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Present Tenses

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Master the art of talking about your daily routines and what you are doing right now.

  • Describe daily habits using the Present Simple.
  • Explain actions happening at this moment with the Present Continuous.
  • Apply verb endings correctly based on the subject.
Speak about your life, past, present, and future.

O que você vai aprender

Basic present tense guide.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Describe your daily schedule and current activities in short sentences.

Guia do capítulo

Overview

Learn the basics of present tense.

Exemplos-chave (2)

1

I study English.

I study English.

Present Simple
2

I am studying.

I am studying.

Present Continuous

Dicas e truques (2)

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The 'S' Rule

Always check your subject. If it's one person (not you), add an 's'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Simple
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The 'Right Now' Test

If you can add 'right now' to the end of your sentence and it makes sense, use the Present Continuous!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Continuous

Vocabulário-chave (6)

usually typically work to perform labor now at this moment study to learn listen to hear attentively always at all times

Real-World Preview

coffee

Meeting a New Friend

Review Summary

  • Subject + Verb (+s/es for he/she/it)
  • Subject + am/is/are + Verb-ing

Erros comuns

In Present Simple, third-person singular (he, she, it) requires an 's' at the end of the verb.

Wrong: He work every day.
Correto: He works every day.

Don't forget the 'to be' verb (am, is, are) before the -ing verb.

Wrong: I eating now.
Correto: I am eating now.

Use the -ing form for actions happening now, not the base verb.

Wrong: I am work now.
Correto: I am working now.

Next Steps

You have taken the first step on your English journey. Keep practicing and stay curious!

Describe your house out loud for 5 minutes.

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Prática rápida (6)

Find the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

They playing basketball in the park.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: They are playing
The auxiliary verb 'are' is missing.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Continuous

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

She ___ (watch) a movie at the moment.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: is watching
We use 'is' for 'she' and add '-ing' to the verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Continuous

Choose the correct negative form.

They ___ like spicy food.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: don't
We use 'don't' for the subject 'they'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Simple

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: I like this pizza.
'Like' is a stative verb and is usually used in the Present Simple.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Continuous

Fill in the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

She ___ (go) to the gym every morning.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: goes
For 'she', we add -es to 'go'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Simple

Find the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Does he likes chocolate?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: likes
In questions with 'does', the main verb should be in the base form: 'like'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Simple

Score: /6

Perguntas comuns (4)

This is a historical leftover from Old English. It's the only person that kept a unique ending in the present tense.
Yes, but only for fixed schedules like The bus leaves at 9 PM or The concert starts tomorrow.
I work is your general job (habit). I am working means you are doing your job right now.
Yes! Use it for fixed plans, like I am meeting my boss tomorrow.
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