{"id":112,"date":"2020-01-05T23:01:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T23:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanit.as\/elearning\/?p=112"},"modified":"2020-02-09T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T11:45:50","slug":"present-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanit.as\/elearning\/resources\/english\/grammar\/verb-tenses\/present-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"Present Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;12px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;asymmetric2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.45)&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;48px&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;title,background_image&#8221; 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We invert the subject and auxiliary verb.<\/p>\n<p> E.g.: He is happy &gt;<span> <\/span><strong>Is he<\/strong><span> <\/span>happy? | You like melon &gt;<span> <\/span><strong>Do you<\/strong><span> <\/span>like melon?<\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Examples&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<blockquote>\n<p>Remember that &#8220;Context is King&#8221;. Click the links to see the examples in context.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=NpkyAwAAQBAJ&amp;lpg=PT90&amp;dq=%22he%20is%20insane%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PT90#v=onepage&amp;q=%22he%20is%20insane%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HE IS INSANE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=b5tcj5QleYoC&amp;lpg=PT102&amp;dq=%22they%20eat%20cake%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PT102#v=onepage&amp;q=%22they%20eat%20cake%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THEY EAT CAKE <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=iIltMoHUtJUC&amp;lpg=RA1-PA181&amp;dq=%22water%20boils%20at%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=RA1-PA181#v=onepage&amp;q=%22water%20boils%20at%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATER BOILS AT 100\u00ba<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=t5O1DwAAQBAJ&amp;lpg=PT95&amp;dq=%22guinea%20pigs%20are%20native%20to%20south%20america%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PT95#v=onepage&amp;q=%22guinea%20pigs%20are%20native%20to%20south%20america%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GUINEA PIGS ARE NATIVE TO SOUTH AMERICA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=P_Wn3wfd0SQC&amp;lpg=PA57&amp;dq=%22The%20Eudyptes%20and%20Pygoscelis%20penguins%20feed%20on%20both%20crustaceans%20(primarily%20krill)%20and%20on%20fishes%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PA57#v=onepage&amp;q=%22The%20Eudyptes%20and%20Pygoscelis%20penguins%20feed%20on%20both%20crustaceans%20(primarily%20krill)%20and%20on%20fishes%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Eudyptes and Pygoscelis penguins feed on both crustaceans (primarily krill) and on fishes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=CF-cLQr6sj4C&amp;lpg=PA81&amp;dq=%22they%20don't%20have%20horses%20on%20the%20moon%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PA81#v=onepage&amp;q=%22they%20don't%20have%20horses%20on%20the%20moon%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">They don&#8217;t have horses on the moon.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=U7RCAkcuQTUC&amp;lpg=PA350&amp;dq=%22does%20she%20want%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PA350#v=onepage&amp;q=%22does%20she%20want%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Does she want&#8230;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.es\/books?id=nKi8g9VUrt0C&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;dq=%22What%20are%20language%20learning%20strategies%20and%20how%20can%20they%20contribute%20to%20a%20better%20learning%3F%22&amp;hl=es&amp;pg=PP1#v=onepage&amp;q=%22What%20are%20language%20learning%20strategies%20and%20how%20can%20they%20contribute%20to%20a%20better%20learning?%22&amp;f=false\">What are language learning strategies and how can they contribute to a better learning?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Related topics&#8221; 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