COMPARATIBLE TABLE OF PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

CONVERSATION OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

CONVERSATION OF THE PRESENT CONTINOUS

PINEDA: Hello. My name is PINEDA
JOSE: Hello Alfredo, I'm JOSE
JOSE: How can I help you?
PINEDA: Can you tell me where makro is?
JOSE: I'm sorry. I have no idea. You're not from here right?
PINEDA: I've just arriving. I'm from Spain.
JOSE: I see. What brings you here to Monteria?
PINEDA: Busining.
JOSE: Well, I'm sorry I can't help you with that. Maybe that cop can help you.
PINEDA: I'll go ask him. Thank you.
JOSE: No problem. If you need any help, I'm here everyday.
PINEDA: It is nice to meet you. Catch you later
JOSE: See you, and good luck.

ROUTINE OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE

first I get up of my bed at 5:00 AM, next I take a shower at 5:10AM, next I eat my breakfast at 5:30AM, next I brush my teeth at 5:36AM, next I go to school at 5:40AM, next I study the diferenst matters, next I go to my home at 1:25PM, next I eat my lunch at 1:40PM, next  I do my homeworks at 2:30PM, next I practice soccer at 4:30PM, next I go to the home at 6:30PM, next I eat my dinner at 6:50PM, next I watch tv at 7:30PM, next I go to my bed at 8:00PM.

RULES OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE

1: Verbs that ends in: ss,sh,ch,x and o, add es:

Example:

Finish-Finishes

Wash-washes

Watch-watches

2.If a verb ends in a consonant + y change the y to i - and add - es:

Example:

Try-Tries

Study-Studies

Fly-Flies

3.If a verb ends in a vowel + y - add - s:

Example:

Pay-Pays

Play-Plays

Buy -Buys

NOTE: Two verbs are irregular in the sinple present.

To be - and to have.

Also to be forms its negative differently from other verbs.