Tempos Verbais

Question 1

What is the Present Simple used for?

Answer 1

It is used to talk about routines, habits, facts, and general truths.
(É usado para falar sobre rotinas, hábitos, fatos e verdades gerais.)

Question 2

How do we form affirmative sentences in the Present Simple?

Answer 2

Use the base form of the verb, and add -s/-es/-ies for he, she, it.
(Use a forma base do verbo, e adicione -s/-es/-ies para he, she, it.)

Question 3

How do we form negative sentences in the Present Simple?

Answer 3

Use don’t (I/you/we/they) and doesn’t (he/she/it) + base verb.
(Use don’t com I/you/we/they e doesn’t com he/she/it + verbo base.)

Question 4

How do we form questions in the Present Simple?

Answer 4

Use do/does + subject + base verb
(Use do/does + sujeito + verbo base)

Question 5

When do we use “do” or “does”?

Answer 5

Use do with I/you/we/they and does with he/she/it.
(Use do com I/you/we/they e does com he/she/it.)

Question 6

Eu trabalho todos os dias.

Answer 6

I work every day.

Question 7

Ela gosta de café.

Answer 7

She likes coffee.

Question 8

Nós estudamos inglês.

Answer 8

We study English.

Question 9

Ele não fala espanhol.

Answer 9

He doesn’t speak Spanish.

Question 10

Você joga futebol?

Answer 10

Do you play soccer?

Question 11

Ela mora aqui?

Answer 11

Does she live here?

Question 12

Eles não gostam de sorvete.

Answer 12

They don’t like ice cream.

Question 13

O sol nasce no leste.

Answer 13

The sun rises in the east.

Question 14

Are irregular verbs different in the Present Simple?

Answer 14

No, they follow the same rules: add -s/-es in the third person singular.
(Não, eles seguem as mesmas regras: adiciona-se -s/-es na terceira pessoa do singular.)

Question 15

What makes a verb “irregular”?

Answer 15

It is irregular in the past and participle forms, not in the present.
(É irregular no passado e particípio, não no presente.)

Question 16

Does the verb “go” change in the third person singular?

Answer 16

Yes → He/She/It goes
(Sim → He/She/It goes)

Question 17

What is the Present Simple of “have”?

Answer 17

I/you/we/they have
He/she/it has (irregular form)
(I/you/we/they = have. He/she/it = has [forma irregular])

Question 18

Eu tenho um carro.

Answer 18

I have a car.

Question 19

Ela tem um gato.

Answer 19

She has a cat.

Question 20

Nós vamos ao mercado aos domingos.

Answer 20

We go to the market on Sundays.

Question 21

Ele vai para a escola de ônibus.

Answer 21

He goes to school by bus.

Question 22

Eles fazem o dever de casa.

Answer 22

They do the homework.

Question 23

Ele faz o café da manhã.

Answer 23

He does the breakfast.

Question 24

What is a common mistake with “he/she/it”?

Answer 24

Forgetting to add -s/-es to the verb in the third person singular.
(Esquecer de adicionar -s/-es ao verbo na terceira pessoa do singular.)

Question 25

Is this correct? "He go to work every day."

Answer 25

❌ Incorrect — ✅ Correct: He goes to work every day. (❌ Incorreto — ✅ Correto: Ele vai para o trabalho todos os dias.)

Question 26

What is a mistake with negative sentences?

Answer 26

Using “don’t” or “doesn’t” and still adding -s to the verb. (Usar “don’t” ou “doesn’t” e ainda colocar -s no verbo.)

Question 27

Is this correct? "She doesn’t likes pizza."

Answer 27

❌ Incorrect — ✅ Correct: She doesn’t like pizza. (❌ Incorreto — ✅ Correto: Ela não gosta de pizza.)

Question 28

What is a common mistake in questions?

Answer 28

Repeating the verb with -s after “does.” (Repetir o verbo com -s depois de “does”.)

Question 29

Is this correct? "Does he plays guitar?"

Answer 29

❌ Incorrect — ✅ Correct: Does he play guitar? (❌ Incorreto — ✅ Correto: Ele toca violão?)

Question 30

Should I use “do” or “does” with “you”?

Answer 30

Always use do with you, never “does”. (Sempre use do com you, nunca “does”.)

Question 31

What is the structure of the Present Continuous?

Answer 31

Subject + verb to be + verb+ing (Sujeito + verbo “to be” + verbo com “ing”) Ex: She is studying. (Ela está estudando.)

