Usa el Present Simple para hablar de horarios fijos o itinerarios controlados por un sistema (trenes, cine, escuela, vuelos, agendas oficiales).
1) ¿Cuándo se usa?
timetables itinerarios eventos programados
- Transportes: The train leaves at 7:15.
- Eventos: The movie starts at 9 p.m.
- Escuela/Trabajo: Classes begin on Monday.
Our flight departs at 6 a.m. and arrives at 10:40.
2) Forma básica
Afirm.: S + V (3ª persona -s) Neg.: S + don’t/doesn’t + V Preg.: Do/Does + S + V?
| Tipo | Estructura | Ejemplos |
|---|---|---|
| Afirmativa | Event/Service + V (+s) + time | The bus leaves at 8:00. · The museum opens at 10. |
| Negativa | Event/Service + doesn’t + V + time | The store doesn’t open on Sundays. |
| Pregunta | What time does + Event + V? | What time does the concert start? |
Recuerda la -s en 3ª persona singular: the bus leaves, the class starts.
3) Expresiones de tiempo frecuentes
at 7:00 on Monday / on 15th May this Friday / next week in the morning / at night
- at horas exactas: at 6:30
- on días/fechas: on Tuesday, on July 2nd
- in partes del día: in the evening (excepto at night)
The last train leaves at 11:55 on Saturdays.
4) Contraste con otras formas de futuro
| Situación | Forma | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Horario oficial (no lo decides tú) | Present Simple | The train leaves at 7:00. |
| Plan personal decidido | Going to | We’re going to visit grandma on Sunday. |
| Cita/arreglo personal | Present Continuous | I’m meeting the doctor at 4. |
| Decisión en el momento / promesa | Will | It’s hot, I ’ll open the window. |
Regla mental: ¿es un horario fijo (bus, cine, escuela)? → Present Simple.
5) Errores comunes
| Incorrecto | Correcto | Por qué |
|---|---|---|
| *The train will leave at 7 (horario)* | The train leaves at 7 | Horarios → Present Simple. |
| *What time the movie starts?* | What time does the movie start? | Pregunta con does + base. |
| *The class start at 9* | The class starts at 9 | 3ª persona: añade -s. |
| *On night / in Monday* | at night / on Monday | Preposiciones de tiempo correctas. |
6) Mini-práctica
- Completa con Present Simple:
a) The bus ______ (leave) at 6:20. · b) Our lesson ______ (start) at 3. - Pregunta con does:
The museum opens at 10. → ____________________________ ? - Elige la opción natural (horario vs plan):
a) The movie (starts / is going to start) at 9.
b) We (start / are going to start) the course next month (plan personal). - Corrige el error:
*What time the train leaves?* - Traduce al inglés:
“Mi vuelo sale a las 7:30 el viernes.”
Respuestas ejemplo: 1) a) leaves b) starts · 2) What time does the museum start/open? · 3) a) starts b) are going to start · 4) What time does the train leave? · 5) My flight leaves at 7:30 on Friday.
7) Próximo paso
Sigue con Preposiciones de movimiento (into, across, through…).