Verb form Simple Present Present Continuous

Use Habits General truths /facts States (feelings / opinions)

Time

Temporary events happening in the present Charactheristic behaviour (often irritating). Used with always.

Present

Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous 1 will + base form

Completed states / actions / habits placed in a specific time (stated or undestood). Temporary actions / states / habits in progress in the past. Past states /actions before a specific time in the past. Temporary actions /situations before a specific time in the past. Past experiences / actions ocurring in a non-specified time in the past. Unfinished or temporary actions/situations started in a non-specified past. Predicitons based on personal opinion or conviction, including promises. Predictions based on evidence Intentions Something will be in progress because arrangements have been made (you project yourself in the future and see something happening) Actions or events that will be finished before a certain time in the future Fixed events in the future (e.g. a schedule) Arrangemets already made Irregular Verbs

Past

2 be going to

3 will + be + ing form 4 will + have + past participle 5 Simple Present 6 Present Continuous

Future

Infinitive / Present arise awake be arose awoke

Past

Past participle arisen awoken been

Significado surgir, levantar-se acordar, despertar ser, estar

was/were

bear beat become begin bend bet bite blow break bring broadcast build burn buy catch choose come cost cut deal do draw dream drink drive eat

bore beat became began bent bet bit blew broke brought broadcast built burnt bought cought chose came cost cut dealt did drew dreamt/dreamed drank drove ate

born beaten become begun bent bet bitten blown broken brought broadcast built burnt bought cought chosen come cost cut dealt done drawn dreamt/dreamed drunk driven eaten

suportar (I was born nasci) bater tornar-se, ir a ser comear curvar-se apostar morder soprar partir, quebrar trazer transmitir construir queimar comprar apanhar, agarrar escolher vir custar cortar tratar com, negociar fazer arrastar, desenhar sonhar beber guiar, conduzir comer

fall feed feel fight find fly forbid forget forgive get give go grow hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead learn leave

fell fed felt gought found flew forbade forgot forgave got gave went grew hung/hanged had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid led learnt / earned left

fallen fed felt fought found flown forbidden forgotten forgiven got given gone grown hung/hanged had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known laid led learnt / learned left

car alimentar, dar de comer sentir lutar encontra, achar voar proibir esquecer perdoar arranjar, conseguir dar ir crescer suspender, pendurar ter ouvir esconder bater, acertar segurar magoar, ferir guardar, consevar saber, conhecer pr, colocar levar a, guiar, fazer com que aprender deixar, abandonar

lend let lie light lose make mean meet mistake pay put read rid ring rise run say see seek sell send set shake shine shoot show

lent let lay lit lost made meant met mistook paid put red rid rang rose ran said saw sought sold sent set shook shone shot showed

lent let lain lit lost made meant met mistaken paid put red rid rung risen run said seen sought sold sent set shaken shone shot shown

emprestar deixar, permitir estar deitado acender, incendiar perder fazer, fabricar, construir querer dizer, significar encontrar (algum), conhecer enganar pagar pr, colocar ler livrar-se de, libertar tocar (campainha, sino) levantar-se, erguer-se correr dizer ver procurar vender enviar, mandar pr, colocar abanar, sacudir brilhar disparar, dar tiros mostrar

shrink shut sing sink sit sleep smell speak spend split spoil spread stand steal strike sweep swim swing take teach tear tell think throw understand wake wear

shrank shut sang sank sat slept smelled/smelt spoke spent split spoiled spread stood stole struck swept swam swung took taught tore told thought threw understood woke wore

shrunk shut sung sunk sat slept smelled/smelt spoken spent split spoilt spread stood stolen struck swept swum swung taken taught torn told thought thrown understood woken/woke worn

encolher fechar cantar afundar sentar, estar sentado dormir cheirar falar passar(tempo), gastar separar-se estragar espalhar levantar, estar de p roubar bater horas, embater varrer nadar balanar tomar, pegar ensinar rasgar dizer, contar pensar atirar, lanar compreender acordar, despertar usar, vestir

