ESTRUTURA DAS SENTENAS AFIRMATIVAS A forma bsica da sentena no Simple Present o verbo no infinitivo, mas sem a partculato.

. Essa a forma para todas as pessoas, exceto para a 3 pessoa do singular (he/she/it), nessa forma costuma-se acrescentar s no verbo. Observe: SIMPLE PRESENT AFIRMATIVA TO MAKE I You He She It We You They make I You He She It We You They

TO THINK I You He She It We You They think

TO LOVE love

thinks.

makes.

loves.

think.

make.

love.

Casos especiais * O 1 caso especial o verbo TO BE (ser, estar) Ele j tem a 3 pessoa especificado. * O 2 caso especial o verbo TO HAVE (ter) Na 3 pessoa ele perde as duas ltimas letras e acrescenta-se S. TO BE I You He She It We You They am. are. is. I You He She It We You They TO HAVE have. has.

are.

have.

* O 3 caso especial so os verbos terminados em o, ss, ch, sh, x, em que se acrescentaES: O SS CH SH X go (ir) kiss (beijar) teach (ensinar) wash (lavar) fix (consertar) he/she/it goes he/she/it kisses he/she/it teaches he/she/it washes he/she/it fixes

* O 4 caso especial so os verbos terminados em Y, eles tm 2 possibilidades: Y precedido de VOGAL acrescenta-se S Pay (pagar), buy (comprar) He/she/it pays, buys

Y precedido de CONSOANTE acrescenta-se IES Cry (chorar), try (tentar) He/she/it cries, tries

ESTRUTURA DAS SENTENAS NEGATIVAS Para escrever uma sentena negativa no Simple Present utiliza-se o verbo auxiliar do + not mais utilizado na escrita, pois formal ou sua forma contracta dont mais utilizada na fala, pois informal antes da forma bsica do verbo sem o to, exemplo: 1- I do not play the piano. (Eu no toco piano.) 2- My parents dont like TV. (Meus pais no gostam de TV.) Na 3 pessoa do singular (he/she/it), usa-se o verbo auxiliar does + not ou doesnt em vez de do+ not ou dont. Note que o verbo seguinte fica na forma bsica sem o to e sem o S, exemplo: 1- She does not speak Portuguese, just Chinese. (Ela no fala portugus, somente chins.) 2- Paulo doesnt eat chocolate. (Paulo no come chocolate.) Observao: Os verbos auxiliares do e does no tem traduo. Mas quando acompanhado do not, pode-se traduzir por no simplesmente. ESTRUTURA DAS SENTENAS INTERROGATIVAS Na forma interrogativa do Simple Present utilizam-se os verbos auxiliares do e does antes do sujeito na frase. Note que o verbo fica na sua forma bsica sem o to e sem o S, observe o exemplo: 1- Do you like orange juice? (Voc gosta de suco de laranja?) 2- Does Mariah like movies? (A Maria gosta de filmes?) RESUMO DO SIMPLE PRESENT AFIRMATIVO I work You work He works She works It works We work You work They work NEGATIVO I dont work You dont work He doesnt work She doesnt work It doesnt work We dont work You dontwork They dont work INTERROGATIVO Do I work ...? Do you work ...? Does he work ...? Does she work ...? Does it work ...? Do we work...? Do you work ...? Do they work ...?

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words given: 1. I ____________ (read) a very interesting book now. 2. Joanne ____________ (work) eight hours a day. 3. Tonight we ____________ (see) a play at the thereatre. 4. Who ____________ you ____________ (speak) to just now? 5. I ____________ (not know) him very well. 6. What will you do if she ____________ (come) late? 7. My wife ____________ (like) coffee for breakfast. 8. What ____________ Tom usually ____________(have) for breakfast? 9. Your train ____________ (leave) at 17.25 from platform 3. 10. What ____________ Mary ____________ (do) ? She's a student. 11. My whole family _______________(go) to church once a week. 12. My wife and I _________________(go) to the beach in the summer. 13. Listen! The phone ________________(ring) in the other room. 14. Rain seldom ________________(fall) in the Sahara. 15. He is thirteen years old now, and his voice ___________________(change). 16. Let's change the conversation. It _________________(get) too serious. 17. Leap year __________________(come) every four years. 18. My grandfather ________________(grow) tomatoes in his garden this summer. 19. He ________________(grow) them every summer . 20. The children ______________________(leave) for school right now. 21. The children __________________(leave) at 8:30 every morning of the week. 22. Shu! The baby ______________________(take) her nap. 23. In the north the season ____________________(change) four times a year . 24. Unfortunately, the patient ______________________ (die). 25. The monsoon _____________________(come) once or twice a year. 26. It's spring and the days _____________________(get) longer. 27. The weather _____________(get) very cold in Moscow in the winter. 28. It _________________(rain) hard, and I don't have an umbrella. 29. It's November and the birds ___________________(fly) south. 30. Many birds of Europe _____________(fly) south to Africa every winter.

