ING – Profª Elaine

We are leavingn for Santos tomorrow morning.

Estamos partindo para Santos amanhã de manhã.

Exercises

1- Choose the right verb in the gerund to complete the sentences below

Escolha o verbo certo e complete

running – playing – doing – talking – working – selling

1. He is doing his home work now.

2. She is talking about cars. (Ela está conversando sobre carros.)

3. They are playing with a basketball. (Eles estão brincando com a bola de basquete.)

4. I am working at a bank. (Eu estou trabalhando no banco.)

5. We are running at the park this year. (Nós estávamos correndo no parque este ano.)

6. The company is selling very good. (A empresa está vendendo muito bem.)

Does the company go well? (A empresa vai bem?)

Yes, it does. (Sim, ela vai.)

No, it does not – doesn´t. (Não, ela não vai.)

Does he do math att college? (Ele faz matemática na faculdade?)

Yes, he does. (Sim, ele faz.)

No, he does not – doesn´t. (Não, ele não faz.)

Simple Present

Afirmativa

I / you / we / they work

He / she / it works

Interrogativa

Do I / you / we / they work?

Does he / she / it work?

Negativa

I / you / we / they don’t work.

He/she/it doesn’t work

Ao usarmos 3ª pessoa do singular (masculino, feminino ou neutro) singular, acrescentamos –s à base.

Exceção

Quando o verbo terminar em – ss, -sh, -ch, -z, -o, -x situação em que acrescentaremos –es.

Kiss kisses

Wish wishes

Go góes

Watch watches

Quando o verbo termina em uma consoante + y, trocamos o –y por – ies.

Study studies

Try tries

Advérbios de freqüência

Em geral são colocados:

_ Antes do verbo principal;

Ex. Mary never goes to concerts.

_ Depois do verbo to be;

Ex. She is always late.

_ Outras expressões de tempo usadas com o

Simple Present, vêm ao final da frase.

Exs: I come to school evey Monday.

I go to my Office on weekdays / on Tuesdays.

She goes there once / twice / three times a week.

Pesquise o significado dos advérbios abaixo, e coloque-os no diagrama, de acordo com a freqüência que representam:

Rarely

Always

Often

Sometimes

Never

Seldon

Usually

Nas frases abaixo, circule o verbo no Simple Present e então relacione-o a um dos significados disponíveis no quadro:

(1) abrir / abre (2) controlar / controla (3) armazenar / armazena

(4) medir / mede (5) ser / são (6) mostrar / mostra (7) operar / opera

(8) aparecer / aparece (9) pôr / põem (10) precisar / precisa

a. The desktop shows a number of icons on a background picture or color. ( )

b. Double-clicking on an icon with the mouse opens a computer program, a folder or a file. ( )

c. We measure the Random Access Memory of the computer in megabytes. ( )

d. The desktop appears before you boot up. ( )

e. People usually put their favorite programs on the desktop. ( )

f. RAM controls the performance of the computer. ( )

g. The hard disk stores data and software programs. ( )

h. Computer programs are software. ( )

i. Most computers run the Microsoft Windows Operating System. ( )

j. Programs with a lot of graphics need a large RAM. ( )