Inglês: Present Simple and Present Continuous

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Inglês The Past simple refers to

completed actions that started and


Present Simple and finished in the past.
Present Continuous Time expressions:
The present Simple and the Last year, yesterday, ago, in 1987,
Present Continuous are the two at that time.
main verb tenses used to refer to
actions that happen to refer to
future but not to the past.
Present simple
Time expressions:
Usually, always, sometimes,
never, ever, every day, once/twice
a week.
Form:
Subject + verb
Past Continuous
The past Continuous refers to
Present continuous actions that past.
Time expressions: Time expressions:
At the moment, now, today, this When, while,
week, tomorrow, next week.
Form:
Subject + verb to be+ verb -ing

Past Simple and


Past Continuous
Past simple
Prefixation: I was
You were
Prefixes can be added Before He was
verbs, adjectives or nouns. She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

Suffixation:
Suffixes can be added After
verbs, adj. or nouns.

Was, were e os pronomes


Passive voice
The passive voice is used mainly
when the focus is on What is
done (the action), and not on who
does it (agent).
Active sentence
- Portuguese students visit London.

Passive sentence
- London are visited by Portuguese
students.

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