Inglês/Gramática/Apêndice/Verbos regulares

REGULAR VERBS

AFFIRMATIVE

I work

You work

He, She, It works

We work

They work

NEGATIVE

I don't/do not work

You don't/do not work

He, She, It doesn't/does not work

We don't/do not work

They don't/do not work

QUESTIONS

Do I, You, We, They ... work?

Does He, She, It ... work?

SHORT ANSWERS

YES I, You, We, They ... do.

NO I, You, We, They ... don't

YES He, She, It ... does

NO He, She, It ... doesn't

QUESTIONS WORDS WITH is / are

What's your name? Where are your parents?

QUESTION WORDS WITH does / do

What do you do? Where does he live?

PRESENT SIMPLE: third person singular

You add -s to most verbs as in ... Takes and Gets.

You add -es to DO & GO and verbs ending in -ch, -ss, -sh and -x as in ... Goes, Does, Watches, Finishes.

You add -ies to verbs ending in -y as in ... Carries and Tries.

You use the present simple:

1. To talk about customs and habits (In my country men go to restaurants on their own).

2. To talk about routine activities (He gets up at 6.30am).

3. To talk about a habit (He smokes twenty cigarettes a day).

4. To talk about a personal characteristic (She plays the piano).

5.To talk about a general truth (You change money in a bank).