September 27, 2010

The Simple Present - Part II

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Like I said in the previous post, today we're going to talk about the Negative Form of the Simple Present Tense. It is a verb tense that indicates an action that happens very often, like going to school, to work, drinking water, and if you don't remember, you can click here.

This is the Negative Form:

I don't know you.
They don't study French.

Imagine this situation:
You are talking to a friend and say to him that he does not like to study. You would say: "You don't like to study." Your friend wants to compare him with his friend who also doesn't like to study. He would say: " My friend doesn't like to study either.".
Did you see that, after the subject of the sentence, there is a word? We call it the Auxiliary Verb, and it means "no" or "not".
So why is it written "don't" in the first one and "doesn't" in the second?

"No" in English is used with the Auxiliary Verb "do + not" or "don't" for the Personal Pronouns "I", "You", "We" and "They":

don't sing very well.
You don't play football.
We don't use computer here.
They don't drink beer.

For "He", "She" and "It", we use the Auxiliary Verb "does + not" or "doesn't":
He doesn't have a pen.
She doesn't eat cow.
It doesn't fly so high.

What about the Main Verb? Don't we have to add an "-s"?
No! After the Auxiliary Verb, the Main Verb stays in its base form.

SHORTENING:
So, the Negative Form of the Simple Present Tense works like this:
You have a subject + do or does + not + verb in base form + complement
"They don't like raw fish."
"She doesn't watch horror movies."

Hope you got it. That's easy!
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Hey there!

Como havia dito na aula passada, hoje estudaremos a Forma Negativa do Simple Present
Como disse, o Simple Present é o tempo verbal usado para indicar uma ação habitual que ocorre com uma certa frequência, como ir à escola, trabalhar, beber água, vocês se lembram? Se não se lembra, clique aqui.

Bom, vamos a Forma Negativa:

I don't know you.
They don't study French!

Imagine a seguinte situação:
Você está conversando com um amigo e diz que essa mesma pessoa não gosta de estudar. Você diria:   "You don't like to study". Seu amigo quer se comparar com um amigo dele e diz que esse amigo também não gosta de estudar. Ele diria: "My friend doesn't like to study either.".
Perceberam que, depois do sujeito da frase, existe uma palavra? Essa palavra se chama Verbo Auxiliar, e significa "não".
Mas, porque que na primeira fala está escrito com o "don't" e na segunda, com o "doesn't"?

O "não" em Inglês é usado com o verbo auxiliar "do + not" ou a contração "don't" (/dânt/), para os Pronomes Pessoais "I", "You", "We" e "They":
I don't sing very well.
You don't play football.
We don't use computer here.
They don't drink beer.

Para os Pronomes Pessoais "He", "She" e "It", usamos o verbo auxiliar "does + not" ou a contração "doesn't" (/dâznt/):
He doesn't have a pen.
She doesn't eat cow.
It doesn't fly so high.

Mas, e o verbo principal, não tínhamos que conjugá-lo? Não devíamos acrescentar o -s?
Não! Depois do Verbo Auxiliar (don't ou doesn't) o verbo fica na Forma Base, SEM o To na frente.

RESUMINDO:
Então, a Forma Negativa do Simple Present funciona assim:
Temos um sujeito + do or does + not + verbo na forma base + complemento
"They don't like raw fish." ("Eles não gostam de peixe cru.")
"She doesn't watch horror movies." ("Ela não assiste filmes de terror.")

Espero que tenham entendido. É fácil!
Se precisar de ajuda, envie-nos um mensagem.

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