This document discusses the simple present tense in Portuguese. It explains that the simple present is used to talk about habits, routines, or preferences. It provides the affirmative form of the tense, noting that with subjects "I, you, we, you, they" the verbs do not change form, but with subjects "he, she, it" the verbs are conjugated by adding "s" or "es". It gives examples of verbs conjugated in the simple present tense and reminds the reader which pronouns correspond to each person.

1. SIMPLE PRESENT
QUANDO QUEREMOS FALAR DE HÁBITOS,
ROTINA OU PREFERÊNCIA, USAMOS O
‘SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE’.
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2. AFFIRMATIVE FORM
 A FORMA AFFIRMATIVA REQUER O
CONHECIMENTO DAS PESSOAS DO DISCURSO.
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
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3. TEACHERBILL
COM OS SUJEITOS I, YOU, WE, YOU, THEY OS VERBOS NÃO SE
ALTERAM.
EXAMPLES:
GET UP
I GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING EVERY DAY.
LIVE
THEY LIVE IN MEXICO.
GO
WE USUALLY GO TO THE CINEMA ON WEEKENDS.
LIKE
YOU LIKE TO WATCH HORROR MOVIES.

4. APENAS COM OS SUJEITOS HE, SHE , IT QUE
CORRESPONDEM À 3ª PESSOA DO SINGULAR OS
VERBOS SE ALTERAM, OU SEJA, SÃO
FLEXIONADOS.
NEED
HE NEEDS YOUR HELP.
LOVE
SHE LOVES POPCORN.
WORK
IT WORKS FAST.
TEACHERBILL

5. OBSERVE AS REGRAS DE FLEXÃO DO
VERBO (APENAS COM HE, SHE, IT):
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 ACRESCENTA-SE ‘S’ À MAIORIA DOS VERBOS PARA
FLEXIONÁ-LOS.
EXAMPLES:
TRAVEL
LISA TRAVELS TO BUENOS AIRES EVERY YEAR.
COOK
JOSHUA COOKS VERY WELL.
SPEND
THIS CAR SPENDS A LOT OF FUEL.

6. TEACHERBILL
 ACRESCENTA-SE ‘ES’ PARA FLEXIONAR O VERBO,
QUANDO ESTE TERMINAR EM SS, SH, CH, O, X, Z.
EXAMPLES:
MISS
SHE MISSES YOU.
WASH
HE WASHES HIS CLOTHES BY HIMSELF.
FIX
MY FATHER FIXES THE ROOF ON WINTER TIME.

7. TEACHERBILL
 QUANDO O VERBO TERMINAR EM ‘Y’ PRECEDIDO DE
CONSOANTE, TROCA-SE O ‘Y’ POR IES.
EXAMPLES:
TRY
PAULA TRIES MANY CLOTHES UNTIL CHOOSES ONE.
STUDY
PAUL STUDIES A LOT FOR HIS EXAMS.
CRY
MY CRIES WHEN SHE WATCHES SOAP OPERAS.

8.  LEMBRE-SE QUE:
HE = CHARLES, HE = MY FATHER;
SHE = JANET; SHE = MY MOTHER;
IT = THIS CAR, IT = A CAT;
LUCY WORKS FOR THIS COMPANY.
SHE WORKS FOR THIS COMPANY.
THEY = THE CHILDREN, THEY = MARY, ERIC AND JOHN;
KATE AND JANET LOVE ANIMALS.
THEY LOVE ANIMALS.
WE = YOU AND ME; CAROL AND I
CAROL AND I WAIT THE BUS AT THE SAME STATION.
WE WAIT THE BUS AT THE SAME STATION.
TEACHERBILL