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Language Study
Simple Present 
1. Read the sentences below about Bethanie Patch. Then use your 
notebook to complete the rules about the Simple Present.
I study French in the arts component of my degree.
I don’t live near the university.
She participates in projects that help the community.
She usually doesn’t buy food at university.
Language Study EM13LGG403
1. Pergunte aos estudantes o 
que eles se lembram a respeito 
da rotina de Bethanie Patch (que 
língua estrangeira ela estuda; 
se ela mora longe ou perto da 
universidade; de quais ativida-
des participa; se ela compra 
comida na universidade, etc.). 
Em seguida, escreva as frases 
ao lado no quadro e peça aos 
estudantes que identifi quem as 
formas verbais e as sublinhem. 
Comente com eles que, nesse 
momento, serão estudadas es-
sas formas verbais e peça, en-
tão, que realizem as atividades 
do Language Study.
a. As formas verbais destacadas em negrito nas frases acima 
referem-se a
• ações que estão acontecendo agora.
• fatos ou rotinas no presente. X
b. Em frases afi rmativas, acrescentamos -s ou -es ao verbo 
quando o sujeito for
• I, we, you, they. • he, she, it. X
c. Em frases negativas, usamos do not (ou sua forma contraída 
don’t) antes do infi nitivo do verbo quando o sujeito for
• I, we, you, they. X • he, she, it. 
d. Em frases negativas, usamos does not (ou sua forma 
contraída doesn’t) antes do infi nitivo do verbo quando o 
sujeito for
• I, we, you, they. • he, she, it. X
a. Complete the rules about its interrogative form.
Em perguntas, usamos antes do sujeito as formas do verbo 
auxiliar to do, que são duas: ou . Usamos 
 quando o sujeito for I, you, we ou they e usamos 
 quando o sujeito for he, she ou it. 
b. Complete the questions below using the appropriate form 
of the auxiliary verb to do.
• Bethanie live near the university? Does 
• Bethanie study French? Does
• you live near school? Do
do, does; do, does
2. Take a look at the questions in activities 2 and 6 of the section 
Reading. Then, in your notebook, complete other rules about the 
Simple Present.
2. Escreva algumas das frases 
na lousa para facilitar a visuali-
zação dos estudantes e ajudar 
na inferência das regras (What 
university does Bethanie go to?
Do you participate in projects 
that help the community?).
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Spelling Rules
3. Choose the appropriate answer to complete the spelling rules of 
the Simple Present. Use your notebook.
c. Complete with Yes or No.
Em respostas curtas a perguntas no Simple Present, usamos 
a forma do verbo auxiliar (do/does/don’t/doesn’t) depois 
do sujeito. Para responder às perguntas do item anterior, 
dizemos:
• , she doesn’t. No
• , she does. Yes
• , I do. / , I don’t. Yes / No
a. Bethanie Patch describes a typical day for a university 
student Down Under.
In the Simple Present, we add -s or -es to the infinitive (base 
form) of the verb when the subject is in
• the third person singular (he/she/it). X
• the third person plural (they).
b. Bethanie says, “Each semester, the starting time of my 
classes changes.”
We add
• -s to most verbs. X
• -es to most verbs.
c. Bethanie Patch goes to the University of Queensland.
When the infinitive (base form) of the verb ends in o we add
• -s. • -es. X
The same rule applies to verbs ending in -ss (like kiss), -sh 
(like wash), -ch (like teach), or -x (like fix).
d. Bethanie Patch studies law and French at the university. She 
is an arts-law student there.
When the verb ends in consonant + -y we change -y into
• -ies. X • -es.
e. Bethanie enjoys studying at that university.
But when the verb ends in vowel + -y we simply add
• -s. X • -es.
f. Bethanie has two part-time jobs.
The third person singular of the verb to have is
• have. • has. X
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