UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE

INSTITUTO DE EDUCAÇÃO À DISTÂNCIA

Present Tense

Leonor José Matsinhe, Código: 708237532

Curso: Licenciatura em Ensino de Português

Disciplina: Inglês
Ano de Frequência: 1º

Maputo, Setembro 2023

Índice

1 Introdution....................................................................................................................................2

1.1 Objectives...............................................................................................................................2

1.1.1 General............................................................................................................................2

1.1.2 Specific............................................................................................................................2

1.2 Structure of work...................................................................................................................2

2. Present Simple tense....................................................................................................................3

2.3. Present Simple Tense............................................................................................................4

3. Paste simple..............................................................................................................................5

3.1 Past Simple With main verb be..............................................................................................5

3.2 How do You Use de Past Simple...........................................................................................6

4. Verb to be.................................................................................................................................7

Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8

References bibliography..................................................................................................................9
1 Introdution

The present work is related to the English course, was prepared with the objective of showing as
clearly as possible how to use the present simple and future simple tense. In the present work, the
present simple and future simple tense will be presented, as well rules and their uses. We can use
several tenses and forms to talk about the past, but the past simple tense is the one we use most
often. All pronouns will be addressed, and will also be explained and contextualized here
according to their uses. And finally the verb to be and verb to have according to grammar of the
English language.

1.1 Objectives

1.1.1 General

Discuss about present continuous tense

1.1.2 Specific

Conjugate verbs in present tense

Give some examples of use of the verbs

1.2 Structure of work

This field assignment is organized in three principal parts:

The first includes the introduction, objectives and contents.

The second is the main groundwork of assignment or development, were the discussion is
presented.

The third part, to finalize, includes the conclusion and bibliographic reference.

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2. Present Simple tense

The present simple tense is one of several form of present tense in English. This indicates an
action an happens in the present, but it ins´t necessary on action for actions to happen right now.
The simple present tense indicates, unchanging situations, general truths, scientific facts, habits,
fixed arrangements, and frequently occurring events.

Struture of Present Simple tense

Posectives Forms (+): Negatives forms (-): Questions Forms (?):

Subject (I, you, we, they) + (I, you, we, they)+ do Do+ subject (I, you, we, they)
V1 (First form of verb) not/not/don’t + V1 (First +V1 (first form of verb)
form of verb)
Subject (He, she, it)+verb- Subject (He, she, it) + does Does+ subject (he, she, it) +
S/ES/IES not/dosen’t+V1 (First form of V1 (first form of verb)
verb)

Examples positive

 My mother lets me go out with my friends.

 I do not (don’t) prefer my coffee black.

Examples negative

 My brother does not (doesn’t) let me go out with my friends.

 I do not (don’t) prefer my coffee black.

Examples question

1. Does your mother let you go out with your friends?

2. Do you prefer your coffee black?

Short answer forms (+/-)

 Yes/No+ Subject (I, You, We, They)+ do/ do not (don’t)

 Yes/No+ Subject (He, She, It) + does/ does not (doesn’t)

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Examples:

 Do you go to school? No, I do not.

 Does she clean her room? Yes, she does.

2.3. Present Simple Tense

We use the present simple when something is generally or always true. Eg:

 The sun rises in the East and sets in the west.

 He drink tea at breakfast.

Similarly, we need to use this tense for a situation that we think is more or lesse permanent. Eg:

 Anna often goes to school by bicycle.

 He get up early every morning.

We can also the present simple for short actions that are happening now. The actions are so short
that they are finished almost as soon as you’ve said the sentences.

Examples:

 I play tennis everyday Tuesday.

 I don’t travel very often.

We can also use the present simple for short actions that are happening now. The action are so
short that they are finished almost as soon as you’ve said the sentences.

Examples:

 They don’t with ever agree with us.

 I think you are right.

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 3. Paste simple

The past simple tense is sometimes called the “preterite tense”. We can use several tenses
and form to talk about the past, but the past simple tense is the one we use most often.

There are two basic structures for the past simple tense.

Positive sentences Negative and question sentences

Subject+ main verb+ past simple Subject+ auxiliary do+ main verb

Example:

Subject+ main verb (+) I went to school/ subject+ auxiliary verb + main verb: (-) she
did no go with me

For positive sentences:

 The is no auxiliary verb

 The main verb is conjugated in the past simple, invariable: - ed (or irregular)

For negative and question sentences:

 The auxiliary verb is conjugated in the past simple, invariable: did

 The main verb is invariable in base form: bese
 For negative sentences, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb.
 For question sentences, we exchang the subject and auxiliary verb.

3.1 Past Simple With main verb be

The structure of the past simple with the main verb be is: subject+ main verb be conjugated in
past: was/were

Examples with the main verb be:

 Positive (+) I, he/she/it was here.

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  You, we, they, were Maputo.
 Negative (-) I , he/she/it not there
 You, we, they not happy.
 Interrogative (?) Was I, he/she/it right?
 We you, we, they late?

The following points.

There is no auxiliary verb, even for questions and negatives.

The main verb (be) is conjugated in the past simple: was, were

For negative sentences, we insert not after the main verb.

For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the main verb.

3.2 How do You Use de Past Simple

We use the past simple tense to talk about an action or a situation- an event- in the past. The
event can be short or long. Eg:

 The car exploded at 9.30am yesterday.

 She went to the door.
 We did not hear the telephone.
 Did you see the car?

Long events with the past simple tense: Eg:

I lived in Bangkok for 10 years.

The Jurassic period lasted about 62 milion years

We did not sing at the concert

Did you watch last TV last night?

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 4. Verb to be

The structure of present simple with the main verb to is:

 Subject+ main verb be conjugated in present simple am, are, is

Verb to be + present simple + Affirmative form

Structure: am/is/are

In affirmative sentences, the verb be placed after the subject

 I am a teacher
 He is a good dancer

Verb to be + present simple + negative form

To ask questions, the verb must be placed before the subject

The structure of present simple tense with the main verb to in negative form is:

Am + not= I’m not a doctor/ am+ not/ is+ not= isn´t/ is + not

Examples:

 I am not a soccer player

 You are not at you home
 He is not my friend

Verb to be + present simple + negative form

To ask the question the verb must be placed before the subject

The structure of the present simple tense with the main verb to in interrogative form is:

Am…………….?/Is………………?Are……………………..?

Examples:

Am I a good teacher?

Are you at home now?

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Conclusion

Learning the verb is mandatory and knowing that it is not always possible to translate them.
Verbs change when used with, he, she, it in the affirmative form. Do and does have no
translation, only and function: to ask question, Its use will depend on the pronouns.

Don’t and doesn’t mean no: Its use will depend on the pronouns. No is used for definitive
answers only. The past simple is used for situations that occurred in the past that it, is used in
situations that have occurred and have ended, and have no consequences in the present, or do not
continue in the present.

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References bibliography

 Lara, N; English Grammar: Present simple tense

 Arruda, C, C; English today, 9º ano 2ª edição: Escola Educacional, 2008.
 Manink, JOSHI; Using tenses in English: present, past, future, 16 Setembro 2013