29-04-2014 turmas 601 602 Verb to be simple present

Verb to be simple present

O verbo “to be” pode expressar dois significados: ser ou estar. Logo, tanto para dizer que eu sou uma professora (I am a teacher), quanto para dizer que eu estou na escola (I am at school), deve-se utilizar o verbo “to be”.

O verbo “to be” no presente se conjuga em “am”, “is” e“are”. Segue uma tabela para indicar o uso correto do verbo “to be” no presente:

Personal Pronouns (Pronomes pessoais)	Verbo “to be” no presente
I	am (sou/estou)
You	are (é /está)
He	is (é/está)
She	is (é/está)
It	is (é/está)
We	are (somos/estamos)
You	are (são/estão)
They	are (são/estão)

Ex.:

You are a student. (Você é um aluno).
He is my neighbor. (Ele é meu vizinho).
She is at the supermarket. (Ela está no supermercado).
The dog is outside. (O cão está lá fora).
We are friends. (Nós somos amigas).
You are my enemies. (Vocês são meus inimigos).
They are upstairs. (Eles estão lá em cima).

Para a forma negativa, basta acrescentar “not” após o verbo “to be” (am, is, are):

They are not in their bedroom. (Eles não estão no quarto deles).
We are not nurses. (Nós não somos enfermeiras).
I am not your teacher. (Eu não sou sua professora).

É possível abreviar a verbo “to be” com o “not”. Essa forma é bastante utilizada na conversação. Segue abaixo uma lista com as possíveis abreviações para a forma negativa:

Verbo to be na negativa
I am not	I’m not
You are not	You aren’t
He is not	He isn’t
She is not	She isn’t
It is not	It isn’t
We are not	We aren’t
You are not	You aren’t
They are not	They aren’t

Para a forma interrogativa, basta inverter o verbo “to be” (am, is, are), colocando-o no início da frase:

Is she your sister? (Ela é sua irmã?)
Are we on the right road? (Nós estamos na estrada certa?)
Are you my classmate? (Você é meu colega de classe

29-04-2014 turmas 701 702 703 Extra Exercise Use the presente continuous

Extra Exercise Use the   presente continuous Parte superior do formulário

1.I am _______ a sandwich now.
eats
eating
not eat
eat

2.I am busy right now. I _______ breakfast.
am have
have
having
am having

3.My daughter _________ studying English at Istanbul University.
is
does
do
not

4._____ you waiting for a bus?
Do
Are
Does
Is

5.What _____________? It looks awful.
do you drinking
are you drink
are you drinking
does you drink

6.We ________ enjoying our holiday here so much.
don't
are
is
doesn't

7.What _____ John ___________ at the moment?
does / do
is / do
are / doing
is / doing

8.I ___________ sitting down at the moment.
am not
are not
is
don't

9.Don't disturb him. He __________.
sleeps
is sleeping
is sleep
sleep

10.They are ___________ their coats..
not
put on
putting on
doesn't put

11.She _____ at a very luxurious hotel now.

A. stays

B. is staying

C. stayed

D. has stayed

E. had stayed

12._____ we going to the movies tonight?

A. Are

B. Does

C. Do

D. Did

E. Is

13.“What are you doing here?” “I am _____ a magazine.”

A. read

B. reads

C. reading

D. is reading

E. have read

14.The negative of “Rina is reading now“is _____.

A. Rina doesn’t reading now.

B. Rina reading not now.

C. Rina isn’t reading now.

D. Rina wasn’t reading now.

E. Rina aren’t reading now.

15.Helen _____ playing volley ball.

A. are

B. can

C. isn’t

D. has

E. am

1 Read the text.

  Sarah Miller is in New York. She is writing a letter to her best friend.

Dear Sophia,

How are you? How is London? I am having a very good time in New York.

It’s Sunday and it’s sunny and warm. Now it’s ten in the morning and we are in Central Park. I am sitting under a tree, I am listening to my radio… and I am writing to you, of course.

My Canadian cousin Rosemary is here with us, she is reading a comic. She’s very pretty. She’s tall and slim and she has got long wavy brown hair. Her parents are in Toronto.

         My father is reading The New York Times, an American newspaper. My mother is playing with my little brother Jimmy on the grass and they are eating popcorn.

         There are many people in the park. Some men are jogging, two girls are walking their dogs, and an old man is skating! And he can do that quiet well.

         We often come to this fantastic park, in this wonderful city because we relaxing here. But sometimes we visit other interesting places: museums, shops…

         New York is great! There are many fantastic skyscrapers and there are people everywhere!    

