Grammar: Simple Present

The simple present is used to talk about habits, general truths, repeated actions, arrangements, or unchanging situations. (El presente simple se usa para hablar de hábitos, verdades generales, acciones repetidas, acuerdos o situaciones permanentes.)

Remember that with the third person singular (he/she/it), you need to add an -s or -es to the verb in the affirmative form. (Recuerda que con la tercera persona singular (he/she/it) hay que agregar -s o -es al verbo en forma afirmativa.)

Exercise 1. Individually, without forgetting you are part of a community, write the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. (Individualmente, sin olvidar que formas parte de una comunidad, escribe la forma correcta de los verbos entre paréntesis para completar las oraciones.)

a) I ______ (like) folk dances. b) I ______ (go) to the town festivities every year. c) She ______ (not enjoy) listening to folk music. d) I ______ (not want) to wait for the festivities. e) My aunt ______ (cook) traditional food. f) He ______ (not dance) jarabe mixteco. g) After class, my grandmother ______ (teach) me traditional embroidery. h) She ______ (not use) the molcajete. i) They ______ (exercise) in the morning to be healthy. j) We ______ (not know) how to sleep in a hammock.