Inglês/Gramática/Verbos/Simple present
Present simple tense
In Portuguese, the Present Simple tense is used similarly a three Portuguese tenses: Presente Simples do Indicativo, Presente do Subjuntivo e Futuro Simples do Subjuntivo.
Uses of Present Simple / Usos do Present Simple
- We use the present simple for describes states.
O present simple descreve uma verdade geral ou científica.
The earth moves round the sun. A terra move-se ao redor do sol.
- We use the present simple for habits and routines.
O present simple expressa uma ação habitual e rotinas.
- We use the present simple for things that are true and that normally happen.
- We use the present simple for future plans and schedules.
- We usually use the present simplei in jokes, anecdotes and film or book summaries.
- The present simple is also very often used in jokes and when telling a story to make the joke or story seem more immediate. This use of the present simple is sometimes called the graphic present.
*Q: A child, an honest politician, and Santa Claus all spot a $20 bill on the ground. Who picks it up? :A: The child. The other two don't exist.
*A couple is touring a graveyard when they spot a tombstone that reads "Here lies an honest man and a politician." The man says to the woman, "Look honey, there's two people in that grave."
The following joke circulates for quite some time, with many different versions for <President> and <Other Country>.
*One day <President> went to see a fortune teller, and asked him, "When will I die?". The fortune teller said ,"On an <Other country>'s holiday". <President> asked, "Which one?" The fortune teller said, "It doesn't matter, any day you die will be made into a new <Other country>'s holiday."
*Q: What do you call a thousand lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? :A: A good start.
from: Joke - Wikipedia
It is also used to retell what happens in a book or film.
Os verbos em inglês têm formas principais: infinitivo, passado, e particípio passado.
Positive / Afirmativa
I | live | in London. |
You | live | in London. |
He | lives | in London. |
She | lives | in London. |
It | lives | in London. |
We | live | in London. |
You | live | in London. |
They | live | in London. |
In the third person singular, we add -s to the infinitive.
Na conjugação da terceira pessoa do singular, nos acrescentamos de um -s a forma infinitiva do verbo.
Exceptions: When the verbs ends in -ss, sh, -ch, -z or -o, we add -es.
Exceções: Quando os verbos são terminados em -ss, sh, -ch, -z or -o, nos acrescentamos -es.
Negative / Negativa
I | do not live | in London. |
You | do not live | in London. |
He | does not lives | in London. |
She | does not lives | in London. |
It | does not lives | in London. |
We | do not live | in London. |
You | do not live | in London. |
They | do not live | in London. |
I | don't live | in London. |
You | don't live | in London. |
He | doesn't lives | in London. |
She | doesn't lives | in London. |
It | doesn't lives | in London. |
We | don't live | in London. |
You | don't live | in London. |
They | don't live | in London. |