POSITIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Verb + Complement
Simple Present
(with auxiliary verbs)
You are very tall (tú ets molt alta).
We can play football
They must study Maths
(with other verbs)
They go to the cinema
I eat an apple
I visit my granny
*When we write a sentence in Simple Present with the 3rd person in singular, have to add "S" or "ES" at the end of the verb.
He eats an apple
She goes to the cinema
He visits his granny
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Simple Present
Subject +Aux. + Not + Verb + Complement
(with auxiliary verbs)
*Write "not" after the auxiliary verb or modal.
She is very tall. - - - - She is not very tall. / She isn´t very tall.
He can play football. - - - - He can not play football /He can´t play football / He cannot play football
She must study. - - - - She must not study / She mustn´t study
(with other verbs)
*If you want to write a negative, it´s necessary to have an auxiliary verb. If not, add Do / Does.
They go to the cinema . - - - - They do not go to the cinema / They don´t go to the cinema (ells no van al cinema)
I eat an apple. - - - - I do not eat an apple / I don´t eat an apple
I visit my granny. - - - - I do not visit my granny / I don´t visit my granny
*If the subject is the 3rd person in singular, He, She o It, we will use DOES ( and will take the "S" out of the verb.)
He buys a new car - - - - He does not buy a new car / He doesn´t buy a new car (ell no compra un cotxe nou)
She wants to go to the cinema - - - - She does not want to go to the cinema / She doesn´t want to go to the cinema
QUESTIONS
Simple Present
Aux. + Subject+ Complement ?
(with auxiliary verbs)
*Write the auxiliar at the beginning of the question
She is very tall. - - - - Is she very tall?
He can play football. - - - - Can he play football?
She must study. - - - - Must she study?
(with other verbs)
*If you want to write a question and there isn´t any auxiliar , you must write Do / Does.
They go to the cinema . - - - - Do they go to the cinema?
I eat an apple. - - - - Do I eat an apple?
I visit my granny. - - - - Do I visit my granny?
*If the subject is in the 3rd person in singular, He, She o It, we will use DOES ( and take the "S" out of the verb.)
He buys a new car - - - - Does he buy a new car?
She wants to go to the cinema - - - - Does she want to go to the cinema?