1) The document discusses the simple present tense in Portuguese, providing examples of verbs like "to live", "to go", and "to play" in their affirmative forms. 2) It notes the basic form is the infinitive without "to" and that the third person singular adds suffixes like -s, -es, -ies. 3) The simple present is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, permanent situations, and universal truths. It provides examples like "plants absorb carbon from the air".

1. 11) Tempos Verbais: Simple Present
Forma Afirmativa
Observe o quadro abaixo: verbos to live (viver; morar),
to go (ir) e to play (brincar; jogar; tocar; representar)
na forma afirmativa:
I I I
you live you go you play
he he he
she lives she goes she plays
it it it
we we we
you live you go you play
they they they

2. Características:
1) Equivale ao Presente do Indicativo, em português.
2) Possui mesma forma básica (infinitivo sem to ).
3) Possui exceção da 3 pessoa do singular (he/ she/ it),
acrescenta-se um sufixo (-s, -es, -ies) à forma básica.
Regra geral, acrescenta-se o –s.
Sufixo –es para verbos terminados em:
o to go (ir), to do (fazer) he/ she/ it goes/ does
ss to pass (passar) he/ she/ it passes
ch to teach (ensinar) he/ she/ it teaches
sh to wash (lavar) he/ she/ it washes
x to fix (consertar) he/she/ it fixes

3. Usa o –ies quando termina com consoante + y, como
em:
to try (tentar; experimentar) I try he/she/ it tries
Usos do Simple Present
- Ações, situações ou atividades permanentes:
Tropical forests cover only two percent of the Earth’s
Surface
(As florestas tropicais cobrem apenas dois por cento
da superfície terrestre.)

4. - Ações habituais, repetidas, no presente:
The old cherokee chief and his grandson often walk
along the stream near the village. They do that almost
every day.
(O velho cacique Cherokee e seu neto frequentemente
caminham pelo rio perto da aldeia. Eles fazem isso
quase todos os dias.)
- Verdades universais, fatos científicos ou da natureza:
Plants absorb carbon from the air.
(As plantas absorvem carbono do ar.)

5. Complete as frases com uma das formas do Simple
Present dos verbos do quadro abaixo. Dois desses
verbos serão usados.
drink / need / belong / smile / contain / eat / know
1. I __________ at least three cups of milk every day.
2. We _________ more laws to control the use of guns.
3. Chocolate ___________ small amounts of three
drugs.
4. In Britain, the average person ________ nine kilos of
chocolate a year.
5. Freedom _________ to people, just as the sky
________ to the condor.

6. Complete as frases com uma das formas do Simple
Present dos verbos do quadro abaixo. Dois desses
verbos serão usados.
drink / need / belong / smile / contain / eat / know
1. I drink / need at least three cups of milk every day.
2. We need more laws to control the use of guns.
3. Chocolate contains small amounts of three drugs.
4. In Britain, the average person eats nine kilos of
chocolate a year.
5. Freedom belongs to people, just as the sky belongs
to the condor.