Present Simple

The present simple tense in English is used to describe

an action that is regular, true or normal.
For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
I take the train to work.

For facts
The President of the USA lives in The White House.

For habits
They travel to their country house every weekend.

For things that are always / generally true.

It rains a lot in winter.
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Verb conjugation and Spelling – 1

We form the present simple tense using the base form

of the infinitive (without the TO).

In general, in the third person we add 'S'.

the rest of the
Subject Verb
sentence
I / you / we / they learn
English at home.
he / she / it learns
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Conjugação verbal e soleração – 1

Para formar o Present simple usamos a forma básica

do verbo no infinitivo sem a partícula TO).

Em geral, na terceira pessoal adicionamos o S.

the rest of the
Subject Verb
sentence
I / you / we / they learn
English at home.
he / she / it learns
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Verb conjugation and Spelling – 2
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs
depending on the ending of that verb:
1 - For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or - Z we add -
ES:
go – goes / catch – catches / wash – washes /
kiss – kisses / fix – fixes / buzz - buzzes
2 - For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and
add -IES:
marry – marries / study – studies / carry – carries
3 - For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we only add -S:
play – plays / buy – buys / enjoy - enjoys
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Conjugação verbal e Soletração – 2
Para a terceira pessoa a conjugação dos verbos é
alterada dependendo das últimas letras do verbo no
infinitivo:
1 – Verbos terminados em -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, ou -
Z acrescentamos -ES:
go – goes / catch – catches / wash – washes /
kiss – kisses / fix – fixes / buzz - buzzes
2 - Verbos terminados em consonante + Y, retiramos o Y e
acrescentamos -IES:
marry – marries / study – studies / carry – carries
3 - Verbos terminados em vogal + Y, acrescentamos -S:
play – plays / buy – buys / enjoy - enjoys
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Negative sentences - 1
The following is the word order to construct a basic
negative sentence in the Present Simple:
the rest of the
Subject don't / doesn't verb
sentence
I / you / we / they don't
eat cereal for breakfast
he / she / it doesn't
The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive without TO: TO
EAT.
Negative sentences:
You don't speak Italian.
John doesn't like hot dog.
It doesn't move.
They don't want to go to school.
We don't have time to rest.
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Orações negativas - 1
Para formar orações negativas no Present Simple
utilizamos a seguinte estrutura:
Sujeito don't / doesn't verbo restante da oração
I / you / we / they don't
eat cereal for breakfast
he / she / it doesn't

Uilizamos o verbo no infinitvo sem o TO: TO EAT.

Orações negativas:
You don't speak Italian.
John doesn't like hot dog.
It doesn't move.
They don't want to go to school.
We don't have time to rest.
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Negative sentences - 2
To make a negative sentence in English, we normally
use DON'T or DOESN'T with all verbs except: TO BE
and MODAL VERBS (can, might, should etc.)
1 – Add DON'T: with I, you, we and they (between the subject
and the verb).
Affirmative: You speak French.
Negative: You don't speak French.

2 - Add DOESN'T: with he, she and it (between the subject and
the verb). The -S at the end of the verb in the affirmative
sentence disappears in the negative sentence.
Affirmative: He speaks French.
Negative: He doesn't speak French.
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Orações negativas - 2
Para formar uma oração negativa em Inglês,
normalmente utilizamos DON'T or DOESN'T com
todos os verbos, exceto: TO BE e MODAL VERBS (can,
might, should etc.)
1 – Usar DON'T com I, you, we and they (entre o sujeito e o
verb).
Afirmativo: You speak French.
Negativo: You don't speak French.
2 – Usar DOESN'T com he, she and it (entre o sujeito e o verb).
O -S no fim do verbo da oração afirmativa desaparece na
oração negativa.
Affirmativo: He speaks French.
Negativo: He doesn't speak French.
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Questions - 1
The following is the word order to construct a basic
question in the Present Simple:
Do / Does Subject verb the rest of the question

Do I / you / we / they
eat cereal for breakfast?
Does he / she / it
DO and DOES are essential to show we are making a question, there are
no translation for them. They are normally put at the beginning of the
question. The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive
without TO: TO EAT.
Affirmative sentences:
You speak Italian. She speaks Italian.
Questions:
Do you speak Italian? Does she speak Italian?
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Perguntas - 1
Para formar perguntas no Present Simple utilizamos a
seguinte estrutura:
Do / Does sujeito verbo restante da oração
Do I / you / we / they
eat cereal for breakfast?
Does he / she / it

DO e DOES são essenciais para indicar que é uma pergunta, mas não há
tradução para eles. Geralmente são colocados no início da sentença. O
verbo utilizado ficará no infinitivo sem a partícula TO: TO EAT.
Afirmativo:
You speak Italian. She speaks Italian.
Perguntas:
Do you speak Italian? Does she speak Italian?
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Perguntas - 2
Não se usa DO or DOES em perguntas com verbo TO BE e
MODAL VERBS (can, might, should etc.)
1 – Acrescentar DO com I, you, we e they (no iníco da oração
afirmativa para torná-la uma pergunta).
Afirmativo: You study French.
Pergunta: Do you study French?

2 - Acrescentar DOES com he, she and it (no iníco da oração

afirmativa para torná-la uma pergunta). O -S no fim do verbo
da oração afirmativa desaparece na pergunta.
Afirmativo: He speaks French.
Pergunta: Does he speak French?
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Short answers with DO and DOES
In questions that use DO/DOES it is possible to give short
answers to direct questions as follows:
Short Answers Short Answers
Questions
Affirmative Negative
Do you like chocolate? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Do I need a pencil? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Do you both like chocolate? Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Do they like chocolate? Yes, they do. No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Does she like chocolate? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't
Does it have four wheels? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
However, if a question word such as who, when, where, why, which or how
is used in the question, we can not use the short answers above .
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Respostas curtas com DO e DOES
In questions that use DO/DOES it is possible to give short
answers to direct questions as follows:
Respostas curtas Respostas curtas
Perguntas
Afirmativas Negativas
Do you like chocolate? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Do I need a pencil? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Do you both like chocolate? Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Do they like chocolate? Yes, they do. No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Does she like chocolate? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't
Does it have four wheels? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
Entretanto, se a pergunta utilizar palavras que marcam questões como who,
when, where, why, which ou how, não podemos utilizar as respostas
curtas acima.