Simple Present 2
Simple Present 2
Simple Present 2
Nós usamos o simple present para falar principalmente sobre dois casos: rotinas e fatos.
Rotinas são ações que ocorrem com frequência e são marcadas por alguma palavra que
indique a frequência ou o período na qual elas ocorrem.
Ex.: She teaches Spanish on Wednesdays.
Fatos são marcados pela ausência de marcadores temporais.
Ex.: My mother works at a school.
Ex.: His car is black.
1) Forma afirmativa:
Ex.: You work at a library.
Ex.: My dog barks every day.
2) Forma negativa:
Ex.: You do not / don't work at a library.
Ex.: My dog does not / doesn't bark every day.
3) Forma interrogativa:
Ex.: Do you work at a library?
Ex.: Does my dog bark every day?
Não usamos os auxiliares do / does com o verbo To be:
Ex.: Do your parents are traveling? (wrong)
Are your parents traveling? (correct)
5) Forma enfática:
I do imagine a better world.
She does like her car.
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Exercícios
02. (UFSC) The carnival begins on Saturday and ___ until Tuesday.
a) continued
b) continues
c) was ending
d) has continued
e) ends
04. Anyone who ___ to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
a) go
b) to go
c) goes
d) gone
e) going
05. Jane is an excellent student. At this moment she ___ her lesson.
a) studing
b) studied
c) is studied
d) has studying
e) is studying
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08. Mark the wrong sequence:
a) to dry – drying
b) to prefer - preferring
c) to cut – cutting
d) to teach - teaching
e) to remain – remaining