USOS: 1. O Simple Present é usado em ações que ocorrem habitualmente ou com certa freqüência:
ü The Jonhsons o"en have dinner together. ü My aunt Polly visits her family every year.
2. O Simple Present também expressa verdades universais/ fatos:
ü Birds fly to the East. ü The earth goes round the sun. ü Brazil is a big country.
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• ( ) Jane usually stays at school aQer class. • ( ) Flowers grow beTer on summers. • ( ) Herbs from the Amazon cure many
types of disease.
Classifique os exemplos no inicio da página 20 como: (AH) Ações Habituais ou (VU) Verdades Universais
AH VU VU
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Formação: O Simple Present é formado a par&r do verbo no infini&vo, sem o “to”. Ex: to work ü Tom and Peter usually work the whole day.
Nota: Os verbos na terceira pessoa do singular (HE, SHE e IT) sofrem o acréscimo de “S”. Ex: to bring ü Tom never brings his book to school.
ATENÇÃO: • Os verbos terminados em S, SH, CH, X, O e Z
sofrem o acréscimo de “ES”. Ø to go – she goes Ø to smash – she smashes
• Em verbos terminados em y precedidos de
consoante, corta-‐se o y e acrescenta-‐se ies: Ø to fly – The airplane flyies Ø to hurry – she hurries
JUST DO IT 54) Put the following verbs into the Simple
Present Tense: 1. to see – Mike ______ 2. to read – Students ________ 3. to study – Paul _________ 4. to fish – Sally ________ 5. to speak – Michael ______ 6. to come – My sisters ______
sees reads studies fishes speaks comes
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JUST DO IT Put the following verbs into the Simple Present Tense: 7. to stay -‐ He ________ 8. to fly – The bird ______ 9. to do – She _______ 10. to watch – He ________ 11. to fix – Larry ______ 12. to fuzz – The bee ________ 13. to cry – The baby _______ 14. to kiss – He ________ 15. to go – The teacher ________
stays flies does watches fixes buzzes cries kisses goes
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Page 21 CHALLENGE! 55-‐ Marque as sentenças abaixo que indicam “ação habitual” 01. Joe studies for three hours every day. 02. Ant-‐eaters eat ants. 04. Students use books to help their learning. 08. The man always brings bread for dinner at
night. 16. Babies need lots of care. 32. Doctors have a great responsibility on us.
Page 21 56) Complete the following sentence correctly: “ My friend George never _________ the dishes at home.” a) to wash b) washs c) washing d) washes e) will wash
Page 21 57) “The policeman usually _______ up early in the morning.” The verb to complete the sentence above correctly is: a) wakes b) waks c) wake d) to wake e) waking
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58) O período “My children usually drinks milk for breakfast in the morning.” indica: a) uma ação de verdade universal b) uma ação imediata c) uma ação habitual d) uma ação futura e) uma ação conlnua
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59) Em “Money makes the world go round”, temos: a) uma ação conlnua b) uma ação futura c) uma ação imediata d) uma ação habitual e) uma ação de verdade universal
61) Complete o texto abaixo usando o Simple Present Tense dos verbos indicados: Our teacher, Mrs. Sutlive, never __________(to come) to class late. She _____________ (to like) to arrive before classes ______ (to begin) to arrange her table with the books and magazines that she ________ (to bring) from home. The students oQen ___________ (to use) these books and magazines during class.
comes likes begins brings uses
62) You go to the cinema to see Spiderman. AQer you stand in line for hours to buy your &ckets, you s&ll have to wait for the doors to open. When they finally do, a young lady, who wears high heels, steps on your toe. You scream “ouch”, and she apologizes politely:
a) “Move out of my way.” b) “I’m very sorry.” c) “Mind your own business.” d) “Watch out.” e) “Ladies first.”
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Uso
Usamos o PRESENT CONTINUOUS para indicar uma ação que ocorre no EXATO MOMENTO da fala. Ex. ü Joe is talking on the phone now. ü Students are reading their textbooks at he
moment. Nota: O PRESENT CONTINUOUS é usado também após VOZ I MPERATIVA: ü Call him back! He is living.
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like hate love want need prefer know realize
ATENÇÃO: Os seguintes verbos não são normalmente usados em tempos conlnuos:
mean seem understand believe contain remember belong consist suppose
Ex. I understand the lesson
now.
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Formação: O Present Con&nuous é formado com o verbo auxiliar “TO BE” no presente e o verbo principal na forma de gerúndio (ing).
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ATENÇÃO -‐ Regras para o uso do ING: 1 – Em verbos terminados em E:
ü come -‐ coming 2 – Verbos oxítonos terminados em Consoante-‐Vogal-‐Consoante:
ü stop -‐ stopping ü admit -‐ admit1ng
3 – Verbos terminados em IE:
ü lie – lying ü die -‐ dying
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Page 26 JUST DO IT 69) Use the Present Con&nuous Tense in the sentences below:
1. Mr. Brown ___________ (to visit) his hometown at the moment.
2. At present, the students ____________ (to take) English class.
3. We ______________ (to talk) to Mary at the moment.
4. Now, I _______________ (to do) some English exercises.
5. Listen! She _____________ (to try) to say something.
is visiting are taking are talking am doing is trying
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6. Come home! We ____________ (to wait) for you.
