Tempos verbais simple present - forma afirmativa

English Grammar

1. 11) Tempos Verbais: Simple Present Forma Afirmativa Observe o quadro abaixo: verbos to live (viver; morar), to go (ir) e to play (brincar; jogar; tocar; representar ) na forma afirmativa: I I I you live you go you play he he he she lives she goes she plays it it it we we we you live you go you play they they they

2. Características: E quivale ao Presente do Indicativo, em português. Possui mesma forma básica (infinitivo sem to ). Possui exceção da 3° pessoa do singular ( he / she / it ), acrescenta-se um sufixo (-s, - es , - ies ) à forma básica. Regra geral , acrescenta-se o – s . Sufixo – es para verbos terminados em: o to go (ir), to do (fazer) he / she / it goes / does ss to pass (passar) he / she / it passes ch to teach (ensinar) he / she / it teaches sh to wash (lavar) he / she / it washes x to fix (consertar) he / she / it fixes

3. Usa o – ies quando termina com consoante + y, como em: to try (tentar; experimentar) I try he / she / it tries Usos do Simple Present - Ações, situações ou atividades permanentes: Tropical forests cover only two percent of the Earth’s Surface (As florestas tropicais cobrem apenas dois por cento da superfície terrestre.)

4. - Ações habituais, repetidas, no presente: The old cherokee chief and his grandson often walk along the stream near the village . They do that almost every day . (O velho cacique Cherokee e seu neto frequentemente caminham pelo rio perto da aldeia. Eles fazem isso quase todos os dias.) Verdades universais, fatos científicos ou da natureza: Plants absorb carbon from the air . (As plantas absorvem carbono do ar.)

5. Complete as frases com uma das formas do Simple Present dos verbos do quadro abaixo. Dois desses verbos serão usados. drink / need / belong / smile / contain / eat / know I __________ at least three cups of milk every day . We _________ more laws to control the use of guns . Chocolate ___________ small amounts of three drugs . In Britain , the average person ________ nine kilos of chocolate a year . Freedom _________ to people , just as the sky ________ to the condor.

6. Complete as frases com uma das formas do Simple Present dos verbos do quadro abaixo. Dois desses verbos serão usados. drink / need / belong / smile / contain / eat / know I drink / need at least three cups of milk every day . We need more laws to control the use of guns . Chocolate contains small amounts of three drugs . In Britain , the average person eats nine kilos of chocolate a year . Freedom belongs to people , just as the sky belongs to the condor.