It is happening now. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

TO BE: SER/ESTAR TO HAVE: TER TO LIKE: GOSTAR TO DO: FAZER TO WANT: QUER

I - EU YOU - TU OU VOS (VOCE OU VOCES) HE - ELE SHE - ELA IT - (UM CASO COMPLICADO, VAMOS FALAR DELE NO PROXIMO AULA) WE - NOS THEY - ELES OU ELAS

To BeSimple Present I AmWeAre You AreTheyAre She/He/It IsYou (plural)Are To Have I HaveWeHave You HaveTheyHave She/He/It HasYou (plural)Have To Like I LikeWeLike You LikeTheyLike She/He/It LikesYou (plural)Like To Do I DoWeDo You DoTheyDo She/He/It DoesYou (plural)Do To Want I WantWeWant You WantTheyWant She/He/It WantsYou (plural)Want

To Be IAmWeAre YouAreTheyAre She/He/ItIsYou (plural)Are

I am a student. I am a teacher. I am Lydia.

Also used with things like: I am hungry. I am tired. We will discuss this in a future class.

Let’s try some together: You ____ a student. We ____in class. She___a girl.

To Have IHaveWeHave You Have TheyHave She/He/It Has You (plural)Have

I have a pen. You have a book. She has a brother. He has a cat.

Let’s try some together: You ____ a house. We ____friends. He___a car.

To Have This verb is very versatile!! have breakfast = tomar cafe da manha have an accident = sofrer um acidente have a shower = tomar banho [em chuveiro] have a cold = estar resfriado

To Like ILikeWeLike YouLikeTheyLike She/He/ItLikesYou (plural)Like

I like swimming. You like ice cream. She likes movies. He likes children.

To Do IDoWeDo YouDoTheyDo She/He/ItDoesYou (plural)Do

I ___ homework. You ___drawings. He ___volunteer work.

To Want IWantWeWant YouWantTheyWant She/He/ItWantsYou (plural)Want

I want to go. You want a camera. She wants a new car. He wants a vacation.

Let’s try some other verbs using this same pattern: To love: I _________ to go to the movies. She________the beach. They _______football. To start: I ________work at 5 o’clock. He __________to smiles. You __________to exercise.

We use Simple Present for three things: 1.Everyday things/things that occur with frequency. 2.Universal truths 3.Scheduled events that will happen without question.

Knowing when to use this tense: Examples: 1.Eu gosto de correr. 2.Voce trabalha de segunda a sexta. 3.Nos tomamos café.

Making Questions from Sentences You have two sisters. [sentenca afirmativa] Do you have two sisters? [sentenca interrogativa] Sentenca Afirmativa: Pronoun/noun+verb+(complete predicate). Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word+pronoun/noun+(complete predicate).

She has two sisters. [sentenca afirmativa] Does she have two sisters? [sentenca interrogativa] Sentenca Afirmativa: Pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word(s) + pronoun/noun + (the rest of the predicate).

Examples of Affirmative Sentences in the Present Simple Tense: Sentenca Afirmativa: Pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). I live in Boituva. You love your mother. She studies English. We work a lot during the week. They have to leave. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word + pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). Name some interrogative words: 1.Quem?: 2.Por que?: 3.Onde?: 4.Como?: 5.Qual?: 6.Quando?: 7.Poder/Saber?: 8.Estar/Ser?: 1.Who? 2.Why? 3.Where? 4.How? 5.Which? 6.When? 7.Can? 8.To be?

I live in Boituva. She studies English. We work a lot during the week. They have to leave. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word(s) + pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). In these questions, we will use the question word (do/does). Do you live in Boituva? Do we work a lot during the week? Do they have to leave? Does water boil at 100 degrees Celsius?

Does she study English?** (This is the correct form) She studies English. Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word(s) + pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). To Study I studyWe study You studyThey study He/She/It StudiesYou (plural) study Does she studies English? To Do I doWe do You doThey do He/She/It doesYou(plural) do

Let’s try to make a few questions using this same pattern: Sentenca Afirmativa: Pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word(s) + pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). The sun shines every day. He starts his new job tomorrow. She has a meeting with them next Monday.

The sun shines every day. Does the sun shine every day? He starts his new job tomorrow. Does he start his new job tomorrow? She has a meeting with them next Monday. Does she have a meeting with them next Monday?

We work from Monday to Friday. She studies English on Saturday. I live in Curitiba. When do we work? When does she study? Where do you live? Interrogative word(s) + pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate).

Now let’s do the reverse… Where do you work? When do you go home ? Why does she study English?

Answering Questions: Where do you work? I work … When do you go home ? I go home… Why does she study English? She studies English…

Review: Answering questions What do you want to drink? Why does it hurt? When do they plan to leave? When does the movie start? How do you know her? Where can we meet? I want to drink… It hurts because… They plan to leave… The movie starts… I know her… We can meet…

I like to eat candy and ice cream! She wants to sing. He likes to write. Do you like to eat candy and ice cream? Does she want to sing? Does he like write? Now let’s make questions!

Now let’s elevate these sentences! What words here do you know? Elevate – Sentences O que voce gosta fazer? What do you like to do? What does she like to do? What do they like to do?

O que voce gosta fazer? What do you like to do? What does she like to do? What do they like to do? The red word is the verb. You can substitute the verb with other verbs. Let’s try it with the verb ‘to want’

She wants to play baseball. He wants to eat pizza. They want to go to a movie. I want to take a nap. What questions would you ask to get these responses? What does she want to do? What does he want to do? What do they want to do? What do you want to do?

I like to eat candy and ice cream! She wants to sing. He likes to write. Do you remember these sentences? What elevated questions could you ask? What do you like to do? What does she want to do? What does he like to do?

I like to eat candy and ice cream! She wants to sing. He likes to write. Simple questions: Do you like to eat candy and ice cream? Does she want to sing? Does he like write?

Common verbs To put – colocar To go – ir To know – saber/conhecer

Sentenca Afirmativa: Pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). To put – colocar To go – ir To know – saber/conhecer Practice making sentences in the present simple tense using these common verbs. To Put I putWe put You putThey put She/he/it putsYou (plural) put To go I goWe go You goThey go She/he/it goesYou (plural) go To know I knowWe know You knowThey know She/he/it knowsYou (plural) know

Sentenca Interrogativa: Interrogative word(s) + pronoun/noun + verb + (the rest of the predicate). To put – colocar To go – ir To know – saber/conhecer Practice making sentences in the present simple tense using these common verbs.