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Usa-Se o Presente Simples para Expressar

The document discusses the simple present tense in Portuguese. It provides examples of how the simple present is used to express facts, habitual actions, universal truths, and planned future actions. It then explains how to conjugate verbs in the simple present by removing "to" from the infinitive form and adding suffixes. Several verbs are conjugated in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Short answers and exercises are provided to practice simple present verb conjugations and question formations.

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Usa-Se o Presente Simples para Expressar

The document discusses the simple present tense in Portuguese. It provides examples of how the simple present is used to express facts, habitual actions, universal truths, and planned future actions. It then explains how to conjugate verbs in the simple present by removing "to" from the infinitive form and adding suffixes. Several verbs are conjugated in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Short answers and exercises are provided to practice simple present verb conjugations and question formations.

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SIMPLE PRESENT

Usa-se o Presente Simples para expressar: a) um fato, uma situao atual ou uma condio geral. Ex: I live in Braslia. b) uma ao ou acontecimento habitual. Ex:I get up at 7 oclock every day. c) verdades universais. Ex: Birds fly. d) aes futuras planejadas. Ex: The plane leaves in 20 minutes. Para conjugar qualquer verbo no Presente Simples, basta retirar a partcula to do infinitivo do verbo e acrescentar S, ES ou IES 3 pessoa do singular (veja regras abaixo). Observe a conjugao de alguns verbos nas formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa na tabela abaixo:
TO WORK AFFIRMATIVE I work You work He works She works It works We work You work They work NEGATIVE
Contracted Form

INTERROGATIVE
Short Answers

I do not work You do not work He does not work She does not work It does not work We do not work You do not work They do not work

I dont work You dont work He doesnt work She doesnt work It doesnt work We dont work You dont work They dont work

Do I work? Do you work? Does he work? Does she work? Does it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work?

Yes, I do. Yes, you do Yes, he does Yes, she does Yes, it does Yes, we do Yes, you do Yes, they do

No, I dont No, you dont No, he doesnt No, she doesnt No, it doesnt No, we dont No, you dont No, they dont

Short answers, como o nome j diz, so respostas curtas e so utilizadas quando a pergunta requer apenas sim ou no como resposta.

SIMPLE PRESENT EXERCISES I - Write sentences in the Simple Present with the following words: 1 John/ not/work/Mondays _______________________________________________ 2 We/not/go/school/ weekends ____________________________________________ 3 She/ wake up/ 8:00AM/ every weekday ___________________________________ 4 He/ like/ study/ English _______________________________________________ 5 Joana and Paulo/ work/ in a hospital _____________________________________ II - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box:
go study - get up play watch - buy - speak

1 Peter always ____________ late on Sundays. 2 My mother generally ___________ English at home. 3 Sarah __________ to Rio de Janeiro every week. 4 We ____________ English on Mondays and Wednesdays. 5 Children like to _________ in the garden. 6 Jane __________ a new necklace every month. 7 My father _____________ a lot of TV.

III - Choose the correct option: 1 - Do/ does Mark study English? 2 - Do/ does your parents live near here? 3 - Do/ does you speak French? 4 - Do/ does she go to school on Saturdays? 5 - Do/ does your friends like to swim? 6 - Do/ does Bill and Harry play soccer?

IV - Transform these affirmative sentences into questions: 1 You play soccer._____________________________________ 2 John works in a restaurant. _____________________________ 3 Mary likes parties. ___________________________________ 4 We speak Spanish very well. ___________________________ 5 Ann teaches Italian. __________________________________ V - Make negative sentences (remember to use the auxiliaries DO or DOES): 1 I play chess. (cards) _____________________________ 2 Petter likes to watch TV. (read) _____________________________ 3 Nathaniel and Julie go to the beach every weekend. (park) _________________________ 4 Alice teaches Mathematics. (Physics) _____________________________ 5 I like pop music. (rap) _____________________________ VI Answer the questions with short answers: 1 Do you like Italian food? (yes) ________________________ 2 Does Sandra live in Japan? (no) _____________________________ 3 Do Ted and Lillian have kids? (yes) _____________________________ 4 Does he like soda? (yes) _____________________________ VII Answer the following personal questions: 1 - What do you do every day right after you wake up? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2 What does your best friend do on weekends? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 Where do your parents live? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4 What do you like to do on Sundays? ___________________________________________________________________________

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