Simple present - story

Hi again! How are you today?

Do you know how to talk about facts and routine? Well, for facts and routine we generally use simple present. It is very simple and it states things that are regular, true or normal actions in general.

These are Morgana and Gandalf. They are very adorable cats. Morgana and Gandalf are siblings and they are both the same age. However, they have very different personalities. Gandalf is very similar to an average dog. He needs attention all the time, he makes friends with everyone and he trusts easily. Morgana, on the other hand, doesn't trust that easily. She also likes attention but she needs more time to trust people and she doesn't trust other animals. She is easily scared, especially of loud noises and quick movements. They get along well most of the time and they love to eat. They love to welcome Carolina at the door. Morgana only welcomes people she knows. Gandalf welcomes anyone who comes near the door, known people, strangers, delivery people, everyone! They love time with people and they like to play. They always cuddle to sleep at night, especially with people.

Examples:

They have very different personalities.

He needs attention all the time.

He makes friends with everyone.

He trusts easily.

Morgana doesn't trust that easily.

She likes attention.

She needs more time.

She doesn't trust other animals.

They get along well.

They love to eat.

They love to welcome Carolina at the door.

They love time with people.

They like to play.

They always cuddle to sleep.

Pronouns	Affirmative	Negative (full form)	Negative (contraction)	Interrogative
I	love to eat	do not love to eat	don't love to eat	Do I love to eat?
You	love to eat	do not love to eat	don't love to eat	Do you love to eat?
He/She/It	loves to eat	does not love to eat	dosn't love to eat	Does he/she/it love to eat?
We	love to eat	do not love to eat	don't love to eat	Do we love to eat?
You	love to eat	do not love to eat	don't love to eat	Do you love to eat?
They	love to eat	do not love to eat	don't love to eat	Do they love to eat?

Notice the different use between the third person singular uses and all of the other ones. This is the only one that changes. It always takes and "-s" ending for the affirmative form and the use of "does" (same -s ending) for negative and interrogative forms. Take a closer look at the examples.

Examples (negative):

They don't have very different personalities.

He doesn't need attention all the time.

He doesn't make friends with everyone.

He doesn't trust easily.

Morgana doesn't trust that easily.

She doesn't like attention.

She doesn't need more time.

She doens't trust other animals.

They don't get along well.

They don't love to eat.

They don't love to welcome Carolina at the door.

They don't love time with people.

They don't like to play.

They don't always cuddle to sleep.

Examples (interrogative):

Do they have very different personalities?

Does he need attention all the time?

Does he make friends with everyone?

Does he trust easily?

Does Morgana trust that easily?

Does she like attention?

Does she need more time?

Does she trust other animals?

Do they get along well?

Do they love to eat?

Do they love to welcome Carolina at the door?

Do they love time with people?

Do they like to play?

Do they always cuddle to sleep?

In order to answer the questions with yes or no, we have two options. Long answers repeating everything or short answers with just the main parts.

Examples (answers):

Do they have very different personalities?

Yes, they have very different personalities./Yes, they do.

No, they dont't have very different personalities./No, they dont't.

Does he need attention all the time?

Yes, he needs attention all the time./Yes, he does.

No, he doesn't need attention all the time./No, he doesn't.

Does he trust easily?

Yes, he trusts easily./Yes, he does.

No, he doesn't trusts easily./No, he doesn't.

Does Morgana trust that easily?

Yes, she trusts that easily./Yes, she does.

No, she doesn't trust that easily./No, she doesn't.

Does she like attention?

Yes, she likes attention./Yes, she does.

No, she doesn't like attention./No, she doesn't.

Do they get along well?

Yes, they get along well./Yes, they do.

No, they dont't get along well./No, they dont't.

Do they love to welcome Carolina at the door?

Yes, they love to welcome Carolina at the door./Yes, they do.

No, they dont't love to welcome Carolina at the door./No, they dont't.

How about you? Can you speak about facts and routine now? What do you usually do? If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!