Módulo 06: Tempos verbais
Part II: Presente Simples
• O presente simples pode ser usado para expressar hábitos e rotinas.
• He always reads the paper. (Ele sempre lê o jornal.)
• They seldom use the computer. (Eles raramente usam o computador.)
• We generally sing international songs. (Nós geralmente cantamos músicas
internacionais.)
• My best friend never travels at night. (Meu melhor amigo nunca viaja a noite.)
• The kids visit the library twice a month. (As crianças visitam a biblioteca duas
vezes por mês.)
• I wake up at 7 o’clock every morning. (Eu acordo às 7 da manhã todos os dias.)
Palavras que indicam hábito e rotina e advérbios de frequência
• Always (sempre)
• Never (nunca)
• Sometimes (às vezes)
• Generally (geralmente)
• Hardly ever (quase nunca)
• Seldom / Rarely (raramente)
• Frequently / Often (frequentemente)
• Every day / week / month (todos os dias / semanas / meses)
• On Mondays / Tuesdays (às segundas-feiras / terças-feiras)
• On weekends / weekdays (aos finais de semana / dias de semana)
• Every other day (dia sim, dia não)
Sujeitos: I, YOU, WE, THEY
(+) John and I study lots of things every day.
(-) John and I do not / don’t study lots of things every day.
(?) Do John and I study lots of things every day?
(+) Sam and Jean practice sports twice a week.
(-) Sam and Jean do not / don’t practice sports twice a week.
(?) Do Sam and Jean practice sports twice a week?
Sujeitos: I, YOU, WE, THEY
(+) I text my friends every morning.
(-) I do not / don’t text my friends every morning.
(?) Do I text my friends every morning?
(+) You listen to songs in English.
(-) You do not / don’t listen to songs in English.
(?) Do you listen to songs in English?
Sujeitos: HE, SHE, IT
(+) Tony listens to songs in English.
(-) Tony does not/ doesn’t listen to songs in English.
(?) Does Tony listen to songs in English?
(+) Rachel texts her friends every morning.
(-) Rachel does not / doesn’t text her friends every morning.
(?) Does Rachel text her friends every morning?
Sujeitos: HE, SHE, IT
(+) The cat plays with the dog.
(-) The cat does not / doesn’t play with the dog.
(?) Does the cat play with the dog?
• Verbos terminados em y precedidos de consoante: tiramos o y e
acrescentamos ies. Exemplo: study.
(+) Jackie studies every night.
(-) Jack does not / doesn’t study every night.
(?) Does Jack study every night?
• Verbos terminados em ss, sh, ch, x, z e o: acrescentamos es.
• Miss (sentir falta / perder) – misses
• Wash (lavar) – washes
• Watch (assistir) – watches
• Fix (consertar) – fixes
• Buzz (zumbir) – buzzes
• Go (ir) - goes
• I
• You
• We play
• You
• They
• He
• She plays
• It
• I
• You
• We study
• You
• They
• He
• She studies
• It
• Do you like baseball? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
• Does he run in the morning? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
• Does James work hard? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
• What do you do? I am a student.
• What does he do? He works in a bank.
• Where do you live? I live in Brazil.
• Where does she live? She lives in Japan.
• Do you play the guitar? Yes, I do.
• How often do you play the guitar? Every day.
• Do you always study on Sundays? Yes, I do.
• What do you always study on Sundays? Maths.
• Does he travel a lot? Yes, he does.
• Why does he travel a lot? Because he studies cultures.
• Does Sammy have siblings? Yes, she does.
• How many siblings does Sammy have? Two.
• Os auxiliares são obrigatoriamente usados para formar frases
negativas e interrogativas no presente simples.
• DO: sujeitos - I, you, we, they
• DOES: sujeitos - he, she, it
(+) He reads the paper every day.
(-) He doesn’t read the paper every day.
(?) Does he read the paper every day?
• Podem aparecer nas afirmativas para enfatizar o verbo.
(+) He does read the paper every day.
(+) They do read the paper every day.
SUJEITO + VERBO / SUJEITO + VERBO+S
DO: I, you, we, they
VERBO INFINITIVO
Hábitos e
rotinas DOES: he, she, it
VERBO - s
(+) He reads every day.
Always
(-) He doesn’t read every day.
Sometimes (?) Does he read every day?
Frequently/Often
Seldom/Rarely
Never
(+) They read every day.
Once a week (-) They don’t read every day.
Twice a week (?) Do they read every day?
Every day
ESA 2020
"The President _______ The New York Times every day".
Complete the space with the correct forms of the verb.
a) reads
b) are reading
c) read
d) is read
e) is reading
Questão adaptada.
ESA 2019
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate words:
Mr. Harris __________ trains: He is afraid of airplanes and __________
like buses, but _________ trains.
a) likes / doesn’t / loves
b) like / don’t / love
c) likes / don’t / love
d) like / do / loves
e) like / does / love
(+) He watches the news every day.
(-)
(?)
(+) She is watching the news now.
(-)
(?)
(?) Do they like sunny days?
(-)
(+)
(-) He is not exercising at the moment.
(?)
(+)
(+) He watches the news every day. (SIMPLE PRESENT)
(-) He doesn’t watch the news every day.
(?) Does he watch the news every day?
(+) She is watching the news now. (PRESENT CONTINUOUS)
(-) She isn’t watching the news now.
(?) Is she watching the news now?
(?) Do they like sunny days? (SIMPLE PRESENT)
(-) They don’t like sunny days.
(+) They like sunny days.
(-) He is not exercising at the moment. (PRESENT CONTINUOUS)
(?) Is he exercising at the moment?
(+) He is exercising at the moment.
Tom hardly ever ____ his glasses, but he ____ them at this moment.
a) is wearing / wears
b) wears / is wearing
c) is wear / wearing
d) are wearing / wear
e) wear / is wearing
Dica: Observe as palavras / expressões comuns aos tempos verbais.
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