Present Simple Verbs She ___ four languages. a. speak b. speaks Jane is a teacher. She ___ French. a. teach b. teaches When the kettle ___, will you make some tea? a. boil b. boils I always ___ the window at night because it is cold. a. close b. closes Those shoes ___ too much. a. cost b. costs The food in Japan is expensive. It ___ a lot to live there. a. cost b. costs His job is great because he ___ a lot of people. a. meet b. meets He always ___ his car on Sundays. a. wash b. washes My watch is broken and it ___ to be fixed again. a. need b. needs I ___ to watch movies. a. love b. loves I ___ to the cinema at least once a week. a. go b. goes

They never ___ tea in the morning. a. drink b. drinks We both ___ to the radio in the morning. a. listen b. listens He ___ a big wedding. a. want b. wants George ___ too much so he's getting fat. a. eat b. eats The earth ___ round the sun, doesn't it? a. go b. goes The shops in England ___ at 9:00 in the morning. a. open b. opens The post office ___ at 5:30 pm. a. close b. closes Jackie ___ two children now. a. has b. have Mr. Smith ___ too much. He always has a cigarette in his mouth. a. smoke b. smokes When the phone ___, please answer it. a. ring b. rings

Present Simple Negative Verbs Click the answer button to see the answer. Tom ___ like chocolate ice cream. a. doesn't b. don't I ___ understand, do you? a. doesn't b. don't Dr. Watson ___ smoke, does he? a. doesn't b. don't We ___ like classical music very much. a. doesn't b. don't Sally said she ___ want it anymore. a. doesn't b. don't Mr. Hill ___ live in New York. He lives in Boston. a. doesn't b. don't Rice ___ grow in cold climates. a. doesn't b. don't They like cofee, they ___ like tea. a. doesn't b. don't We are new here. We ___ know him. a. doesn't b. don't Harry has bad breath because he ___ brush his teeth very often. a. doesn't b. don't We are rich so we ___ have to work. a. doesn't b. don't

Dave speaks English, French, and German, but he ___ speak Italian. a. doesn't b. don't They ___ sell that brand anymore. a. doesn't b. don't It is really a cheap restaurant, it ___ cost much to eat there. a. doesn't b. don't I have a televison, but I ___ watch it often. a. doesn't b. don't That kind of earthquake ___ happen often. a. doesn't b. don't We live close to the sea, but we ___ go often. a. doesn't b. don't I love sumo, but I ___ like boxing. a. doesn't b. don't You ___ like me very much, do you? a. doesn't b. don't My son ___ like skiing. He likes snowboarding now. a. doesn't b. don't We ___ have time to do that on the way home. a. doesn't b. don't

Os adjetivos possessivos (ou possessive adjectives) servem para dizer que alguma pessoa tem posse (ou est com) alguma coisa. So equivalentes aos "meu, seu, deles, ..." do portugus. Eles sempre viro antes do objeto possudo, e no tem distino de gneros ou quantidade. Exemplos (adjetivos possessivos em negrito): - My house is big (minha casa grande) - Her house is big too (A casa dela grande tambm) - His car is crashed (O carro dele est quebrado) Abaixo segue a tabela relacionando as pessoas aos seus respectivos adjetivos possessivos: I - My You - Your He - His She - Her It - Its We - Our You Your They - Their

Possessive Pronouns Click the answer button to see the correct answer. John Anderson forgot ___ book. Mary and Susan talk like ____ mother. Alex and I were late for ___ class . Princess Caroline is wearing ___ new Gucci gown. Where are ___ keys? I can't find them. Where do you keep ___ money, in the bank? Everyone should bring ___ signed receipt.

1. Whats the boys name?

name is Ben Scott. dog is very lively. name is Ben.

2. Debbie has got a dog. 3. The dog is very lively. 4. We are at school.

school is very nice.

5. I have got a new laptop. 6. I'm from Chester. Most of Chester, too.

laptop is white. friends are from

7. The Guptas have got a restaurant. great. 8. The rabbit is white. 9. You are not English. name.

restaurant is

cage is in the garden. name is not an English

10. Sandra and Jenny are friends. Chester. 11. The Scotts have got a new car. 12. Emma Peel has got a brother. 13. Nick Baker has got a sister.

school is in

car is blue. name is Paul.

name is Debbie.

1. Ann likes

teacher at school.

2. Is this Peters book? No,

book is in the schoolbag.

3. Mary, is this your bike? No, 4. The hamster is in 5. We go to school. 6. Peter helps

bike is behind the house.

house. school is nice.

little brother.