weep win write

wept won wrote

wept won written

chorar ganhar, vencer escrever

Verb forms

Affirmative
I work You work He/she/it works We work You work They work

Negative
I do not work You don't work He /she /it doesn't work We don't work You don't work They don't work I am not working You are not working He/she /it is not working We are not working You are not working They are not working I didn't work You didn't work He /she / it didn't work We didn't work You didn't work They didn't work I was not woking You were not working He /she / it was not working We were not working You were not working They were not working I have not worked You have not worked He /she /it has not woreked We have not worked You have not worked They have not worked I had not worked You had not worked He /she /it had not worked We had not worked You had not worked They had not worked

Interrogative
Do I work? Do you work? Does he /she /it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work? Am I working? Are you working? Is he / she / it working? Are we working? Are you working? Are they working? Did I work ? Did you work? Did he /she /it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work? Was I working? Were you working? Was he she it working? Were we working? Were you working? Were they working? Have I worked? Have you worked? Has he /she /it worked? Have we worked? Have you worked? Have they worked? Had I worked? Had you worked? Had he /she /it worked? Had we worked? Had you worked? Had they worked?

Simple present

I am working You are working Present He/ she / it is working continuous We are working You are working They are working I worked You worked He / she / it worked Simple past We worked You worked They worked I was working You were working He / she /it was Past working continuous We were working You were working They were working I have worked You have worked He /she /it has worked We have worked You have worked They have worked

Present perfect

I had worked You had worked He /she /it had worked Past perfect We had worked You had worked They had worked

I have been woking You have been working He /she /it has been Present working perfect We have been working continuous You have been working They have been working

I have not been working Have I been working? You have not been working Have you been working? He /she/it has not been Has he /she/it been working working? We have not been working Have we been working? You have not been working Have you been working? They have not been working Have they been working? Had I been working? Had you been working? Had he /she/it been working? Had we been working? Had you been working? Had they been working? Will I work? Will you work? Will he/she /it work? Will we work? Will you work? Will they work? Am I going to work? Are you going to work? Is he /she /it going to work? Are we going to work? Are you going to work? Are they going to work? Would I work? Would you work? Would he /she /it work? Would we work? Would you work? Would they work?

I had been woking I had not been working You had been working You had not been working He /she /it had been He /she/it had not been Past perfect working working continuous We had been working We had not been working You had been working You had not been working They had been working They had not been working I will work You will work He/she /it will work We will work You will work They will work I will not work You will not work He/she/It will not work We will not work You will not work They will not work

Future simple

Future (going to )

I am going to work I am not going to work You are going to work You are not going to work He /she / it is going to He/she /it is not going to work work We are going to work We are not going to work You are going to work You are not going to work They are going to work We are not going to work I would not work You would not work He /she /it would not work We would not work You would not work They would not work

I would work You would work He /she /it would work Conditional We would work You would work They would work

Auxiliary verbs
The verbs be, do and have are auxiliary verbs.

BE is used as auxiliary for continuous forms. Peter is reading a text. DO is used as auxiliary for negatives and questions in the simple present and the simple past. Ann doesn't like sports. Did you watch the movie yesterday?

HAVE is used as auxiliary for the present perfect and past perfect I haven't watched this film yet.

Exception: the verbs be and have got don't need an auxiliary verb in the negative and in the interrogative forms. BE Affirmative Negative I'm not You are nor = you aren't He/she/ it is not = he isn't We are not = we aren't You are not = you aren't They are not = they aren't I was not = I wasn't You were not = you weren't He / she /it was not = he wasn't We were not = we weren't You were not = you weren't They were not = they weren't I haven't got You havent't got He/she/ it hasn't got We haven't got You haven't got They haven't got I hadn't got You hadn't got He / she /it hadn't got We hadn't got You hadn't got They hadn't got Interrogative Am I ? Are you? Is he / she / it ? Are we? Are you? Are they? Was I? Were you? Was he /she /it ? Were we? Were you? Were they? Have I got? Have you got?? Has he / she / it got? Have we got? Have you got? Have they got? Had I got? Had you got? Had he /she / it got? Had we got ? Had you got? Had they got?

