SIMPLE

PRESENT
É usado para descrever rotinas, hábitos e generalizações, ou seja,
inclui questões de senso comum. São as formas como as coisas
normalmente acontecem, como você usualmente faz as coisas, ou
como naturalmente elas são.

He wakes up at 5:30 am every day.

He gets dressed at 6:30 to go to work.

He has breakfast at home on Mondays.

AFFIRMATIVE
She goes running after work on Fridays.

She loves exercising.

She works in a gym.

SUBJECT VERB (S) COMPLEMENT
(Sujeito) (Verbo) (Complemento)
No Present Simple os verbos na forma afirmativa terão duas
formas: uma para a terceira pessoa do singular (he/she/it) e
outra forma para os outros sujeitos possíveis. Veja os
exemplos:

I take a shower every morning.

(Eu tomo banho todas as manhãs.)

She takes a shower every morning.

(Ela toma banho todas as manhãs.)

O que mudou? Exatamente, o verbo principal para se conjugar

na forma da terceira pessoa singular precisa de -s, -es ou -ies.
Como vou saber qual colocar? Depende da terminação do
verbo.
PRESENT SIMPLE - AFFIRMATIVE FORM
• Se o verbo terminar em -ch, -ss, -sh, -x or -zz, adicione -es.

She watches TV every day.

(Ela assiste TV todos os dias.)

• Se o verbo terminar em -y precedido por consoante, retire o -y

e adicione -ies.

He studies in the morning.

(Ele estuda de manhã.)

• Se o verbo terminar em -y precedido por vogal, acrescente

apenas -s.

She plays piano.

(Ela toca piano.)
NEGATIVE
She doesn’t go to the party.

She doesn’t work in an office.

She doesn’t exercise in the morning.

SUBJECT DON’T / DOESN’T VERB COMPLEMENT
(Sujeito) (Verbo Auxiliar) (Verbo) (Complemento)
INTERROGATIVE
Do they work together?

Do they live nearby?

Do they speak German?

DO / DOES SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
(Verbo Auxiliar) (Sujeito) (Verbo) (Complemento) ?

Respostas Curtas:
As respostas curtas para o Present Simple,
assim como as respostas curtas para a
maioria dos casos em inglês, usarão o
verbo auxiliar, e não o verbo principal.
EXERCISE
1 Complete the sentences using the following verbs:

cause(s) close(s) connect(s) go(es) live(s) speak(s) take(s)

speaks German very well.

1 Tanya ____________
2 Ben and Jack ____________ to the same school.
3 Bad driving ____________ many accidents.
4 The museum ____________ at 4 o’clock on Sundays.
5 My parents ____________ in a very small flat.
6 The Olympic Games ____________ place every four years.
7 The Panama Canal ____________ the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
2 Conjugate the following verbs in the 3rd person singular. Use –s; -es and -ies:

reads
1 Read - She ____________.
2 Fly - It ____________.
3 Have- He ____________.
4 Think - She ____________.
5 Finish - It ____________.
6 Dance - She ____________.
7 Cry - It ____________.
8 Watch - He ____________.
9 Love - She ____________.
10 Fix - He ____________.
3 Complete the sentences using these verbs. Sometimes you need the negative.
believe eat flow go grow make rise tell translate

goes
1 The earth _______________ round the sun.
doesn’t grow in cold climates.
2 Rice _______________
3 The sun _______________ in the east.
4 Bees _______________ honey.
5 Vegetarians _______________ meat.
6 An atheist _______________ in God.
7 An interpreter _______________ from one language into another.
8 Liars are people who _______________ the truth.
9 The River Amazon _______________ into the Atlantic Ocean.