VERB TENSES

Professora Sheywa Reinert Veiga Barcik

Colégio Adventista Portão
 TIME FORM

PRESENT SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
FUTURE (progressive)
PERFECT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
 PERFECT
SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE CONTINUOUS
(OR PROGRESSIVE)

PRESEN work(s) am/is/are working have/has worked have/has been working

T

PAST worked was/were working had worked had been working

will be working
FUTURE will work will have worked will have been working
“be” going to work
SIMPLE PRESENT
uses (page 8)
structure

+) Subject + V(present) + ...

He/She/It

V+s
rules
O, S, H, X, Z
verb + ES

I have a friend who fixes printers.

She goes to school by van.
rules
Y
consonant + Y = substitute Y by I + ES

The baby cries all day.

structure
+) Subject + V(present)* + ...
question
Choose the correct form of the verbs.

We (play / plays) tennis at school.

David (like / likes) soccer.
She (practice / practices) basketball on Mondays.

a) play – likes – practice

b) play – likes – practices
c) plays – like – practices
d) plays – likes – practices
e) plays – likes – practice
question
Choose the correct form of the verbs.

We (play / plays) tennis at school.

David (like / likes) soccer.
She (practice / practices) basketball on Mondays.

a) play – likes – practice

Xb) play – likes – practices
c) plays – like – practices
d) plays – likes – practices
e) plays – likes – practice
question
Text

Mark the option that is written in the Simple Present Tense.

a) “it was deemed to fit to have a day dedicated to friends and friendship.”
b) “The US Congress proclaimed first Sunday of August as the National Friendship
Day.”
c) “The United Nations named Winnie – the Pooh as the world’s Ambassor of
Friendship.”
d) “friendship have been valued since the beggining of civilized world.”
e) “The Bible refflects upon friendship as the bond that forms the foundation to human
faith, trust and companionship.”
question
Text

Mark the option that is written in the Simple Present Tense.

a) “it was deemed to fit to have a day dedicated to friends and friendship.”
b) “The US Congress proclaimed first Sunday of August as the National Friendship
Day.”
c) “The United Nations named Winnie – the Pooh as the world’s Ambassor of
Friendship.”
d) “friendship have been valued since the beggining of civilized world.”
e) “The Bible refflects upon friendship as the bond that forms the foundation to human
faith, trust and companionship.”
question
Text

Mark the option that is written in the Simple Present Tense.

a) “it was deemed to fit to have a day dedicated to friends and friendship.”
b) “The US Congress proclaimed first Sunday of August as the National Friendship
Day.”
c) “The United Nations named Winnie – the Pooh as the world’s Ambassor of
Friendship.”
d) “friendship have been valued since the beggining of civilized world.”
e) “The Bible refflects upon friendship as the bond that forms the foundation to human
X faith, trust and companionship.”
structure
+) Subject + V(present)* + ...

-) Subject + do/does not + V(base form) + ...

structure
+) Subject + V(present)* + ...

-) Subject + do/does not + V(base form) + ...

?) Do/Does + subject + V(base form) + ...

Yes, subject pronoun + do
No, subject pronoun + do not
structure - examples

+) I drink more than 5 cups of water a day.

-) I don’t drink more than 5 cups of water a day.

?) Do you drink 5 cups of water a day?

Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
quiz

https://www.goconqr.com/quiz/
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