Question 32

When do we use the Present Continuous?

Answer 32

To talk about actions happening now or temporary situations. (*Para falar de ações acontecendo agora ou situações temporárias.)

Question 33

What are common time expressions with Present Continuous?

Answer 33

Now, right now, at the moment, currently, today (Agora, neste momento, atualmente, hoje)

Question 34

Is this correct? "He is play football."

Answer 34

❌ Incorrect — ✅ Correct: He is playing football. (❌ Incorreto — ✅ Correto: Ele está jogando futebol.)

Question 35

How do we form the negative in Present Continuous?

Answer 35

Subject + to be + not + verb+ing (Sujeito + to be + not + verbo com ing) Ex: They are not working now.

Question 36

How do we form questions in Present Continuous?

Answer 36

To be + subject + verb+ing (To be + sujeito + verbo com ing) Ex: Are you listening?

Question 37

Eu estou aprendendo inglês.

Answer 37

I am learning English.

Question 38

Eles estão trabalhando no projeto.

Answer 38

They are working on the project.

Question 39

Ela está assistindo a um filme agora.

Answer 39

She is watching a movie right now.

Question 40

Nós não estamos comendo agora.

Answer 40

We are not eating now.

Question 41

Você está estudando para a prova?

Answer 41

Are you studying for the test?

Question 42

O que ele está fazendo?

Answer 42

What is he doing?

Question 43

Está chovendo?

Answer 43

Is it raining?

Question 44

Is this correct? “She go to school now.”

Answer 44

❌ Incorrect — ✅ Present Simple: She goes to school every day. ✅ Present Continuous: She is going to school now. (❌ Incorreto — Presente simples: Ela vai à escola todo dia / Presente contínuo: Ela está indo agora.)

Question 45

Eu trabalho todo dia. (fato/rotina)

Answer 45

I work every day. ✅ (Present Simple)

Question 46

Eu estou trabalhando agora. (ação no momento)

Answer 46

I am working now. ✅ (Present Continuous)

Question 47

Eles jogam futebol aos domingos.

Answer 47

They play football on Sundays. ✅ (habit)

Question 48

Eles estão jogando futebol agora.

Answer 48

They are playing football now. ✅ (now)

Question 49

Ela mora em São Paulo.

Answer 49

She lives in São Paulo. ✅ (permanent fact)

Question 50

Ela está morando com uma amiga esta semana.

Answer 50

She is staying with a friend this week. ✅ (temporary situation)

Question 51

Você estuda inglês?

Answer 51

Do you study English? ✅ (routine)

Question 52

Você está estudando inglês agora?

Answer 52

Are you studying English now? ✅ (now)

Question 53

What is the structure of the Present Perfect?

Answer 53

Subject + have/has + past participle (Sujeito + have/has + particípio passado) Ex: She has worked a lot this week.

Question 54

When do we use the Present Perfect?

Answer 54

To talk about experiences, recent actions, or actions with results in the present. (Para falar de experiências, ações recentes ou ações com resultado no presente.)

Question 55

What are common time expressions with the Present Perfect?

Answer 55

Just, already, yet, ever, never, so far, since, for (Justo agora, já, ainda, alguma vez, nunca, até agora, desde, por...)

Question 56

What is the difference between "since" and "for"?

Answer 56

Since shows the starting point (since 2020). For shows the duration (for two years). (“Since” indica o ponto de início. “For” indica a duração.)

Question 57

Is this correct? "I have went to France."

Answer 57

❌ Incorrect — ✅ Correct: I have gone to France. (❌ Errado — ✅ Correto: Eu fui para a França.)

Question 58

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple: What's the difference?

Answer 58

Present Perfect = no specific time → I have seen that movie. Past Simple = specific time → I saw that movie yesterday. (Presente Perfeito = tempo não especificado / Passado Simples = tempo específico)

Question 59

Eu já estive nos Estados Unidos.

Answer 59

I have already been to the United States.

Question 60

Você já viu esse filme?

Answer 60

Have you ever seen that movie?

Question 61

Ela ainda não terminou o trabalho.

Answer 61

She hasn’t finished the work yet.

Question 62

Nós moramos aqui desde 2010.

Answer 62

We have lived here since 2010.

Question 63

Ele tem trabalhado muito ultimamente.

Answer 63

He has worked a lot lately.

Question 64

Eu nunca comi sushi.

Answer 64

I have never eaten sushi.

Question 65

Eles estão aqui há duas horas.

Answer 65

They have been here for two hours.