presente simples do verbo

Simple Present Tense

Macete para o uso do S na terceira pessoa do singular (He, She, It):

Sempre quando vocês forem escrever e não souberem se é “S” ou “ES”, lembre do seguinte macete: O – S – SH – CH – X, adicione ES.

Não adiantou muita coisa? Bom, vamos formar uma frase com essas letras:

O Seu SHampoo CHeiroso da Xuxa EStragou!

Simple Present Exercise

1. Adicione S ou ES aos verbos nas sentenças se necessário. Se não for necessário, coloque um X no espaço em branco.

a) He work_s__ in a bank.
b) They live_x_ in France.
c) I watch___es_ TV every day.
d) She go_es___ to work by car.
e) The film finish__es__ at ten o'clock.
f) We play_x___ tennis every weekend.
g) They go_es___ on holiday in August.
h) He speak__s__ Italian and French.
i) She do___es__ her homework every night.

2. Escreva frases, usando a forma negativa do Present Simple:

a) (He/not/live/ in Mexico) He doesn't live in Mexico.
b) (She/not//work/in a bank) ___she doesn´t work in a bank _____________________________________________
c) (I/not/play golf) __i don´t play golf _________________________________________
d) (Paul/not/listen/to teh radio) ____paul doesn´t listen to teh radio ______________________________________
e) (We/not/speak/French) ____we don´t speak french _______________________________________________
f) (You/not/listen/to me!) ________you don´t listen to me! _________________________________________
g) (My car/not/work)_____my car don´t work ___________________________________________________
h) (I/not/drink/tea) ___i don´t drink tea __________________________________________________
i) (Sheila/not/eat/meat) _____sheila doesn´t eat meat ____________________________________________

3. Complete os espaços com a conjugação correta dos verbos no Presente Simples do inglês.

Kristin_wakes up__________(wake up) everyday at 7. She_brushes__________(brush) her teeth and then_takes_________(take) a shower. Then she_meets__________(meet) with her friend Jennifer and together they__have__________(have) breakfast at a little diner near the office. They__get__''_____(get) to the office at around 8:30. Kristin_goes_________(go) to the first floor, where she_works__________(work), and Jennifer__takes__________(take) the elevator to the 11th floor, where her office__tobe_________(be). Later, they__meets__________(meet) again at 12 to have lunch.

4. Complete os espaços com a opção correta: do, does, don't, doesn't, is, isn't, are ou aren't:

a.do________you like ice-cream?
Yes I_do_____. I think everybody_do______.

b._Is_______ Kim from Australia?
Nope, she__Is____actually Canadian.

c. We__Don`t________like the beach very much this time of the year. We prefer the mountains.
Really? WhyDo_______that?
Beaches_are______too crowded in the summer.
_Do________you always go to the mountains in the summer?
About every two years. It__IS_______a shame that we have more free time to travel.

d. How often__DO ________you go to the movies?
Every week or so. I like to watch all the comedies, but I really_DON`T__________like horror movies.
Really? Horror movies__Are________my favorite ones.

e. Rose__is________here yet. Where__go_____she?
Oh, she_Is ______late because of the traffic.
Ok, we can wait._does_________she have a car?
No, she_________. She always takes a cab.

f._ARE ________those your friends from Spain?
They__Are________my friends, but they_Aren`t__________Spanish. They__ARE________actually from Argentina.
Oh. __DO________they go to the same school that you go?
No, they__Aren`t_________students. They_Are_______actually Spanish teachers.