Teach english - Grammar and text.

Simple present, contraction form, translation and exercises

Affirmative - Afirmativo:
Concept.: The affirmative form is done with the use of pronouns and inflected verbs in the present:


I am / I'm - Eu sou ou eu estou
You are / You're - Você é ou você está
He is / he's - Ele é ou ele está
She is / She's - Ela é ou ela está
It is / It's - Ele/ela é ou ele/ela está ( usado para coisas, objetos e animais )
We are / We're - Nós somos ou nós estamos
You are / you're - Vocês são ou vocês estão
They are / they're - Eles ou elas são ou Eles ou elas estão



Negative - Negativo:
Concept: The negative form is done with the add of the word not after of the verb.

I am not - I'm not - Eu não sou / eu não estou
You are not / you aren't - Você não é / você não está
He is not / he isn't - Ele não é / ele não está
She is not / she isn't - Ela não é / ela não está
It is not / it isn't - Ele ou ela não é / ele ou ela não está
We are not - we aren't - Nós não somos / nós não estamos
You are not - you aren't - Vocês não são /  vocês não estão
They are not - they aren't - Eles ou elas não são / eles ou elas não estão

Interrogative - Interrogativo:
Concept: The interrogative form is done through of the  inversion of position between the verb and pronoun.

Am I? - Eu sou? / eu estou?
Are you? Você é? / você está?
Is he? Ele é? / ele está?
Is she? Ela é? / ela está?
Is it? Ele é ou ela é? / Ele está? ou ela está?
Are we? Nós somos? / Nós estamos?
Are you? Vocês são? / Vocês estão?
Are they? Eles ou elas são? / eles ou elas estão?



Exercises


1-) Complete the sentences with simple present - verb to be.

a)  We____american.
b) They___the best friends
c) She___a beautiful girl.
d) I___happy.
e) You___very tired.

2-) Change the sentences below to negative form ( simple present ).
       Ex.: He is a intelligent man.
              He isn't a intelligent man.

a)  It is a excellent horse.
b) The my house is large.
c) You are the our only hope.
d) I am at school in this moment.

3-) Change the sentences below to interrogative form ( simple present ).
      Ex.: He is a teacher of this university
             Is he a teacher of this university?

a) She is a great woman.
b) It is a important animal for me.
c) We are the slaves of the capitalist world.
d) I am the light of truth.


TEXT:


                                The student boy


  Fred is boy than love to study. Your favorite subeject is math. Every day, he wakes-up ealier to go at school with her sister, Suzan. Fred is thirteen years. He likes to have fun in the weekends, riding the bicycle, accessing the computer and always is possible, he used to visit your friends in other countries, but what he really loves to do is always to be with your family, so, he fells very happy by get together all time with his father Ted, his mother Mary and his sister Suzan.



Understanding of the text.

1-) Make it the translation.
2-) What is the Fred's favorite subject?
3-) What is the Fred's age?
4-) In weekends, Fred likes to do:
      ( ) Play soccer
      ( ) Homework
      ( ) Riding the bicycle and accessing the computer
      ( ) Watch TV.