Verbs in english simple present
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Simple PresentTense
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
• The SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE is used to express:
1- Habitual actions in the present:a) I go to school every day.b) My father works at a bank.
c) Classes in CEF 16 start at 13:15.d) Isabella always watches tv.
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2- Universal truths and future planned actions:
a) Birds fly.b) The train leaves in ten minutes.c) Babies cry.d) Parallel lines never cross.
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AFFIRMATIVE FORM
• In the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE we only need to take the TO and use the verb in its normal form. Let’s conjugate the verb TO WALK.
I walk – Eu andoYou walk – Você andaWe walk – Nós andamosYou walk – Vocês andamThey walk – Eles/Elas andam
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• In the 3rd person singular, we need to flex the verb:
He walks – Ele andaShe walks – Ela andaIt walks – Ele/Ela anda.
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FLEXING THE VERB IN THE 3rd PERSON SINGULAR
1- Add ES when the verb ends with ss, sh, ch, x, z and o. Examples:
TO KISS - BEIJARHe kisses – Ele beijaShe kisses – Ela beijaIt kisses – Ele/Ela beija
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TO WATCH - ASSISTIRHe watches – Ele assisteShe Watches – Ela assisteIt watches – Ele/Ela assiste
TO GO - IRHe goes – Ele vaiShe goes – Ela vaiIt goes – Ele/Ela vai
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2- When the verb ends with consonant + Y, take the Y and add IES. Examples:
TO STUDY – ESTUDAR
He studies – Ele estudaShe studies – Ela estudaIt studies – Ele/Ela estuda
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TO CRY - CHORAR
He cries – Ele choraShe cries – Ela choraIt cries – Ele/Ela chora
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3- Verbs with any other terminations, including vowel + y, add only S. Examples:
TO DANCE – DANÇAR
He dances – Ele dançaShe dances – Ela dança It dances – Ele/Ela dança
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TO STAY - FICAR
He stays – Ele ficaShe stays – Ela ficaIt stays – Ele/Ela fica
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IMPORTANT!!!
• TO BE, TO HAVE and THERE TO BE don’t follow the rule described above. They have different ways to do the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.
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One last important information
• The SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE always come followed by FREQUENCY ADVERBS.
Examples:always – sempreevery day – todos os diasevery week – toda semanaoften – frequentemente never – nunca
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sometimes – às vezesusually – normalmenteonce a day – uma vez ao diaseldom – raramente rarely – raramente twice a week – duas vezes por semanaevery year – todos os anosat night – à noitein the morning – pela manhã