How to form the Present Simple - Como formar o Presente Simples
Instructions in English.
How to form the Present Simple Tense
* Apart from the verbs To Be and To Have, all the other verbs follow the same rule to form the Present Simple.
* Read the verbs
To Be
I - am
You - are
He, She, It - is
We, You, They - are
To Have
I - HAVE
You - HAVE
He, She, It - HAS
We, You, They - HAVE
* When the verbs end in O, X, SH, CH, SS, you add ES only to the third person singular (he, she, it).
Examples: John GOES to school. He FIXES the radio. Rose WASHES the dishes. She MATCHES the words. Peter MISSES his friend.
*The other verbs form the present simple by adding an S (only to the third person singular - he, she, it).
Examples: Mary TAKES the bus. He eats a cake. She SINGS a song. William WRITES a poem.
* When the verb ends in Y, you have two options:
1. Verb ending in vowel + Y (example: say) - just add an S (only with he, she, it)
Examples: Mary SAYS hello. John PLAYS tennis.
2. Verbs ending in consonant + Y (example: study) - remove the Y and add IES
Examples: Sheila STUDIES French. He FLIES to Spain.
Instruções em Português
- Em Inglês, exceptuando os verbos TO Be e o To Have, todos os verbos seguem a mesma regra de formação do Presente Simples.
- Deves ter em atenção a 3ª pessoa do singular (He, She, It) pois é aí que os verbos vão sofrer as alterações.
- Repara nos verbos acima mencionados:
To BE
I - AM
You - ARE
He, She, It - IS
We, You, They - ARE
To Have
I - HAVE
You - HAVE
He, She, It - HAS
We, You, They - HAVE
- Para os restantes verbos vais aplicar a seguinte regra:
* Quando os verbos terminarem em O, X, SH, CH, SS terás que adicionar ES à 3ª pessoa do singular.
As restantes pessoas mantêm a formação da forma infinitiva.
Exemplos: John GOES to school. He FIXES the radio. Rose WASHES the dishes. She MATCHES the words. Peter MISSES his friend.
* Nos restantes verbos (que não terminem nas letras acima referidas) adicionas um S à 3ª pessoa do singular.
Exemplos: Mary TAKES the bus. He EATS a cake. She SINGS a song. William WRITES a poem.
* Quando o verbo termina em Y tens duas opções:
1. se termina em vogal + Y (exemplo - play) apenas acrescentas um S (3ª pessoa do singular)
exemplos: He PLAYS guitar. Helen STAYS at home. He BUYS a car
2. se termina em consoante + Y (exemplo Study) o Y desaparece, e juntas IES (3ª pessoa do singular).
exemplos: She STUDIES at night. The boy CRIES. Cindy FLIES to the moon.