Simple Present

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He / She / It general rule in affirmative

Acrescenta-se -s ao verbo principal (ex: work -> works).

Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z, -o with He / She / It

Acrescenta-se -es no final (ex: watch -> watches, go -> goes).

Verbs ending in consonant + y with He / She / It

Substitui-se -y por -ies (ex: study -> studies, fly -> flies).

Verbs ending in vowel + y with He / She / It

Apenas acrescenta-se -s (ex: play -> plays, say -> says).

Third-person singular form of 'have'

Has (forma irregular).

Third-person singular forms of 'be'

Is (para he, she, it); am (para I); are (para you, we, they).

Auxiliary verb for negative: I, you, we, they

Do not ou don't + verbo na forma base.

Auxiliary verb for negative: he, she, it

Does not ou doesn't + verbo na forma base (sem -s).

Auxiliary verb for questions: I, you, we, they

Do + sujeito + verbo na forma base (ex: Do you live here?).

Auxiliary verb for questions: he, she, it

Does + sujeito + verbo na forma base (ex: Does he work?).

Short answer: 'Do you speak English?' (positive / negative)

Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Short answer: 'Does she like coffee?' (positive / negative)

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

Word order for WH-questions in Simple Present

WH-word + do/does + sujeito + verbo na forma base (ex: Where do you work?).

Frequency adverbs position with regular verbs

Antes do verbo principal (ex: She always arrives on time).

Frequency adverbs position with verb 'to be'

Depois do verbo 'to be' (ex: He is usually tired).

Complete: She ___ (live) in London.

lives

Complete: I ___ (work) in a hospital.

work

Complete: They ___ (speak) Portuguese.

speak

Complete: He ___ (watch) TV every evening.

watches

Complete: My brother ___ (study) medicine.

studies

Complete: The Earth ___ (go) around the Sun.

goes

Complete: We ___ (play) tennis on Sundays.

play

Complete: The train ___ (leave) at 8 AM.

leaves

Complete: John ___ (have) two sisters.

has

Complete: Water ___ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

boils

Negative: She likes fish.

She doesn't like fish.

Negative: They speak German.

They don't speak German.

Negative: I understand the rule.

I don't understand the rule.

Negative: He drives to work.

He doesn't drive to work.

Negative: We need more time.

We don't need more time.

Negative: The dog barks at night.

The dog doesn't bark at night.

Question: You live here. -> ?

Do you live here?

Question: She speaks French. -> ?

Does she speak French?

Question: They want to leave. -> ?

Do they want to leave?

Question: He works in an office. -> ?

Does he work in an office?

Question: It rains a lot in winter. -> ?

Does it rain a lot in winter?

Make question: (where / you / live)

Where do you live?

Make question: (what / he / do)

What does he do?

Make question: (when / they / start)

When do they start?

Make question: (how often / she / travel)

How often does she travel?

Correct the error: 'He don't like milk.'

He doesn't like milk.

Correct the error: 'Does she works here?'

Does she work here?

Correct the error: 'She studys English.'

She studies English.

Correct the error: 'He washs his car.'

He washes his car.

Correct the error: 'I plays football.'

I play football.

Correct the error: 'She never is late.'

She is never late.

Correct the error: 'Where he lives?'

Where does he live?

Correct the error: 'My parents lives in Brazil.'

My parents live in Brazil.

Complete with be: They ___ (be) very friendly.

are

Complete with be: He ___ (not / be) at home.

is not (isn't)

Complete with be: ___ (be) you tired?

Are