VERB TENSES

SUMÁRIO

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USOS DO SIMPLE PRESENT����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
LET’S TRY GUYS!������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5
ATIVIDADES DE APRENDIZAGEM����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5
EXERCÍCIOS�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5
GABARITO��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
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VERB TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT
USOS DO SIMPLE PRESENT
ͫ PARA EXPRESSAR VERDADES GERAIS.
Ant-eaters eat ants.
(Tamanduás comem formigas)
The moon revolves around the earth.
(A lua gira ao redor da terra.)
ͫ PARA EXPRESSAR AÇÕES HABITUAIS.
She goes to the cinema on Saturdays.
(Ela vai ao cinema aos sábados.)
Advérbios e locuções de uso frequente com o Simple Present:

Nas 3ªs pessoas do singular  (he, she, it)

Acrescentamos ES aos verbos terminados em s , sh , ch , x , o , z
push  pushes
fix  fixes
Aos verbos terminados em Y precedido de vogal só se acrescenta S:
play  plays
obey  obeys
Aos verbos terminados em Y precedido de consoante  (- y + ies)
carry  carries
fly  flies
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Acrescenta-se S como regra geral.

Work  works
Smoke  smokes
TO HAVE (ter)
Simple Present
Have & Has
Have  I ; We ; You ; They
Has  He ; She ; It
CONTRACTED FORM
I Have  I’ve  I have not  I haven’t
He Has  He’s  He has not  He hasn’t

SIMPLE PRESENT
I have Eu tenho
You have Você tem
He has Ele tem
She has Ela tem
It has Ele (ela) tem
We have Nós temos
You have Vocês têm
They have Eles (elas) têm
O verbo to have também é usado para falar das refeições e outras atividades.
Examples:
to have coffee, beer, cigarettes – tomar café, cerveja / fumar cigarros.
to have breakfast – tomar café da manhã.
to have lunch – almoçar.
to have dinner – jantar.
to have a shower, a bath – tomar banho.
to have a party – dar uma festa.
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LET’S TRY GUYS!

ATIVIDADES DE APRENDIZAGEM
1. Complete these sentences with the Simple Present tense of the verbs in parentheses.
a) She often _____________________ to Paris. (to go)
b) He usually _________________________ the first class. (to miss)
c) That man never ________________________ that ca. (to polish)
d) My sister always ____________________________ with me. (to skate)
e) My father ________________________ to Rio every week. (to fly)

2. Circle the only correct letter to complete the spaces in these sentences.
“Mary is a student. She ___ to school by car. She ___ her homework in her room. She ___ one
dog. She doesn’t like cats.”
a) go / do / have
b) go / do / has
c) goes / does / have
d) goes / does / haves
e) goes / does / has

EXERCÍCIOS
Choose the right alternative to complete the sentences below.

1. Every morning my mother ____________ at 6 o’clock.

a) get up
b) gets up
c) get ups
d) get’s up
e) get’s ups

2. Mr. black ____________ e-mails in the evenings.

a) writes
b) write
c) writs
d) writ’s
e) write’s
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3. Mandy and Susan ____________ films every weekend.

a) watchs
b) watch’s
c) watch
d) watches
e) watche’s

4. Bill often ____________ handball.

a) play
b) playes
c) plays
d) playies
e) plaies

5. Derek __________ flowers for his mom every Mother’s Day.

a) buy
b) buyes
c) buyies
d) buy’s
e) buys

6. Tony and Stephanie ___________ the subway train to work every day.
a) takes
b) taking
c) are take
d) take
e) take’s

7. My parents ____________ in a two-bedroom apartment.

a) live
b) lives
c) are live
d) live’s
e) is live
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8. John ____________ very hard in class, but I don’t think he’ll pass the course.
a) tryies
b) try
c) tries
d) trys
e) tryes

9. Which sentence is in the correct Simple Present?

a) he has reads a book.
b) he is reads a book.
c) he read a book.
d) he reads a book.
e) he reades a book.

10. Which sentence is in the correct Simple Present?

a) Andrew wash the dishes.
b) Andrew washes the dishes.
c) Andrew washs the dishes.
d) Andrew wash’s the dishes.
e) Andrew wash’es the dishes.

GABARITO
1. B

2. A

3. D

4. C

5. E

6. D

7. a

8. C

9. D

10. B