Present Simple


Usos

1. El presente simple se utiliza para hablar de cosas que suceden habitualmente. A diferencia con el español, no se usa el presente simple para hablar sobre algo que está pasando en el momento en el que hablamos.

Se suele utilizar el presente simple con adverbios de tiempo:
always (siempre), every day (cada día), usually (normalmente), often (a menudo), sometimes (a veces), rarely (raramente), hardly ever (casi nunca), never (nunca)...

Ejemplos:
I always talk to my mother on Sundays. (Siempre hablo con mi madre los domingos.)
He never eats vegetables. (Nunca come las verduras.)
They learn something new in class.They usually learn something new in class. (Normalmente aprenden algo nuevo en la clase.)

Excepción:

Los adverbios de tiempo van delante del verbo, excepto el verbo "to be" (ser/estar). Cuando se usa "to be" el verbo va delante del adverbio.
Ejemplos:
I am always happy. (Siempre estoy contento.)
He is often sick. (A menudo él está enfermo.)
They are rarely late. (En raras ocasiones llegan tarde.) 

2. Se utiliza para hablar de generalidades o hechos científicos.
Ejemplos:
He does not [doesn't] eat vegetables. (Él no come verduras.)
She works in a hospital. (Ella trabaja en una hospital.)
Elephants live in Africa. (Los elefantes viven en África.)
Bogota is in Colombia. (Bogotá está en Colombia.)
Do children like animals? (¿Les gustan a los niños los animales?)
Adults do not [don't] know everything. (Los adultos no lo saben todo.)

Reading: Jennifer Lawrence

Do you like Jennifer Lawrence? How much do you know about her? Find it out with the following reading exercise. Read the text (click on the image) and answer the questions below. Good luck!

Reading: Food and Restaurants

Do you like eating out? What's your favourite type of food? How often do you eat out? You can practise all these expressions with the following reading activity. Read the text (click on the image) and do the activities below. Good luck!

Ed Sheeran: Thinking Out Loud

Interview with a swimmer

You can practise daily routines and activities with

Listening: my favourite things

You can practise your listening skills with the following activity.
Listen to some people talking about their favourite things and then do the activities below.
Click on the image to go to the website (British Council)

New Year in the UK

This is a nice text (British Council) about how people celebrate New Year's Day in the UK. Read it and check your understanding with the exercises below. To read the text, click on the image.