Help with verbs

He lives in London. Aes presentes permanentes

He studies English twice a week.

Aes presentes habituais

The earth revolves around the sun. Brazil is located in South America.

Fatos cientficos, verdades universais

Present simple

The train leaves at 7 PM.

Horrio de meios de transporte

Beckham passes the ball to Ronaldo, who dribbles the opponent, and he scores!

Narrao de eventos esportivos

I'll tell him the truth when he calls me.

Usado no lugar do futuro do subjuntivo em portugus

Present continuous

You are reading that page now.

Aes presentes acontecendo num momento especfico

She is traveling tonight.

Aes futuras planejadas

They are living in London.

Aes presentes temporrias

People are getting Aes presentes em more and more tired of mudana gradativa e/ou politics. constante

I was a good kid.

Aes passadas (passado lgico)

He went to the movies last night. Past simple I used to go swimming on weekends.

Aes passadas em tempo determinado

Aes passadas habituais

The other day, I met a nice guy downtown and he...

Narrativas

I was sleeping at 6 in the morning.

Aes passadas acontecendo em momento determinado.

I was sleeping when she got home. Past continuous

Ao que j estava acontecendo quando outra ao passada aconteceu.

I was sleeping while he Aes passadas que was working on the estavam acontecendo ao computer. mesmo tempo. Ao que estava comeando a acontecer quando foi interrompida por outra (no past simple)

Just as I was getting out of the car, he held my arm.

Past perfect

When I got home, she had made dinner.

Ao passada anterior a outra ao passada.

Past perfect continuous

Aes que estavam He had been standing acontecendo por um for twenty minutes certo tempo antes e no when the doctor called momento que outra ao him in. aconteceu. Perguntas, afirmaes ou negaes sobre suas experincias de vida (comumente com ever, never)

Present perfect Have you ever been to Greece? She has been to Greece. I have never been to

Athens.

He has just arrived.

Aes que acabaram de acontecer (com just)

She has already eaten three slices of pizza. He hasn't finished his homework yet. Have you eaten your apple yet?

Afirmaes, perguntas e negaes sobre aes que voc surpreendentemente j fez (already e yet em perguntas) ou que ainda (yet em frases negativas) no fez.

I have broken my leg.

Aes passadas com resultados visveis no presente.

They have been together for 3 years.

Fatos que se iniciaram no passado e que continuam no presente (com for e since) Aes futuras planejadas

Future be going to

She is going to buy a new house.

Look! He's going to fall off the bike!

Aes prestes a acontecer (porque voc pode logicamente pressup-las)

I think it will rain tomorrow.

Previses sobre fatos no controlveis pelo homem.

I will always love you.

promesas (will = promise)

Future simple

I will kill him!

ameaas

Aes prestes a acontecer cuja deciso I will have a tomada no momento da hamburger and a Coke. ao (At a fast food place) Oraes que expressam a conseqncia de uma condio de uma ao presente ou futura considerada possvel de acontecer Aes que estaro acontecendo num momento futuro determinado

If you come, I will help you.

Future continuous

I'll be sleeping at this time tomorrow.

Will you be coming here?

Perguntas educadas sobre os planos futuros das pessoas

Future perfect

He will have finished the report by ten.

Ao futura que j ter sido concluda no momento citado

Conditional

If I had a lot of money, I would buy a new house.

Ao que voc faria

Conditional continuous

He would be playing soccer now if he hadn't broken his leg.

Ao que estaria acontecendo

Conditional perfect

He would have passed the test if he had studied harder.

Ao que teria acontecido

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