Ao aprender inglês, é essencial dominar os tempos verbais presentes para expressar ações que ocorrem no presente. Os tempos presentes são utilizados para descrever hábitos, verdades universais, ou mesmo para falar sobre planos futuros de maneira informal. Os exercícios a seguir enfocam o Present Simple e o Present Continuous, ajudando os alunos a reconhecerem e utilizarem corretamente estas formas verbais.
Os tempos presentes no inglês são frequentemente fonte de confusão para estudantes devido às suas múltiplas funções e regras de uso. Com prática e atenção ao contexto, é possível aprimorar a fluência e a precisão na língua inglesa. Estes exercícios são uma oportunidade para praticar o uso do Present Simple e do Present Continuous em diversas situações comunicativas.
Exercício 1: Present Simple – Complete as frases usando a forma correta do verbo no Present Simple.
She *works* (work) as a nurse in a big hospital.
Carlos *plays* (play) the guitar every morning.
I *do* (do) my homework after school.
They *don’t* (not) like to wake up early on Sundays.
What time *does* (do) the library open during the weekdays?
Birds *fly* (fly) south for the winter.
My cat *loves* (love) chasing its tail.
He *doesn’t* (not) understand why math is important.
Jenny and Phil *have* (have) lunch together every Friday.
Why *do* (do) people use social media so often?
Water *boils* (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
My friends *study* (study) Spanish on Mondays and Thursdays.
The Earth *revolves* (revolve) around the Sun.
Thomas *doesn’t* (not) believe in ghosts.
How *does* (do) she manage to stay so fit?
Exercício 2: Present Continuous – Complete as frases usando a forma correta do verbo no Present Continuous.
Right now, we *are sitting* (sit) in the park.
She *is watching* (watch) a movie at this moment.
They *are not playing* (not play) football because it’s raining.
What *are* you doing after work today?
The baby *is crying* (cry) because it’s hungry.
Look! The train *is leaving* (leave) the station.
I *am not feeling* (not feel) well, so I might visit a doctor.
My sister *is baking* (bake) cookies for the party tonight.
Why *is* he *acting* (act) so strange lately?
James *is studying* (study) hard for his exams this week.
The children *are swimming* (swim) in the pool at the moment.
She *is not listening* (not listen) to me, she’s on her phone.
I think he *is lying* (lie) because I saw him at the café.
Everyone *is waiting* (wait) for the concert to start.
He *is always complaining* (always complain) about the weather.