Reading comprehension text with present continuous

 Read the text and answer the questions:

I´m sitting on the beach, eating an icecream, Alice and
Paul are swimming in the sea and Tom is in the park.
He´s playing with a friend. Peter is listening to the radio
and reading.
We´re having a fantastic holiday. John  is a little
fishing village in north Wales with a park, a castle,some
Roman remains and some lovely gardens, and theres a little
fishing port with a lighthouse. Everybody here is really
friendly. I think we´re lucky. This is our second holiday
this year and we´re doing just what we want to do:sleeping
eating and playing games. The food is lovely too.

29-04-2014 turmas 701 702 703 FORMA NEGATIVA E INTERROGATIVA

- FORMA NEGATIVA E INTERROGATIVA:

As formas negativas e interrogativas do Simple Present são feitas com o verbo auxiliar Do (do/does), acompanhado do verbo principal no infinitivo sem to.

1. Forma Negativa:

Para formar uma oração negativa no Simple Present, usa-se do not para os Pronomes Pessoais I, You, We, You e They e does not para a 3ª pessoa do singular (He, She, It). Observe a tabela abaixo:

I	do not work
You	do not work
He	does not work
She	does not work
It	does not work
We	do not work
You	do not work
They	do not work

* FORMAS ABREVIADAS: do not - don't / does not - doesn't. Ambas as formas são corretas e bastante comuns na Língua Inglesa. Observe alguns exemplos com as formas abreviadas:

I don't talk to her. (Eu não falo com ela.)

You don't need to tell me anything. (Você não precisa me dizer nada.)

He doesn't live here. (Ele não mora aqui.)

She doesn't like him. (Ela não gosta dele.)

It doesn't work well. (Isto não funciona bem.)

We don't read newspaper. (Nós não lemos jornal.)

You don't have children. (Vocês não têm filhos.)

They don't go out on weekends. (Eles não saem nos finais de semana.)

NEGATIVE FORM: I/YOU/WE/YOU/THEY + DO NOT + VERBO NO INFINITIVO SEM TO HE/SHE/IT + DOES NOT + VERBO NO INFINITIVO SEM TO

2. Forma Interrogativa:

Para formar uma oração interrogativa no Simple  Presen t, usa-se o verbo auxiliar Do ANTES DO SUJEITO para os Pronomes Pessoais I, You, We, You e They e does para a 3ª pessoa do singular (He, She, It). Observe os exemplos abaixo:

Do I need it? (Eu preciso disto?)

Do you have a summer house? (Você tem casa na praia?)

1-Use the affirmative formo of the  simple present -

1 - My family often go goes going (go) out for dinner.

2- Jason and Lisa always Like Liked Likes (like) to talk in class.

3- She drink drinks drinker  (drink) coffee all the time.

4 - They never listening listens listen (listen) to the teacher.

5 - A good student always performing performs perform (perform) well in class.

6 - Our friends sometimes meets meet met (meet) up in the shopping mall.

7 - Her aunty liked like likes  (like) to cook dinner for people.

8 - John's dog usually obey obeys obeyed (0bey) him.

9 - Lisa never doing don't does  (do) her homework.

10. Every morning I gets up getting up get up (get up) at seven o'clock and had have has  (have) a shower.

Exercise 2 - Please use the Negative form of Present Simple.

1 - I does not doesn't do don't like to ice-cream.

2- Aunty Sharon does doesn't do don't eat chicken everynight.

3 - John and Lisa don't do doesn't  do their homework on weekends.

4 - Tim's baby does doesn't don't do  cry.

5 - We do doesn't does don't always play football on saturday.

6 - He does don't doesn't watch the T.V. on saturdays

7 - I do don't does doesn't  understand my English homework.

8 - My house does doesn't do don't have a garden.

9 - The shop does doesn't do don't  open until 12 o'clock.

10 - She does doesn't do don't like to play basketball.

Exercise 3 - Please use the Interrogative form of Present Simple. 

1 - do does doesn't dont  Lucy go to school at 8 o'clock in the morning?

2 - do does doesnt' don't  you want a drink?

3 - do does doesn't don't your teacher shout?

4 - do does doesn't don't  Martyn and Janice like to dance at the weekends?

5 - do does doesn't don't your family go on holiday?

6 - do does doesn't don't Jason have a course tomorrow?

7 - do does doesn't don't you want to go to the cinema?

8 - do does doesn't don't his mother go to the gym?

9 - do does doesn't don't you like to swim?

10 - do does doesn't don't Michael's friends eat breakkfast in the morning?