VERB TENSE REVIEWPresent tenses

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Present tenses

• Simple present: I say.../Do you have...?/He wears.../Does she like...?/We don’t care.../Grace doesn’t sleep.

• O simple present expressa situações estáveis, hábitos ou atividades regulares, não importando quando começaram ou quando terminarão.

• Fashion accommodates the chameleon in all of us.• Some people don’t like to follow fashion.

• Present progressive: I’m going.../Are you doing...?/Pam isn’t reading.

• O present progressive expressa uma ação temporária acontecendo no momento em que se fala ou se escreve.

• Are you watching the fashion show?• I’m not looking at the catwalk.

• Entretanto, o simple present e o present progressive também podem expressar ideia de futuro. O primeiro* é usado principalmente quando se fala de uma programação.

• O segundo** é usado quando se refere a um compromisso marcado e agendado.

• *The fashion show starts at 9:30.• **Some of the world’s top designers are meeting

tonight.

• Uma sentença com um verbo no present tense pode expressar ideia de passado, como ocorre numa manchete de jornal.

• “Victoria’s Secret Annual Fashion Show Surprises the Audience Again.”

• O mesmo pode ocorrer em uma narrativa, quando se usa o simple present/present progressive no lugar do simple past/past progressive para enfatizar as ações ocorridas no passado:

• You’ll never believe what happened to me yesterday. I’m sitting in this store tryin on shoes, when Brian comes in and gives me these beautiful flowers.

Exercises:

• Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of the verbs as necessary.

a. Anna makes her own dresses but she_____her skirts.b. Designers________to Milan all the time, but they

don’t fly to Rio so often.c. Alex does everything he can to look rebellious, but his

sister_______that.d. That model_______up at 6 o’clock to start work. She

doesn’t wake up at noon.

• Read the sentences below. Do they refer to the past, present, or future?

a. We want to watch the fashion show. – presentb. I need to have my hair cut. – c. Are you coming to my party on Sunday? – d. Marion is wearing new jeans. – e. The show starts at 7:30 tonight. – f. I don’t like the pattern on this T – shirt. – g. “Designers Elect Adriana Lima Model of the year.” (in a

newspaper) – h. The other day, I’m sitting quietly watching TV when the

phone rings... -