TEMPOS DOS VERBOS

I- PRESENT SIMPLE

1-Verdades universais

The earth is round.

The teacher lives in Pontão

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 I- PRESENT SIMPLE
2-Acções habituais ou rotinas

Peter always gets up at 7 o’clock.

The teacher never goes to school by plane.

Usa-se com:
• Always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom,
never
• Every day, every week, every year, on
Mondays, after school

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 II - PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1- Acções que estão a decorrer no

momento
The teacher is writing on the board now.
Peter is reading a very good book.
Usa-se com:
• At the moment, now, today

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 II - PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2-Planos para um futuro próximo

Next Saturday I’m going to the cinema

Mary is going to London in November

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 III – SIMPLE PAST

1- Acções passadas cujo tempo está

definido

Mary phoned me yesterday.

Peter went to Paris last month

Usa-se com:
• yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2002

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 IV – PRESENT PERFECT

1- Acções passadas cujo tempo NÃO está

definido

Mary has phoned me.

Peter has been to Paris.

Nota:
• Não diz quando

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 IV – PRESENT PERFECT

2- Acções acabadas de acontecer

Mary has just been to Italy.

Peter has just arrived from school.
Usa-se com:
• just
Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof
. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 IV – PRESENT PERFECT

3- Acções que começaram no

passado e ainda não terminaram

Mary has worked hard for two months.

Peter has lived in Canada since 1996.
Usa-se com:
• Since, for
Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof
. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 IV – PRESENT PERFECT

4- E ainda com already, yet, never,

ever, so far, up to now, recently

Peter has already lived in the USA.

Mary hasn’t been to Portugal yet.

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
V – PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1- Acções que começaram no passado,

continuam no presente e prolongam-se
pelo futuro.

Mary has been reading this book since Christmas.

Peter has been studying for the exams for three weeks.

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês
 VI – PAST CONTINUOUS

1- Acções que decorreram durante algum

tempo no passado.

My mother was preparing dinner when the telephone rang.

Peter was studying for the exams yesterday evening.

Escola Básica 2.3 de Avelar Prof

. Isabel Serra -Inglês