7. Children, where are 8. The boys play with

home-exercise books? football.

9. Tommy, give me back 10. Sylvie writes

pencil.

homework.

11. Paul and Cathy eat

sandwiches.

12. My sister and I go to 13. The monkey eats

grandmother.

bananas.

Pronomes Adjetivos e Substantivos - Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns

Em Ingls h um adjetivo e um pronome possessivo para cada pronome pessoal. Os pronomes e os adjetivos possessivos existentes na Lngua Inglesa so os que se encontram no quadro abaixo. Pronomes Possessivos Adjetivos Possessive Adjectives my (meu, minha) your (teu, tua, seu, sua) Pronome Possessivos Substantivos Possessive Pronouns mine [(o) meu, (a) minha] yours [(o) teu, (a) tua, (o) seu, (a) sua]

his (dele) her (dela) its [dele, dela (neutro)] our (nosso, nossa)

his [(o)/(a) dele] hers [(o)/(a) dela] its [(o)/(a) dele, (o)/(a) dela (neutro)] ours [(o) nosso, (a) nossa]

your (vosso, vossa, seu, sua, de vocs) yours [(o) vosso, (a) vossa, (o) seu, (a) sua] their [deles, delas (neutro)] theirs [(o)/(a) deles, (o)/(a) delas (neutro)]

Veja mais detalhadamente cada um desses pronomes:

1. Pronomes Possessivos Adjetivos (Possessive Adjectives):

Os adjetivos possessivos modificam substantivos, portanto aparecem sempre acompanhados de substantivos. a) Os Pronomes Possessivos Adjetivos (Possessive Adjectives) precedem substantivos. My jacket is new. (Minha jaqueta nova.)

Our car is red. (Nosso carro vermelho.)

This is your pencil. [Este (o) seu lpis.]

b) Os Adjetivos Possessivos (Possessive Adjectives), em Ingls, no se flexionam, ou seja, valem tanto para o singular como para o plural. Isso no ocorre na Lngua Portuguesa, onde os Pronomes Possessivos Adjetivos se flexionam e mudam sua forma do singular para o plural. This is our book. [Este (o) nosso livro.] These are our books. [Estes so (os) nossos livros.] This is your book. [Este (o) seu livro.] These are your books. [Estes so (os) seus livros.] c) Em ingls, nunca se usa artigo (the, a, an) na frente dos pronomes possessivos. (NUNCA FALE): the my book (o meu livro); the her car is black (o carro dela preto)
Saiba os casos nos quais no se usa o artigo "the"

LEMBRAR: O Pronome Possessivo Adjetivo (Possessive Adjective) est sempre diretamente ligado a um substantivo.

2. Pronomes Possessivos Substantivos (Possessive Pronouns):

a) Os Pronomes Possessivos (Possessive Pronouns) nunca so usados antes de substantivo, pois sua funo substitui-lo a fim de evitar repetio. Compare estas duas frases: Is that car your car? (Aquele carro o seu carro?) Is that car yours? (Aquele carro o seu?)

b) Os Pronomes Possessivos (Possessive Pronouns), em Ingls, concordam sempre com o possuidor, diferentemente do Portugus, em que a concordncia se faz com a coisa (pessoa, animal, objeto) possuda. I have my house and you have yours. (Eu tenho a minha casa e voc tem a sua.) The country and its inhabitants. (O pas e seus habitantes.)

c) Os Pronomes Possessivos (Possessive Pronouns), em Ingls, no se flexionam, ou seja, valem tanto para o singular como para o plural. Isso no ocorre na Lngua Portuguesa, onde os Pronomes Possessivos Substantivos se flexionam e mudam sua forma do singular para o plural. This copybook is ours. (Este caderno nosso.) These copybooks are ours. (Estes cadernos so nossos.) This car is mine. (Este carro meu.) These cars are mine. (Estes carros so meus.)

d) Os Pronomes Possessivos (Possessive Pronouns) podem ser usados em construes com a preposio of. Daniel and John are friends of ours. (Daniel e Joo so nossos amigos.) She is a relative of his. (Ela parente dele.) He was an enemy of hers. (Ele era um inimigo dela.) e) Em ingls, nunca se usa artigo (the, a, an) na frente dos pronomes possessivos. (NUNCA FALE): My songs are good, but not like the his. (Minhas msicas so boas, mas no como as dele).

1. 2.

For which newspaper does | do Which river runs | run

the comic-book hero, Superman, work?

through the Grand Canyon? means | mean

3. The U.S. state of Vermont has a French name. What does it exactly? 4. What does a silviculturist do | does exactly?

5. In the famous song from the musical Evita, what word 'Don't cry for me.........'? 6. 7. Who does the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes In which direction does | do

follows | follow the most?

fears | fear

a north wind blow? does | do three different ghosts appear

8. In which story by Charles Dickens one after another? 9. What does | do

the Beaufort scale measure?

