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Present Simple Tense Guide

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple tense is used to express present or habitual actions. It provides examples of the affirmative form using the verbs "go", "be", and "give". It then explains the negative form using "do/does not" and examples. Finally, it discusses the interrogative form using "do/does" and examples as well as special cases for the verb "to be".

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Present Simple Tense Guide

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple tense is used to express present or habitual actions. It provides examples of the affirmative form using the verbs "go", "be", and "give". It then explains the negative form using "do/does not" and examples. Finally, it discusses the interrogative form using "do/does" and examples as well as special cases for the verb "to be".

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The presente simple tense

  We use present simple tense to express a present action or something that exists. 

Affirmative form 

Rule: Subject + main verb + object / complement


Eg:  They + go + to school alone
She travels alone
We give many books
She cries a lot.
He is a teacher.
They are here.
We study French.

Verb to go in affirmative form of present simple:


I go
You go

He  goes
She  goes
It goes

We  go
You  go
They go

Na torma negativa do  present simple, nós usamos o verbo auxiliar to do e o advérbio
not (do not) que na terceira pessoa do singular torna-se does not que significa não
em português.

Ex: Do not   (don't) > não


Does not  (doesn't) > não 
I don't speak English.-----eu não falo inglês.
I don't like cinema.-------- 
She doesn't like beach.--- 

Note: but with the verb to be (ser, estar) and modal verbs( can, may, etc...) we only use
"not". 
Examples: 
I am not a teacher. 
I can not be
He is not good. 
We are not Angolans. 
They are not here.
I am not sick. 
He is not clever.
We are not innocent.
They are not presidents.

Negative form 

Rule: Subject + don't/ doesn't + main verb + object.


Eg: They don't go to school alone.
 She doesn't travel alone.
 We don't give many books.
 She doesn't cry a lot.
 We are not well.
 They are not our friends.

Verb to go in negative form of present simple:

I don't go ] 
You don't go ¦
¦
He doesn't go \
She doesn't go   > + object / complement 
It doesn't go  /
¦
We don't  go  ¦
You don't go ¦
They don't go ] 

Na forma interrogativa do present simples, nós usamos também o verbo auxiliar to


do, na terceira pessoa do singular torna-se does, que não se traduz em português mas é
simplesmente usado para indicar uma frase na forma interrogativa. 

Interrogative form

Rule: Do /does + Subject + main verb + object /complement + ?


Eg:  Do they go to school alone ?
 Does she travel alone?
 Do we give many books?
 Does She cry a lot?

Note: Mas com o verbo TO BE , não se usa o don't or doesn't, mas sim inverte-se o verbo com
pronome pessoal:  Are They here?
 Am I sick?
 Is He clever?
 Are We innocent?

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