Simple Present
- O Simple Present é formado por sujeito (I, you,…) + verbo no infinitivo sem
To. Na 3º pessoa do singular (He/She/It) recebe o “s” ou “es” no final.
I walk
You walk
He/She/It walks
We walk
You walk
They walk
- O Simple Present é usado para expressar ações habituais. É usado
geralmente com advérbios de tempo (always, often...)
Ex: I usually work on Mondays.
He walks every day.
- Ele pode também expressar verdades universais ou ações futuras planejadas.
Ex: Birds fly.
The train leaves in five minutes.
- Se o verbo terminar em ss, sh, ch, x, z or o, acrescenta-se “es” na 3º pessoa
do singular.
Ex: Kiss – kisses
Fix – fixes
Wash – washes
Buzz – buzzes
Watch – watches
Go – goes
- Se o verbo terminar em “y” precedido de consoante troca-se o “y” por “i” e
acrescenta-se “es” (o famoso “ies”)
Ex: try – tries hurry – hurries study – studies
Affirmative: You study. / She studies.
Negative: You do not (don’t) study.
He does not (doesn’t) study.
Interrogative: Do you study?
Does she study?
- Questões iniciadas por WH-Questions, seguem a ordem interrogativa
convencional.
Ex: Where does he study?
Exercises
1. Supply with the Simple Present
a) Dogs ________ (bark).
b) I usually _________ (walk) to school.
c) He _________ (work) near his house.
d) She never _________ (eat) sandwiches.
e) They always ______ (take) the bus to work.
f) We ______ (go) to work on foot sometimes.
g) You often ________ (arrive) late.
h) Hurry up! The bus ________ (leave) in 5 minutes.
i) We ________ (have) lunch at midday.
j) I always ________ (study) in the morning.
k) She usually ________ (get) up early.
2. Choose the correct alternative
a) I (work, works) downtown.
b) She usually (talk, talks) to him.
c) John (love, loves) you.
d) He often (wait, waits) for me.
e) The old man (like, likes) fish.
f) The boys (swim, swims) every day.
g) We (buy, buys) apples at the supermarket.
h) I (like, likes) bread and butter.
i) Dr. Wood (keep, keeps) his money in the bank.
j) You always (take, takes) the wrong bus.
3. Supply the following verb forms
eats / have / make / drink / like / speaks / play / leaves / visits / plays
a) We ________ breakfast at 7 o’clock.
b) They ________ to study English.
c) That girl _______ French well.
d) The plane _______ at 10 o’clock.
e) The children ________ in the park every day.
f) John _______ the piano perfectly.
g) You always _________ delicious cakes.
h) She ________ her parents every Sunday.
i) They usually ________ much wine.
j) Little Peter ________ fruit every morning.
4. Write the - s / - es forms of these words
Get – gets
Teach – teaches
Carry – carries
Cook –
Leave –
Finish –
Use –
Study –
Sing –
Stop –
Kiss –
Test –
Fly –
Read –
Go –
Start –
Close –
Watch –
Brush –
Pass –
Live –
Bring –
Send –
Snow –
Hurry –
Tidy –
Play –
Put –
Work –
Rest –
Help –
5. Complete the sentences. Use these words
do/ does/ live/ lives
a) _Do_ you _live_alone?
- No, I ___n’t. I _____ with two friends.
b) We ___n’t _____ in a house. We _____ in a flat.
c) Where _______ your parents _______ ?
- They _______ in Toronto.
d) ________ your brother ________ with your parents?
- Yes, he ________.
e) My sister _____n’t _______ in Canada. She ________ in Mexico.
6. Ask the questions. Use do or does and the verbs below
read / do / drive / wear / rain
a) you/ a lot of books?
b) your best friend/ a Ferrari?
c) it/ a lot in your country?
d) you/ yoga?
e) your teacher/ glasses?
Ex: a) Do you read a lot of books?
- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
