SIMPLE PRESENT

Usa-se o Presente Simples para expressar: a) um fato, uma situao atual ou uma condio geral. Ex: I live in Braslia. b) uma ao ou acontecimento habitual. Ex:I get up at 7 oclock every day. c) verdades universais. Ex: Birds fly. d) aes futuras planejadas. Ex: The plane leaves in 20 minutes. Para conjugar qualquer verbo no Presente Simples, basta retirar a partcula to do infinitivo do verbo e acrescentar S, ES ou IES 3 pessoa do singular (veja regras abaixo). Observe a conjugao de alguns verbos nas formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa na tabela abaixo:
TO WORK AFFIRMATIVE I work You work He works She works It works We work You work They work NEGATIVE
Contracted Form

INTERROGATIVE
Short Answers

I do not work You do not work He does not work She does not work It does not work We do not work You do not work They do not work

I dont work You dont work He doesnt work She doesnt work It doesnt work We dont work You dont work They dont work

Do I work? Do you work? Does he work? Does she work? Does it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work?

Yes, I do. Yes, you do Yes, he does Yes, she does Yes, it does Yes, we do Yes, you do Yes, they do

No, I dont No, you dont No, he doesnt No, she doesnt No, it doesnt No, we dont No, you dont No, they dont

Short answers, como o nome j diz, so respostas curtas e so utilizadas quando a pergunta requer apenas sim ou no como resposta.

SIMPLE PRESENT EXERCISES I - Write sentences in the Simple Present with the following words: 1 John/ not/work/Mondays _______________________________________________ 2 We/not/go/school/ weekends ____________________________________________ 3 She/ wake up/ 8:00AM/ every weekday ___________________________________ 4 He/ like/ study/ English _______________________________________________ 5 Joana and Paulo/ work/ in a hospital _____________________________________ II - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box:
go study - get up play watch - buy - speak

1 Peter always ____________ late on Sundays. 2 My mother generally ___________ English at home. 3 Sarah __________ to Rio de Janeiro every week. 4 We ____________ English on Mondays and Wednesdays. 5 Children like to _________ in the garden. 6 Jane __________ a new necklace every month. 7 My father _____________ a lot of TV.

III - Choose the correct option: 1 - Do/ does Mark study English? 2 - Do/ does your parents live near here? 3 - Do/ does you speak French? 4 - Do/ does she go to school on Saturdays? 5 - Do/ does your friends like to swim? 6 - Do/ does Bill and Harry play soccer?

IV - Transform these affirmative sentences into questions: 1 You play soccer._____________________________________ 2 John works in a restaurant. _____________________________ 3 Mary likes parties. ___________________________________ 4 We speak Spanish very well. ___________________________ 5 Ann teaches Italian. __________________________________ V - Make negative sentences (remember to use the auxiliaries DO or DOES): 1 I play chess. (cards) _____________________________ 2 Petter likes to watch TV. (read) _____________________________ 3 Nathaniel and Julie go to the beach every weekend. (park) _________________________ 4 Alice teaches Mathematics. (Physics) _____________________________ 5 I like pop music. (rap) _____________________________ VI Answer the questions with short answers: 1 Do you like Italian food? (yes) ________________________ 2 Does Sandra live in Japan? (no) _____________________________ 3 Do Ted and Lillian have kids? (yes) _____________________________ 4 Does he like soda? (yes) _____________________________ VII Answer the following personal questions: 1 - What do you do every day right after you wake up? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2 What does your best friend do on weekends? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 Where do your parents live? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4 What do you like to do on Sundays? ___________________________________________________________________________