Question

I. Pensando então na posição dos advérbios de frequência e das expressões de frequência no Presente Simples,
organize as palavras abaixo para formar sentenças.
1. go – They – in – swimming – lake – the – sometimes
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2. November – weather – is – the – bad – always - in
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3. twice - Math - we - week - classes - have - a
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4. meat – breakfast – never – for – I – eat
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5. sports – once – brother – plays – week – My – a
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6. never - late - I - work - for - am
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II. Agora pensando no uso dos auxiliares DO ou DOES, complete as perguntas com um dos auxiliares:
OBS.: Lembre-se de que o auxiliar DOES somente é usado quando o sujeito do verbo estiver na 3º pessoa do singular,
isto é, sempre que você puder substituir o sujeito por ELE ou ELA.
1. How often ____________ you study English?
2. How often ____________ your sister drink coffee?
3. How often ____________ Charles come to visit you?
4. How often ____________ they play football?
5. How often ____________ the teacher give testes?
6. How often ____________ dad take the car to the gas station?
7. How often ____________ you and your friends study together?
8. How often ____________ your brothers practice swimming?

III. Agora que você já praticou o uso das estruturas do Presente Simples com os advérbios ou expressões de
frequência, responda às perguntas abaixo usando as informações que estão nos parênteses.
1. How often do you go to the movies? (once a month)
A: I go to the movies once a month.
2. How often do you use a computer? (everyday)
A: I use the computer everyday.
3. How often do you travel? (every holiday)
A: ___________________________________________________________
4. How often do you have Portuguese classes? (twice a week)
A: ___________________________________________________________
5. How often do you practice the piano? (three times a week)
A: ___________________________________________________________
6. How often do you celebrate your birthday? (once a year)
A: ___________________________________________________________

Aula 5

1 - Circle the option with the verbs in the correct Simple Present Tense form.
a) Miguel and Héctor (love – loves) music.
b) Coco still (remembers – remember) her father. She (sing – sings) all his songs.
c) The film (tell – tells) the story of a 12-year old boy who (believes – believe) is the great-great grandson of a famous
singer.
d) They (work – works) at a shoe-making family business.
e) Miguel almost (die – dies).

2 - Complete the paragraph about Miguel’s routine. Use the verbs in the Simple
Present Tense.

Miguel ______________(get) up at 6:10 every day. He_________________(get) dressed and_______________(eat)
breakfast. Then, he_______________(go) to school. Lessons______________(start) at 7 o’clock. Miguel
usually_______________ (finish) school at midday. In the afternoon, he _________________ (do) his homework. He
sometimes_______________ (play) with his best friend, his dog Dante. Before dinner, he_______________ (watch)
his favorite program on TV or ___________ (sing) some songs. After this, he_______________ (brush) his teeth
and_______________ (go) to bed.

3 - Mark T (true) or F (false) according to the text.
( ) Miguel gets up early because he goes to work.
( ) He has lessons in the afternoon.
( ) Lessons start at 7 and finish at 12 o’ clock.
( ) Miguel does his homework in the afternoon.
( ) He always plays with his best friend Dante.
( ) Miguel doesn’t have dinner.
( ) He watches tv before dinner.
( ) He brushes his teeth and goes to bed after dinner.

Answer 1

I.
1) they sometimes go swimming in the lake
2) the weather is always bad in November
3) we have math classes twice a week
4) I never eat meat for breakfast
5) my brother plays sports once a week
6) I'm never late for work

II.
1) How often do you study English?
2) How often does your sister drink coffee?
3) How often does Charles come to visit you?
4) How often do they play football?
5) How often does the teacher give testes?
6) How often does dad take the car to the gas station?
7) How often do you and your friends study together?
8) How often do your brothers practice swimming?

III.
3) I travel every holiday
4) I have Portuguese classes twice a week
5) I practice the piano three times a week
6) I celebrate my birthday once a year

Aula 5)

1.
a) love
b) remembers | sings
c) tells | believes
d) work
e) dies

2.

gets up
gets
eats

goes
starts

finishes
does

sings
brushes

goes

3.
F
F
T
T
F
F
T
T