7. At present, Joe ____________ (to cut) some meat for dinner.
8. You ____________ (to lie) to me now. 9. Let’s respect the moment. The old man
____________ (to die). 10. Our company ____________ (to control) all its
revenues* at present.
* revenue – receita
are waiting is cutting are lying is dying is controlling
CHALLENGE! Use the Simple Present or the Present Con&nuous tenses for the ques&ons below: 1 -‐ Choose the best alterna&ve: Sally always ______ (sit) in the first row at he cinema, but tonight she ______ (sit) in the middle because arrived late.
a) sits – siung b) is siung – sits c) sits – is sit d) sits – is siung
71) (UFSC) Select the proposi1on(s) in which the verb tense and the sentences are CORRECTLY iden1fied.
01. People use computers worldwide.(Simple Present) 02. Children are learning how to use the computer.
(Present Con&nuous) 04. We are having many other fads in educa&on.
(Simple Present) 08. Our schools are needing tape recorders and
television to improve educa&on. (Simple Present) 16. Be careful! Computers are taking man’s place in
educa&on. (Present Con&nuous) 32. I see that using computers for wri&ng is very
worthwhile. (Present Con&nuous)
3- Political leaders often discuss political issues*. They are at the parliament now and they are wanting to discuss about environmental issues. *issues – questões, assuntos De acordo com as orações acima selecione as proposições verdadeiras: 01.” often discuss political issuesl” indica que a ação está ocorrendo no exato momento em que se fala e está, portanto, escrita no Present Continuous tense. 02.Quando diz “they are wanting to discuss...” o interlocutor usou o Present Continuous para expressar uma ação que ocorre no mesmo momento da fala e sua estrutura gramatical está correta. 04.O advérbio often é utilizado para indicar uma ação que está ocorrendo neste exato momento. 08.o verbo “want” não pode ser usado em tempos contínuos. 16. “Political leaders often discuss political issues.” é uma oração que indica ação habitual e está corretamente expressa no “Simple Present”
73) (UDESC) -‐ There´s a lot of gold in the North of Brazil, and now people there ____________ for it. People _______ for this mineral wherever it is. a) searching – is searching b) are searching – search c) are searching – searches d) searches -‐ are searching
74) Aunt Polly never _________ to the mee&ng on &me. a) comes b) is coming c) come d) came e) will come
75) Watch out! The child ______ the box now. I ______ it from here.
a) will open – see b) opens – see c) is openning – see d) is opening – am seeing e) is opening – see
76) Larry _____ his car ____ 200km an hour, but nobody__________ to believe him. a) says – runs – seems b) is saying – is running – is seeming c) says – runs – seem d) saying – run – seems e) is saying – runs – are seeming
77) (ACAFE) Be careful! The old man ______ every word that you are saying. a) has understanding b) understanding c) undesrtands d) is understanding
Exceptions when adding 'ing':
1) Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing 2) After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting but: in British English - travel - travelling in American English - travel - traveling
Signal Words
Simple Present
always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays
Present Progressive/Continuous now, today, at the moment, This year, Look!, Listen!
1) Jennifer never _____ coffee.
(A) drink (C) is drinking (B) drinks (D) was drinking
2. ____ ready for school? It's already 7:00.
(A) Do you get (C) You get (B) Are you getting (D) You are getting
3) Nick ____ to Greece every year to visit his family.
(A) is going (C) go (B) he goes (D) goes
never
It’s already
every year
4) Why _____ now ? Class isn't over yet. (A) are you leaving (C) do you leave (B) you are leaving (D) you leaving 5) Something _____ good. Is that fresh bread in the oven? (A) smells (C) smell (B) is smelling (D) smelling 6) Which class _____ best? (A) are you liking (C) you like (B) you are liking (D) do you like
now ?
1 John __________ at this moment. (A) arrive (C) are arriving (B) arrives (D) is arriving
2 John always __________ on time for meetings. (A) arrive (C) are arriving (B) arrives (D) is arriving
3 Barbara usually __________ dinner for her husband after work. (A) cook (C) are cooking (B) cooks (D) is cooking
4 This week Barbara is away on business so Tom __________ dinner for himself.
(A) cook (C) are cooking (B) cooks (D) is cooking
5 Mr. and Mrs. Parsons __________ to work together every day. (A) drive (C) are driving (B) drives (D) is driving
PART - B
Passe as orações a seguir do Present Progressive/Continuous para o Present Simple.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
a) I am playing football today. b) I always play football.
a) You are playing football this semester. b) You play football once a year. a) He is playing football on Sundays. b) He often plays football.
NEGATIVE FORM
a) I am not playing football.
b) I do not play football.
a) You are not playing football.
b)You do not play football.
a) He is not playing football.
b) He does not play football.
INTERROGATIVE
a) Am I playing football? b) Do I play football? c) Are you playing football? d) Do you play football? e) Is he playing football? f) Does he play football?