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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1- O Present Continuous forma-se com o Present Simple do verbo to be, que se conjuga no
Present Simple, mais a forma –ing (gerúndio) do verbo prinicipal.
a) Se um verbo termina em consoante + –e, eliminamos o -e e juntamos -ing (hope �
hoping / live � living; take � taking);
b) Se o verbo termina em –ie, mudamos –ie para –ying ( die � dying / lie � lying);
c) Se um verbo termina numa vogal + consoante, dobramos a consoante (get �
getting / jog � jogging / run � running / swim � swimming);
d) Mas, não dobramos a consoante quando se trata de um y ou w ( borrow �
borrowing / buy � buying / draw � drawing / stay � staying) ou quando a última
sílaba não é acentuada (listen � listening / visit � visiting / wonder �
wondering).
2- A negativa do Present Continuous forma-se com o verbo to be, que se conjuga no Present
Simple, mais a partícula negativa not, mais a forma –ing do verbo principal.
3- A interrogativa do Present Continuous forma-se com o verbo to be, que se conjuga no
Present Simple, mais o sujeito, mais a forma –ing do verbo principal.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE Forma
Completa
Forma
Contraída Forma Completa Forma Contraída
I am eating
You are eating
He
She is eating
It
We are eating
You are eating
They are eating
I’m eating
You’re eating
He
She ‘s eating
It
We’re eating
You’re eating
They’re eating
I am not eating
You are not eating
He
She is not eating
It
We are not eating
You are not eating
They are not eating
I’m not eating
You aren’t eating
He
She isn’t eating
It
We aren’t eating
You aren’t eating
They aren’t eating
Am I eating?
Are you eating?
he
Is she eating?
it
Are you eating?
Are you eating?
Are they eating?
4- O Present Continuous usa-se para falar:
a) De coisas que estão a acontecer no momento em que falamos:
ex.: The bus is coming.
b) De coisas quês estão a acontecer agora, no presente, mas não no momento exacto em
que falamos:
ex.: I am learning Spanish.
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c) Para descrever gravuras ou fotografias:
ex.: Look! In this photo John is playing football.
d) De mudanças e tendências:
Ex.: The earth’s climate is getting warmer.
5- Normalmente, utilizamos o Present Continuous com algumas expressões de tempo: now,
at the moment, nowadays, these days, …
EXERCISES:
A- Write the following sentences using the Present Continuous and then rewrite the
sentence into the negative and interrogative forms:
1- get better / hospitals.
a) Affirmative- ______________________________________________________
b) Negative- _________________________________________________________
c) Interrogative- _____________________________________________________
d) Negative / interrogative- _____________________________________________
2- study / at the moment / English / you.
a) Affirmative- ______________________________________________________
b) Negative- _________________________________________________________
c) Interrogative- _____________________________________________________
d) Negative / interrogative- _____________________________________________
3- ask / I / too many questions.
a) Affirmative- ______________________________________________________
b) Negative- _________________________________________________________
c) Interrogative- _____________________________________________________
d) Negative / interrogative- _____________________________________________
4- In Perth / rain / it.
a) Affirmative- ______________________________________________________
b) Negative- _________________________________________________________
c) Interrogative- _____________________________________________________
d) Negative / interrogative- _____________________________________________
Língua Estrangeira: Inglês de Continuação
PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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EXERCISES
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