I am You are Simple He /she / it is present We are You are They are I was You were Simple He / she / it was past We were You were They were I have got You have got Simple He /she / it has got present We have got You have got They have got I had got You had got Simple He / she / it had got past We had got You had got They had got

Tempos simples e compostos

Simples Simple present

He works here everyday. Simple past He worked here last year. Continuous Present continuous He is working here at the moment. He was working here when the factory closed down. He has always worked here. He had worked in another factory before he came here. He has been working here since 1990. He had been working here for a long time when he left.

auxiliar to be Past continuous Perfect Compostos Present perfect

auxiliar to have Past perfect Perfect continuous Present perfect continous

to have +to be Past perfect continuous

Verbos regulares e irregulares

A maioria dos verbos em ingls regular. Estes verbos formam o simple past e o past participle com -ed. Infinitive / present to work to play to visit to travel Simple past worked played visited travelled Past participle worked played visited travelled

Ateno, alguns verbos regulares sofrem modificaes antes de acrescentar o s na 3 pessoa do singular no present e antes do -ed no past e no past participle. to cry - cries - cried to supply - supplies - supplied to beg -begs -begged to travel - travels - travelled to stop - stops - stopped to prefer - prefers - preferred Os verbos irregulares conjugam-se como os regulares mas formam o past e o past participle de maneira diferente. A melhor maneira de os saber memorizar as trs leading forms ( infinitive, past e past participle). H algumas caractersticas que podem ajudar a fix-los: Tm as trs leading forms iguais Infinitive Simple past Past participle to cost cost cost to put put put Formam o past e o past participle com t ou d em vez de -ed Infinitive Simple past Past participle to build built built to hear heard heard

Muda a vogal e o past e o past participle so iguais Infinitive Simple past Past participle to hold held held to keep kept kept Muda a vogal no past e no past participle Infinitive Simple past Past participle to know knew known to begin began begun Muda a vogal s no past Infinitive Simple past Past participle to run ran run to come came come

Utilizao dos tempos verbais

Simple present 1. Aces habituais. 2. Verdades universais. 3. Acontecimentos futuros (planeados). 4. Instrues ou direces. 1. Aces que esto a decorrer no momento. 2. Planos para o futuro. 3.Aces que decorrem num perodo limitado de tempo. 4. Queixas sobre maus hbitos. 1. Aces que decorreram num determinado momento do passado . 2. Aco que interrompe outra tambm no passado. 1. Aco que teve continuidade no passado. 2. Aco que estava a decorrer e foi interrompida por outra. 3. Duas aces simultneas. 4. Descries. Contar uma histria. 1. A primeira de duas aces que decorreram no passado. 2. Aco do passado que decorreu antes de um tempo definido. 1. Fazer previses. 2. Decises tomadas no momento. 3.Oferecer prstimos. 4. Factos a ocorrer no futuro. 5. Exprimir condies.

Present continuous

Simple past

Past continuous

Past perfect

Future

Simple present
The simple present is formed with the infinitive.

Form

In the 3rd person singular (he / she / it ) the verb ends in -s (to like he likes), or -es after ch,o,x,s ( to go - he goes ). Verbs ending in consonant and y change into -ies ( to cry - she cries) 1. Habitual actions. I usually go to school by bus. The moon moves round the 2. Facts that are always true. earth. 3. Permanent situations. They live in England. 4. Future planned actions He train leaves at 10.35. (schedules) 5. To give instructions or directions. You turn left at the crossroads.

Use

Affirmative
I work You work He/she/it works We work You work They work

Negative
I do not work You don't work He /she /it doesn't work We don't work You don't work They don't work

Interrogative
Do I work? Do you work? Does he /she /it work Do we work Do you work Do they work

We use simple present with frequency adverbs and time expressions like: frequently generally usually rarely always sometimes often never every day every week every month every year once a week twice a week several times quite often