sexta-feira, 21 de maio de 2010

Simple Present Tense

Macete para o uso do S na terceira pessoa do singular (He, She, It):

Sempre quando vocês forem escrever e não souberem se é “S” ou “ES”, lembre do seguinte macete: O – S – SH – CH – X, adicione ES.

Não adiantou muita coisa? Bom, vamos formar uma frase com essas letras:

O Seu SHampoo CHeiroso da Xuxa EStragou!

terça-feira, 18 de maio de 2010

Simple Present Exercise

1. Adicione S ou ES aos verbos nas sentenças se necessário. Se não for necessário, coloque um X no espaço em branco.

a) He works in a bank.
b) They livex in France.
c) I watch x_TV every day.
d) She goes_ to work by car.
e) The film finishes_ at ten o'clock.
f) We play_x__ tennis every weekend.
g) They go_x___ on holiday in August.
h) He speaks_ Italian and French.
i) She dos_ her homework every night.

2. Escreva frases, usando a forma negativa do Present Simple:

a) (He/not/live/ in Mexico) He doesn't live in Mexico.
b) (She/not//work/in a bank) _ she doesn´t work in a bank
c) (I/not/play golf) _I don´t play golf
d) (Paul/not/listen/to teh radio) _paul don´t listen to teh radio
e) (We/not/speak/French) ___we doesn´t speak_french
f) (You/not/listen/to me!) _you don´t listen to me !
g) (My car/not/work)___my car doesn´t work
h) (I/not/drink/tea) _I don´t drink tea
i) (Sheila/not/eat/meat) _sheila doesn´t eat meat

3. Complete os espaços com a conjugação correta dos verbos no Presente Simples do inglês.

Kristin_wakes up_(wake up) everyday at 7. She_brushes_(brush) her teeth and then__takes__(take) a shower. Then she_meets_(meet) with her friend Jennifer and together they_have_(have) breakfast at a little diner near the office. They__get__(get) to the office at around 8:30. Kristin_gos_(go) to the first floor, where she__works__(work), and Jennifer__takes__(take) the elevator to the 11th floor, where her office_be_(be). Later, they__meet_(meet) again at 12 to have lunch.

4. Complete os espaços com a opção correta: do, does, don't, doesn't, is, isn't, are ou aren't:

a.___are_____you like ice-cream?
Yes I_isn´t______. I think everybody__is_______.

b.__do______ Kim from Australia?
Nope, she__is______actually Canadian.

c. We___aren´t_______like the beach very much this time of the year. We prefer the mountains.
Really? Why___doesn´t=____that?
Beaches_do______too crowded in the summer.
_________you always go to the mountains in the summer?
About every two years. It__doesn´t_______a shame that we have more free time to travel.

d. How often__________you go to the movies?
Every week or so. I like to watch all the comedies, but I really___isn´t________like horror movies.
Really? Horror movies__________my favorite ones.

e. Rose__________here yet. Where_______she?
Oh, she_______late because of the traffic.
Ok, we can wait.__________she have a car?
No, she_________. She always takes a cab.

f._________those your friends from Spain?
They__________my friends, but they___________Spanish. They__________actually from Argentina.
Oh. __________they go to the same school that you go?
No, they___________students. They________actually Spanish teachers