can not	may not	must not	will not	should not	could not	would not
He/She/It	is not	has not	does not	can not	may not	must not	will not	should not	could not	would not
We	are not	have not	do not	can not	may not	must not	will not / shall not	should not	could not	would not
They	are not	have not	do not	can not	may not	must not	will not	should not	could not	would not

Recuerde que usualmente que estos verbos sufren contracciones como éstas:

Can not = Can't Must not = Mustn't Have not = Haven't Has not = Hasn't Are not = Aren't Is not = Isn't Would not = Wouldn't Do not = Don't Does not = Doesn't Will not = Won't Shall not = Shan¨t Should not = Shouldn't Could not = Couldn't

Interrogativas don't or doesn't does do

Interrogativas afirmativas

Se hacen oraciones con la forma:

(WH (W question word)) + Auxiliar (do / does) + Sujeto + Verbo + Complemento

En las oraciones interrogativas hay que recordar que se coloca un sólo signo de interrogación al final. Ejemplos:

Do you run in the park everyday? '¿Corres en el parque todos los días?'

Do you want to buy a car? '¿Queréis comprar un coche?'

Does he come to your house? '¿Él viene para tu casa?'

How can you say me that? '¿Cómo puedes decirme eso?'

Interrogativas con verbos que no aceptan el auxiliar "to do"

Los verbos "to be", "to have" y "can" no aceptan el auxiliar "to do". El orden que utilizan estos verbos es el siguiente:

Verbo (afirmativo o negativo) + Sujeto + Complemento

Ejemplos:

Are you a doctor? (Eres doctor?)

Are you in París? (¿Estás en París?)

Is he a good person? (¿Es él una buena persona?)

Can you play the guitar? (¿Puedes tocar la guitarra?)

Can't they go with us? (¿No pueden ellos ir con nosotros?)

Interrogativas con el verbo "to have"

El verbo "to have" adquiere el significado del verbo español "haber", pero también significa tener. Eso no causa aparente problema. Sin embargo, en las oraciones interrogaciones se ve la ambigüedad entre ambos significados.

"To have" con el sentido de "haber" no acepta el verbo auxiliar "to do". Ejemplo:

Have you worked in a factory? '¿Has trabajado en una fábrica?'

Pregunta correspondiente al tiempo Present Perfect.

"To have" con el sentido de "tener" acepta el verbo "to do" como auxiliar.

Ejemplo:

Do I have a car? (¿Tengo un auto?)

Se usan las particulas do/does + sujeto + verbo + Complemento

Véase también

• El presente simple del verbo "TO BE" se conjuga solo y en sus tres formas: afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa.

EXAMPLE:

• Presente