Simple Present - affirmative form

Simple Present

Affirmative Form

INDEX

Function

Form

Irregular verb: to be

Irregular verb: have

Simple Present - Function

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QUANDO USAR O SIMPLE PRESENT?

Para falar sobre ações regulares ou habituais

Para falar sobre fatos gerais ou situações permanentes

Example: "70% of teens ages 13 to 17 check their social media profiles more than once a day."

Example: "Body image is the way someone perceives their body and assumes how others perceive them."

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Simple Present - Affirmative form

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Com I, you, we e they: usamos o verbo na forma infinitiva sem to

Com he, she e it: acrescentamos -s ao infinitivo sem to

to improve -> improves Example: "Between the ages of 13 and 18, boys' body image improves"

to filter -> filter to edit -> edit Example: "Teens filter and edit their photos . . ."

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REGRAS ESPECIAIS DE FORMAÇÃO DA TERCEIRA PESSOA SINGULAR (HE, SHE, IT)

Acrescentamos -es à forma base do verbo Examples: pass -> passes fix -> fixes smash -> smashes do -> does watch -> watches buzz -> buzzes

Verbos terminados em s, ss, sh, ch, o, x, z

Verbos terminados em consoante + y

Tiramos o -y da forma base do verbo e acrescentamos -ies Example: study -> studies

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Irregular verbs: to be

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SIMPLE PRESENT - VERB TO BE

You We They

He She It

are

is

I am

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Irregular verbs: to have

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SIMPLE PRESENT - VERB TO HAVE

I You We They

She He It

has

have

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