Simple Present - Affirmative Form

n Usado para exprimir:

  n hábitos

n I study every day at night. (Estudo todo dia à noite)

n  Ronaldo plays soccer twice a week. (Ronaldo joga futebol duas vezes por semana)

  n verdades universais

n  Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (A água ferve a 100 graus)

n  The Earth goes around the Sun.. (A Terra gira em torno do sol)

n Usado também para exprimir:

  n fatos permanentes

n Vickytoria lives in New Zealand. (Vickytoria mora em Nova Zelândia)

  n ações no futuro agendadas no presente

n Sarah arrives from the USA tomorrow. (Sara chegará dos EUA amanhâ)

  n localizações geográficas

n Wellington lies in New Zealand.  (Wellington localiza-se na Nova Zelândia)

Rules - Regras

1st rule - Primeira regra

  Verb to love

I love

You love

He loves

She loves

It loves

We love

You love

They love

Obs: Na  terceira pessoa do singular   (He = ele ou She = ela) acrescenta-se um ‘s’ no final do verbo.

2nd rule - Segunda regra

Verb to go (ir)

I go

You go

He goes

She goes 

It goes  

We go

You go

They go

Obs. Na terceira pessoa do singular acrescenta-se um ‘es’ no final dos verbos terminados em "o" precedido por consoante. 

2nd rule - Segunda regra

Verb to fix / to watch / to wash / to miss

preparar/consertar / assistir / lavar / perder ou sentir falta

I fix / watch / wash / miss

You fix / watch / wash / miss

He fixes  / watches / washes / misses

She fixes  / watches / washes / misses

It fixes / watches / washes / misses

We fix  / watch / wash / miss

You fix  / watch / wash / miss

They fix  / watch / wash / miss

Obs: na terceira pessoa do singular acrescenta-se um ‘es’ no final dos verbos terminados em x, s, z, ch e sh.

3rd rule - Segunda regra

Verb to study (estudar)

I study

You study

He studies

She studies

It studies

We study

You study

They study

Obs. Na terceira pessoa do singular  (he, she, it) do verbo terminado em "y" precedido de consoante troca-se o "y" por "i" e acrescenta-se um ‘es’ no final do verbo.

Exception = Exceção

Verb to have (ter, possuir)

I have

You have

He has

She has

It has

We have

You have

They have

Obs. A terceira pessoa do singular do verbo to have é has, pois ele é um verbo irregular, logo, não obedece às regras anteriormente explicadas.

Supply with the Simple Present

Complete com o Simple Present, adequando os verbos que estão em parênteses.

John _________ his car on Sundays. (to fix =  consertar)

I _________ every night. (to work)

Sally _________ to college every morning. (to go)

The baby _________ all night long. (to cry)

The children _________ soccer twice a week. (to play)

Susan _________ a flat next to mine. (to have)

Cathy _________ the dishes every day. (to wash)

Peter _________ his car on Saturdays. (to wash = lavar)

I _________ every night. (to study)

Linda _________ college every morning. (to have)

The baby _________ all day long. (to play = brincar)

The child _________ movies once a week. (to watch = assistir)

Sarah  and I ________ a flat next to David’s. (to have = ter)

David _________ breakfast every day. (to fix = preparar)