10. What vehicle does | do we associate with the Oregon Trail and the exploration of the American west? 11. Which country has | have no army? advertize itself as 'finger-licking good,'

12. Which fast-food item or words to that effect? 13. Where does | do

advertizes |

one normally find penguins?

14. 15.

How

does | do the Spanish serve the soup they call 'gazpacho'? does | do people refer to as 'The Emerald Isle?'

Which country

Q1 - He ____ it. don't like doesn't like doesn't likes don't likes Q2 - They _____ here very often. don't come doesn't comes doesn't come Q3 - John and Mary ______ twice a week. come comes coming Q4 - I _____ mind at all. not isn't don't doesn't Q5 - It _____ sense. don't make doesn't makes doesn't make Q6 - They ____ happy. seem seems seeming Q7 - You _____ to do it. don't have doesn't has doesn't have Q8 - She ____ a brother. doesn't has don't has don't have doesn't have Q9 - The journey _____ an hour. take takes Q10 - I _____ it now. want wanting Q11 - Peggy ____ by bus.

come comes Q12 - She ____ . don't know doesn't knows doesn't know don't knows Q13 - She ____ hard. try trys tryes tries Q14 - They _____ football every weekend. play plays plaes Q15 - The exam _____ two hours. last lastes lasts Q16 - She can ____ it. do does Present Tense Exercise Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb OR the correct helping verb. A. AFFIRMATIVE (use the verb to walk) 1. I ____________ to school every day. 2. You ____________ to school every day. 3. He/She/It ____________ to school every day. 4. They ____________ to school every day. 5. We ____________ to school every day. B. NEGATIVE (use the verb to walk) 6. I ____________ walk to school every day. 7. You dont ____________ to school every day. 8. He/She/It ____________ walk to school every day. 9. They ____________walk to school every day. 10. We dont ____________ to school every day. C. YES/NO QUESTIONS (use the verb to walk) 11. Do I ____________ to school every day? 12. ____________ you walk to school every day? 13. Does he/she/it ____________ to school every day? 14. ____________ they walk to school every day? 15. Do we ____________ to school every day? D. SHORT ANSWERS) 16. Yes, I ____________. 17. No, I _______________. 18. Yes, you ____________. 19. No, you ____________. 20. Yes, he/she/it ____________. 21. No, he/she/it ____________.

22. Yes, we ____________. 23. No, we ____________. 24. Yes, they ____________. 25. No, they ____________. Present Simple Cloze Exercise #2 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb. 1. We always __________ (walk) home from school. 2. She never __________ (drink) diet sodas. 3. Do you __________ (like) to watch T.V.? 4. I __________ (play) tennis every Saturday. 5. He doesnt __________ (dance) very well. 6. My neighbor __________ (work) at the hospital. 7. When do you __________ (eat) dinner? 8. The students always _________ (study) for their tests. 9. Does he __________ (live) in California? 10. The store usually __________ (close) at 10 p.m. 11. She __________ (know) the story by heart. 12. He _________ (call) his mother every Sunday. 13. Do you __________ (talk) to your brother every day? 14. When does she __________ (leave) for work? 15. My friend __________ (speak) five languages. 16. I __________ (cook) dinner every night. 17. He __________ (take) vitamins every day. 18. Do they __________ (travel) together? 19. They __________ (go) to the park often. 20. What does this word _______ (mean)?

Present Simple Positive with other verbs exercise 1 Make positive present simple sentences: 1) (he / go to school every day) ___________________________________________________________________ 2) (I / like swimming) ___________________________________________________________________ 3) (you / play badminton on Saturdays) ___________________________________________________________________ 4) (the class / begin at 9 a.m.) ___________________________________________________________________ 5) (they / sometimes go to the cinema)

6) (she / love chocolate) ___________________________________________________________________ 7) (we / study French) ___________________________________________________________________

8) (they / live in London) ___________________________________________________________________ 9) (he / work in a restaurant) ___________________________________________________________________ 10) (Lucy / play the guitar) ___________________________________________________________________ 11) (we / cook every day) ___________________________________________________________________ 12) (he / clean the house at the weekends) ___________________________________________________________________ 13) (I / like reading detective stories) ___________________________________________________________________ 14) (you / come from France) ___________________________________________________________________ 15) (John and David / often go to restaurants) ___________________________________________________________________ 16) (Susie / study English every night) ___________________________________________________________________ 17) (the train / leave at 6 p.m.) ___________________________________________________________________ 18) (we / go to the park on Sundays) ___________________________________________________________________ 19) (he / likes taking photographs) ___________________________________________________________________ 20) (the moon / go round the earth) ___________________________________________________________________