Descreve uma ação que está ocorrendo no momento em que está sendo narrada.

Estrutura principalEstrutura principal

Verbo “to be”Verbo “to be” + + Verbo principalVerbo principal + + inging

I am I am singsinginging ..You are You are sellsellinging books.books.He isHe is build buildiingng a housea house ..

Exemplos:Exemplos:

Geralmente é acompanhado por advérbios, como:

nowthis moment

Ou por expressões no imperativo, como:

Look! Listen!

this monththis year

I am singing now.You are selling books this week.He is building a house this year.

Look! It is raining!Listen! The children are singing!

at presentthis week

todayfor the time being

Estrutura 1Estrutura 1

Verbos terminados em “e”Verbos terminados em “e”

- e + ing- e + ing

Exemplos:Exemplos:

to comto comee - - comcomingingtoto writwritee - - writwritingingtoto closclosee - - closclosinging

MasMas

toto bbe e - - bbeeinging

X

X

X

Verbos terminados em “ee”Verbos terminados em “ee”

ee + ingee + ing

toto agragreeee - - agragreeeeingingtoto flfleeee - - flfleeeeingingtoto frfreeee - - frfreeeeinging

Exemplos:Exemplos:

Estrutura 2Estrutura 2

Verbos terminados em “ie” Verbos terminados em “ie”

- ie + y + ing- ie + y + ing

Exemplos:Exemplos:toto ttieie - - ttyingingtoto llieie - - llyingingtoto ddieie - - ddyinging

Estrutura 3Estrutura 3

X

XX

Verbos terminados em “c/v/c”Verbos terminados em “c/v/c”

2 x consoante final + ing2 x consoante final + ing

Exemplos:Exemplos:

toto bebegingin - - beginbeginnningingtoto contcontrolrol - - controlcontrolllingingtoto sstoptop - - stopstopppingingtoto sswimwim - - swimswimmminging

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Verbos “não oxítonos” terminados em “cvc”Verbos “não oxítonos” terminados em “cvc”

verbo + ingverbo + ing

Exemplos:Exemplos:

toto hahappenppen - - happenhappeningingtoto vivisitsit - - visitvisitingingtoto oopenpen - - openopeningingtoto disdiscocoverver - - discoverdiscoveringingtoto aabanbandondon - - abandonabandoninging

Estrutura 5Estrutura 5

Alguns verbos “não” usados no present continuousAlguns verbos “não” usados no present continuous

to seeto tasteto knowto wantto smellto liketo rememberto haveto possess

to hearto notice to believeto thinkto forgetto understandto seemto preferto need

Exemplos:

Do you like L.A.? (right) Are you liking L.A.? (wrong)

I am not understanding. (wrong)I don’t understand. (right)

I am seeing the house. (wrong)I see the house. (right)

She is having a car. (wrong)She has a car. (right)

Rights and Wrongs - 1

The act of seeing = an object - wrongThe act of seeing = meeting someone - right

Exemplos:

I want to help her. (right) I'm wanting to help her.(wrong)

I am believing you're right. (wrong)I believe you're right. (right)

I am knowing he is great. (wrong)I know he's great. (right)

What are you thinking? (wrong)I think he'll come. (right)

Rights and Wrongs - 2

The act of thinking = believe - wrongThe act of thinking = consider - right

Após preposições

I'm tired ofof seeing pictures of dinosaurs.

Uso obrigatório do gerúndio

What is the harm inin believing in ghosts?

How to love a person withoutwithout liking that person?

What are the advantages ofof having a BMW ?

Se o sujeito é o verbo de uma sentença

Uso obrigatório do gerúndio

Seeing is believing!

Getting eight hours of sleep can be difficult.

Wanting something isn't enough.

Having respect is essential for success.

1.Complete the sentences with the present continuous tense of the verbs in parenthesis:

a) Politicians_____________ to convince the voters using all ads. (to try)

b) TV subscribers _____________several letters protesting . (to write)

c) She ___________about the new project. (to lie)

d) We______________Lucy to another city. (to take)

e) Physicians_______________with the new procedures. (to begin)

are

are

is

are

are

trying

writing

lying

taking

beginning

f) AK47s, AR15s, Uzis, hand grenades, even rocket launchers are_______________homes and shops and __________civilians. (destroy / kill)

g) Several women________________ here to be examined. (to come)

h) Joan ___________ the ribbon tightly in a bow . (to tie)

i) They_____________with that kind of contacts. (to stop)

j) Officials____________the report about the damages. (to write)

destroying killing

are

is

are

are

coming

tying

stopping

writing

(FAAP) - Assinale a alternativa correta:

The whole world ........... against drugs now.

a) is fightingb) foughtc) had been fightingd) has foughte) fight Test 1Test 1

(Vunesp) - Assinale a alternativa correta.

Many countries ______ with nuclear reactors.

a) is experimentingb) experimentsc) experimentingd) would experimente) are experimenting Test 2Test 2

(Unicuritiba) – Choose the alternative that completes the sentence below.

I never_____cards but I___________at the present.

a) play - playb) play - am playingc) plays - am playngd) to play - am playinge) play - plaing

Test 3Test 3

(Mackenzie) - Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentence.

"Our plan______ by the members of the committee.“

a) will considerb) has being consideredc) has consideredd) have been considerede) is being considered

Test 4Test 4

Test 5Test 5

(FATEC) - Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do presente contínuo como em "The British Army is now installing it in its tanks.". a) The British Army is liking the new program.b) The British Army is understanding the needs of the population.c) The British Army is listening to the population.d) The British Army is preferring the new general.e) The British Army is possessing many tanks.