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___x_ TV every day.
d) She go__es__ to work by car.
e) The film finish__x__ at ten o'clock.
f) We play__es__ 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 doesn'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__is__(be). Later, they___meet___(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? Why__do__that?
Beaches___are____too crowded in the summer.
_________you always go to the mountains in the summer?
About every two years. It_____a shame that we have more free time to travel.
d. How often__________you go to the movies?
Every week or so. I like to watch all the comedies, but I really___________like horror movies.
Really? Horror movies__________my favorite ones.
e. Rose__________here yet. Where_______she?
Oh, she_______late because of the traffic.
Ok, we can wait.__________she have a car?
No, she_________. She always takes a cab.
f._________those your friends from Spain?
They__________my friends, but they___________Spanish. They__________actually from Argentina.
Oh. __________they go to the same school that you go?
No, they___________students. They________actually Spanish teachers.
