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SIMPLE PRESENT

O presente simples pode ser usado para expressar:

1- uma ao habitual, ou seja, aquilo que costumamos fazer sempre:

I always leave home at 7:00. (Eu sempre saio de casa s 7h).

They generally have lunch at the shopping mall. (Eles geralmente almoam no shopping).

I never work on Sundays. (Eu nunca trabalho aos domingos).

2- uma verdade universal:

Babies cry. (Bebs choram).

Dogs bark. (Cachorros latem).Birds sing. (Pssaros cantam).

Odo e o does so os dois auxiliares do presente simples, e eles sempre devem ser usados em

frases negativas e interrogativas, conforme a tabela abaixo:

Negativas Interrogativas

I do not / I dont Do I ?

You do not / you dont Do you ?

He does not / he doesnt Does he.?

She does not / she doesnt Does she?

It does not / it doesnt Does it?

We do not / we dont Do we?

You do not/ you dont Do you ?

They do not / they dont Do they...?

Ex.:

I dont have to work today. (Eu no tenho que trabalhar hoje).

She doesnt have to wash the dishes. (Ela no tem que lavar a loua).

They dont go to school on the weekends. (Eles no vo escola nos finais de semana).

Do you generally wake up at seven? (Voc geralmente acorda s 7h?).

Does the dog bark a lot during the night? (O co late muito durante a noite?).

Does he work as a waiter at that new restaurant? (Ele trabalha como garom naquele novo

restaurante?).

No necessrio o uso dos auxiliares do e does nas frases afirmativas, no entanto, os verbos

sofrem algumas alteraes nas terceiras pessoas do singular (he, she, it). Como regra geral, deve-se

acrescentar um s no verbo para essas pessoas.

Ex.:

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Mary livesdowntown. (A Mary mora no centro da cidade).

Bob loveschocolate. (Bob ama chocolate).

Susans dog sleepsa lot during the day. (O cachorro da Susan dorme muito durante o dia).

No entanto, existem algumas excees que se referem s terceiras pessoas do singular (he, she, it).

So elas:

1- Quando o verbo terminar em y precedido de consoante, tira-se o y e acrescenta-se ies.

Carol studiesat a good college. (A Carol estuda numa boa universidade).

Mom fries eggs in a pan. (Mame frita ovos numa panela).

2- Quando os verbos terminarem em ss, sh, ch, x e o, acrescenta-se es.

Bob fixeseverything at his house. (Bob conserta tudo na casa dele).

Daniel watchescartoon every morning. (Daniel assiste desenho todas as manhs).

Every day after the meals, my mom washesthe dishes. (Todo dia aps as refeies, minha me lava

a loua).

Jack doeshis homework at night. (Jack faz seu dever de casa noite).

Cindy kissesher parents every day. (Cindy beija seus pais todos os dias).

Exercises Simple Present

Teacher Rafael Lopes

1. Complete with the Simple Present tense.

a. Dogs _________________ (bark).b. I usually _______________ (drive) to school.c. He _____________ (work) near his house.d. They always _______________ (take) the bus to work.e. You often ______________ (arrive) late.

2. Write about Kate and Lucy.

Kate and Lucy _____________ (live) in Chicago and they usually _____________ (go) to SanFrancisco by plane. When they _____________ (get) there they generally _________________(phone) their grandma and ________________ (spend) the afternoon with her. Grandma

_____________ (love) them and _____________ (feel) happy with their visit.

3. Choose the correct option.

a. He often (wait / waits) for me.b. The boys (swim / swims) every day.c. We (buy / buys) apples at the supermarket.d. You always (take / takes) the wrong bus.e. She generally (eats / eat) bread and butter in the morning.f. I (wash / washes) my hair every day.

g. My husband always (go / goes) to the supermarket on Sundays.h. The children (play / plays) in the park every morning.i. The girl (speak / speaks) French very well.

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4. Put these sentences in the interrogative and negative forms.

a. Marina gets up early every morningI - _______________________________________________________________

N - _______________________________________________________________

b. My father loves watching soccer games.I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________c. Cris and Sam play tennis after school.I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________d. My grandparents eat very little.I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________e. We have junk food.I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________f. UBC has a lot of students.

I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________g. Beowulf belongs to the seventh century.I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________h. Grendel lives in a lake.I - _______________________________________________________________N - _______________________________________________________________

5. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

a. She don`t want to come with us. Doesn`t .b. What time you have lunch? __________________

c. They haven`t breakfast at home. __________________d. Vitamins is important in your diet. __________________e. We go often to the cinema. __________________f. This car not belongs to me. __________________g. I doesn`t like heavy metal. __________________h. His wife buy a dress every week. __________________

6. Complete the sentences. Use these words:

do does live lives

a. ________ you _________ alone?- No, I ________n`t. I ___________ with two friends.

b. We __________n`t ___________ in a house. We __________ in a flat.c. Where __________ your parents _____________?

- They __________ in Toronto.d. ____________ your brother ___________ with your parents?- Yes, he __________.e. My sister __________n`t ___________ in Canada. She __________ in Mexico.

7. Write the opposite (affirmative or negative).

a. I understand. I don`t understand .b. He doesn`t smoke. ________________________________________________.c. They know. ______________________________________________________.

d. She loves him. ___________________________________________________.f. They speak English. ______________________________________________.g. I don`t want it. __________________________________________________.h. She doesn`t want them. ___________________________________________.

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i. He lives in Rome. ________________________________________________.

8. Change the following sentences to the 3rd

person singular.

a. I hurry to the club every week._________________________________________________________________________b. You often study hard.

__________________________________________________________________c. They brush their teeth in the morning

__________________________________________________________________d. We usually have lunch at 12:00.

__________________________________________________________________e. The boys go to the park once a week.

__________________________________________________________________

9. Complete with the Simple Present Tense.

a. Jane _____________ (try) to learn how to swim every day.b. My house ______________ (have) a yellow door.c. They often ___________________ (dance) in the club on weekends.d. She ________________ (kiss) her mother every day.e. I ________________ (buy) newspaper at the corner.f. The boy _______________ (catch) the bus to school at 6 o`clock.g. We never _________________ (have) dinner at 10 o`clock in the evening.h. Paul _________________ (live) with his parents.