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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE(BY: JUAN EUGENIO PALACIOS MORENO) The Simple Present tense is used to describe habitual actions that happen with cetain frequency and or something that we regulary do. The general rile is that in the simple present the verbs tat ends in O,SS,CH,SH,X,Z we have to add “ES” in the third person of the singular: Go-goes Kiss-kisses Miss-misses Watch-watches Wash-washes Fix_fixes Buzz-buzzes She always goes to the restaurant Hi kisses her boyfriend The mechanic fixes my car The butterfly buzzes by my window The other that do not follow this rule we have to add just the “s” for example: Daniel walks towards his workplace everyday She likes to speak English with Native Speakers The dog runs by the park Note: on the other hand,the verbs that finish in “Y” and are preceeded by a Vowell we have to add “S” e.g: Plays-plays Lays-lays Say-says The ones that are preceeded by a consonant we have to replace the “y” by “i” and add “ES” e.g: Cry-cries Fry-fries Try-tries Lie-lies Carolina fries some eggs every day The baby cries in the morning Michael tries to speak English with fluency EXERCISES: Juan__________(eat) pizza They__________ (bake) a pie Maria an- I__________(like) to study a lot He_______(open) the door She always_________(Study) in the morning CROSSWORD The Simple Present