Simple Present

In the age-old battle between independence-seeking teenagers and worried parents, the older generation is packing some new weapons. Caller ID tells parents who is calling their kids. Cell-phone bills detail every local number the kid has called. New computer programs track just about everything − every Web site visited, every e-mail sent − that a teenager does online.

Parental reconnaissance is going to get worse − or good, depending on your perspective.

_{(Wall Street Journal, Nov. 6, 2000)}

Os verbos que estão no Simple Present, no texto, são:

• worried - has called - does

• worried - visited - sent

• tells - detail - track

• is packing - is calling - is going

Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence:

Charles normally ________ water, but now he ________ Coke.

• drinks; is drinking.

• is drinking; drinks.

• was drinking; drinks.

• drink; is drinking.

She doesn't ________ anymore.

• to work out

• worked out

• work out

• working out

Escreva a frase a seguir na forma negativa:

We go to school every day.

• We do not go to school every day.
• We go to school sometimes.
• We do not go to school on weekends.
• We go to school every week.

Transforme a frase a seguir para a forma interrogativa:

They play soccer on weekends.

• Do they play soccer on weekends?

• They do play soccer on weekends?

• Are they playing soccer on weekends?

• They play soccer on weekends?

Escolha a alternativa que melhor completa a frase:

She usually ________ early, but today she ________ late.

• wakes up; is waking up

• wake up; is waking up

• wakes up; wakes up

• is waking up; wakes up

Complete a frase com a forma correta do verbo no Simple Present:

He ________ (to go) to the gym every morning.

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

De acordo com a formação das frases no Simple Present, a oração em que as palavras aparecem na ordem correta é:

• Visits her parents on Sundays my girlfriend.

• Visits her parents on Sundays my girlfriend.

• My girlfriend visits her parents on Sundays.

• On Sundays my girlfriend her parents visits.

Complete a frase com a forma correta do verbo no Simple Present:

She ________ (to read) a book every night.

• read

• reads

• reading

• readed

Transforme a frase a seguir para a forma negativa:

They watch TV every evening.

• They do not watch TV every evening.

• They do not watch TV sometimes.

• They do not watch TV on weekends.

• They do not watch TV every week.