SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PRESENTPresente SimplesWHEN DO WE USE IT?SIMPLE PRESENTFor things that are true in general.Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

For things that happen sometimes or all the time.Your English is good. You speak very well.

I like big cities.Tim works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 oclock in the evening.The earth goes around the sun.We do a lot of different things in our free time.It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.ALWAYS/NEVER/OFTEN/USUALLY/SOMETIMES + SIMPLE PRESENTALWAYSSue always gets to work early.NEVERI never eat breakfast.OFTENWe often go away at weekends.USUALLYMark usually plays football on Sundays.SOMETIMESI sometimes walk to work, but not very often.ABOUT THE FORM:positiveSIMPLE PRESENTTO READ = LER

They read a lot.We read a lot.TO LIKE = GOSTAR

They like ice-cream.I like ice-cream.Me too.SIMPLE PRESENT = BASE FORMBASE FORMI/WE/YOU/THEYTO READ (LER)I/We/You/They read.TO LIKE (GOSTAR)I/We/You/They like.TO WORK (TRABALHAR)I/We/You/They work.TO LIVE (VIVER, MORAR)I/We/You/They live.TO WATCH (ASSISTIR)I/We/You/They watch.TO DO (FAZER)I/We/You/They do.TO HAVE (TER)I/We/You/They have.I work in a shop.They get up early.We have a black car.I eat meat and I drink soda.We study English at Wizard.They like to drink milk in the morning.SIMPLE PRESENT BASE FORMBASE FORMHE/SHE/ITTO READ (LER)He/She/It reads.TO LIKE (GOSTAR)He/She/It likes.TO WORK (TRABALHAR)He/She/It works.TO LIVE (VIVER, MORAR)He/She/It lives.TO WATCH (ASSISTIR)He/She/It watches.TO DO (FAZER)He/She/It does.TO HAVE (TER)He/She/It has.I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank.Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.It rains a lot in winter.

I have He/She/It has.John has a shower every day.+S GENERAL RULEWhen using the simple present, the general rule is adding an S to the base form for HE/SHE/IT...... BUT....+ES after S, SH, CH:pass passesfinish finisheswatch watches+IES after (consonant)Y (We have to cut off the Y):study studiestry triesfly flies+ES after O:do doesgo goesABOUT THE FORM:negativeSIMPLE PRESENTTO DRINK = BEBER

I dont drink coffee.She doesnt drink coffee.No, thanks. I dont drink coffee.Coffee?She doesnt drink coffee.TO LIKE = GOSTAR

He doesnt like his job.I dont like my job.The simple present negative is dont/doesnt + verb (base form).POSITIVEIworklikedohaveWeYouTheyHeworkslikesdoeshasSheItNEGATIVEIdont(do not)worklikedohaveWeYouTheyHedoesnt(does not)SheItI drink coffee, but I dont drink tea.Sue drinks tea, but she doesnt drink coffee.You dont work very hard.We dont watch television very often.The weather is usually nice. It doesnt rain very often.Gary and Nicole dont know many people.REMEMBER:I/WE/YOU/THEY DONT...I dont like football.HE/SHE/IT DOESNT...He doesnt like football.

I dont like Fred and Fred doesnt like me.My car doesnt use much petrol.Sometimes he is late, but it doesnt happen very often.We use dont/doesnt + infinitive (base form).I dont like washing the car. I dont do it very often.Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesnt speak Italian.Bill doesnt do his job very well.Paula doesnt usually have breakfast.ABOUT THE FORM:QUESTIONSSIMPLE PRESENTTO PLAY = BRINCAR/JOGAR/TOCAR (um instrumento)

Does she know how to play the guitar?No, she doesnt. But she wants to learn how to play it.No, I dont. But I want to learn how to play the guitar.Do you know how to play the guitar?We use do/does in simple present questions.POSITIVEIworklikedohaveWeYouTheyHeworkslikesdoeshasSheItQUESTIONDoIwork?like?do?have?WeYouTheyDoesHeSheItWord order:Do/Does + subject + infinitiveDo/DoesSubjectInfinitive(base form)Doyouworkon sundays?Doyour friendslivenear here?DoesChrisplaytennis?Wheredoyour parentslive?How oftendoyouwashyour hair?Whatdoesthis wordmean?How muchdoesitcostto fly to Rome?Questions with:always/usually/oftenDoyoualwayshavebreakfast?DoesChrisoftenphoneyou?Whatdoyouusuallydoon weekends?What do you do? = Whats your job?What do you do?I work in a bank.

REMEMBER:Do I/we/you they... Do they like music?Does he/she/it... Does he like music?

SHORT ANSWERS:Yes,I/we/you/they do.he/she/it does.No,I/we/you/they dont.he/she/it doesnt.Do you play tennis?No, I dont.Do your parents speak English?Yes, they do.Does Gary work hard?Yes, he does.Does your sister live in London?No, she doesnt.

ORAL PRACTICESIMPLE PRESENTVIDEO ACTIVITY

EXERCISE 1Look at the pictures of daily Vanessas routine. Try to identify them.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHI START WORKING AT 9:00.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHAT 5:00, I FINISH WORKING.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHI WALK TO WORK.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHEVERY NIGHT, I WRITE JOKES.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHI HAVE BREAKFAST WITH MY PARENTS.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHAT 1:30, I TAKE A LUNCH BREAK.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHON WEEKDAYS, I GET UP AT 7:30.Exercise 1

ABCDEFGHON SATURDAYS, I TELL MY JOKES AT A COMEDY CLUB.EXERCISE 2Answer the questions about Vanessas routine. Give short answers.Exercise 2Does Vanessa live with her brother?Is Vanessas mother a teacher?Does Vanessas father walk to work?Does Vanessa work at home?Does Vanessa write stories in the evening?Does Vanessa go to a comedy club on Saturdays?Does Vanessa get home early from the club?Does Vanessa work all day on Sundays?

EXERCISE 3How about you? How is your routine?Ask and answer questions about your classmates and your routine.References

MURPHY, Raymond. Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2011.RICHARDS, Jack C. Interchange Intro Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2013.AMORIM, Jos Olavo de. Longman Gramtica Escolar da Lngua Inglesa. Longman, So Paulo. 2004.WIZARD BOOKS

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