This document provides information about daily routines and verbs in the present simple tense in Portuguese. It includes: 1) Verb conjugations for "eat" and "like" in the affirmative form for different subjects. 2) Third person rules for regular verbs ending in "-ar", "-er", and "-ir" verbs in the affirmative form. 3) A link to an exercise asking the reader to write example verbs in the affirmative form.

1. Daily Routine
Simple Present

2. Verb – Eat ( comer)
Affirmative Form
Subject Verb form Meaning in Portuguese
I eat. Eu como.
You eat. Tu comes.
He eats. Ele come.
She eats. Ela come.
It eats. (Isso) come.
We eat. Nós comemos.
You eat. Vós comeis.
They eat. Eles / Elas comem.

3. Verb – Like ( gostar)
Affirmative form
I like
You like
He likes
She likes
It likes
We like
They like

4. Some 3rd person rules – affirmative
form
HE / SHE / IT
Watch = he / she / it watches
Go = he / she / it goes
Fix = he / she / it fixes
Study = he / she / it studies
Wash = washes
BUT: PLAY = PLAYS / ENJOY = ENJOYS
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/gra
mmar/pres1.htm

5. Exercises
Write the following verbs in the
affirmative form : take; go; catch; walk;
play; do; study; watch; read; sleep;

6. http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/first0
1.html