Presente Contnuo ou Progressivo - Present

Continuous or Present Progressive

O Presente Contnuo descreve uma ao que est

ocorrendo agora, neste momento, ou que est acabando de

acontecer. Observe mais detalhadamente:

- USOS:

1. Aes que ocorrem no momento da fala. A ao

tem incio antes do momento da fala, continua no

momento em que se fala e, provavelmente,

continuar depois do momento da fala:

My mother is sweeping the house. (Minha

me est varrendo a casa.)

Hurry up! We are all waiting for

you! (Depressa! Estamos todos esperando por

voc!)

George is sleeping. (George

est dormindo.)

He is surfing. (Ele est surfando.)

2. Expressa uma ao presente, que pode ou no

estar ocorrendo no momento em que se fala:

I'm reading a very interesting book. (Estou

lendo um livro muito interessante.)

Is your father working at GM? (O seu pai est

trabalhando na GM?)

I'm travelling a lot these days. (Estou viajando

bastante nestes dias.)

I'm spending my vacation at the

countryside.

(Estou passando minhas frias no

interior.)

My sister is studying at Cambridge

University.

(Minha irm est estudando na

Universidade de Cambridge.)

3. Descreve uma situao que est se alterando no

momento ou na poca em que se fala:

The price of fruits is going up again. (O preo das

frutas est subindo de novo.)

Those children are getting fatter every

day. (Aquelas crianas esto cada dia mais

gordas.)

The sky is getting cloudy. (O cu est ficando

nublado.)

4. Descreve situaes que se repetem

constantemente. Nesses casos, o advrbio always

frequentemente usado e se posiciona entre o

verbo to be e o verbo principal.

You are always asking something. (Voc est sempre

perguntando algo.)

He is always complaining about his job. (Ele est sempre

reclamando de seu emprego.)

5. Refere-se a aes planejadas que ocorrero

num futuro prximo:

My godmother is having dinner with me tonight. (Minha

madrinha vai jantar comigo esta noite.)

We are leaving before 8:00 pm. (Sairemos antes das oito

da noite.)

Next weekend I'm going to visit you. (Vou te visitar no

prximo final de semana.)

What are you doing tomorrow evening? (O que voc vai

fazer amanha noite?)

FORMAO:

O Presente Contnuo formado com o presente simples

do verbo to be (como verbo auxiliar) + ogerndio (-ing)

do verbo principal:

1. Forma Afirmativa:

They are playing volleyball.

(Eles esto jogando vlei.)

I am writing an article. (Estou

escrevendo um artigo.)

We are talking about our inheritance.

(Estamos falando sobre a nossa

herana.)

She is washing the dishes. (Ela

est lavando a loua.)

It is raining. (Est

chovendo.)

I'm just thinking in another way to do it better. (S estou

pensando em uma outra maneira de fazer melhor.)

FORMA AFIRMATIVA: SUJEITO + PRESENTE SIMPLES

DO VERBO TO BE + GERNDIO (-ING) DO VERBO

PRINCIPAL

2. Forma Negativa:

A Forma Negativa do Presente Contnuo forma-se

acrescentando not aps o presente simples do verbo to be.

Veja os exemplos abaixo:

I'm not asking help. (No estou pedindo ajuda.)

He is not talking to you. (= He isn't talking to you.)

(Ele no est falando com voc.)

You are not working. (= You aren't working.)

(Voc no est trabalhando.)

FORMA NEGATIVA: SUJEITO + PRESENTE SIMPLES

DO VERBO TO BE + NOT + GERNDIO DO VERBO

PRINCIPAL

3. Forma Interrogativa:

Na Forma Interrogativa do Presente Contnuo o sujeito

se posiciona entre o presente simples do verbo to

be e o gerndio do verbo principal. Observe os

exemplos abaixo:

Am I being inopportune? (Estou sendo inoportuno?)

Is she having dinner? (Ela est jantando?)

What is he doing? (O que ele est fazendo?)

What are they watching? (O que eles esto assistindo?)

Where are you going (to)? (Para onde voc vai?)

Why is she crying?

(Por que ela est

chorando?)

FORMA INTERROGATIVA: PRESENTE SIMPLES DO

VERBO TO BE + SUJEITO + GERNDIO DO VERBO

PRINCIPAL (-ING)

OBSERVAO: Devido s ideias que expressam, alguns verbos NO so

usados no Tempo Contnuo: like, deslike, know, believe, understand, mean,

remember, forget, prefer, hate, love, want, need, belong, smell, hear, see

(com sentido de entender), imagine, recognise, realise, suppose, wish, agree,

appear, astonish, deny, disagree, impress, promise, satisfy, seem, consist,

contain, depend, deserve, lack, matter, measure, owe, own, possess, weigh.

Afirmaes

As afirmaes no Present Continuous utilizam o verbo TO

BE e o gerndio do verbo principal. Exemplos:

- I am writing (eu estou escrevendo)

- She is sleeping (ela est dormindo)

Os gerndios dos verbos no Ingls so constitudos da

partcula "ING" no final, seguindo algumas regras:

- Verbos com uma slaba, terminados

com VOGAL+CONSOANTE , dobram a ltima consoante e

depois adiciona-se oING: stop = stopping , cut = cutting.

- Verbos disslabos terminados em VOGAL+CONSOANTE,

e que a slaba tnica seja a ltima, dobra-se a ltima

consoante e adiciona-se o ING. Exemplos: prefer =

preferring , begin = beginning . Se a primeira slaba for

a tnica, apenas adicione o ING no final: enter = entering.

- Verbos terminados com E perdem o E e ganham ING:

write = writing. Os terminados em EE no perdem nada e

s ganham o ING: agree = agreeing

- Verbos terminados com VOGAL+L , dobram o L e

ganham ING: travel = travelling (no ingls britnico, pois

no americano existem algumas excees)

- Verbos terminados em IE perdem o IE e

ganham Y+ING: lie = lying , die = dying

Interrogaes

Para transformar uma frase afirmativa do present

continuous em interrogativa, basta trocar o sujeito e o

verbo TO BE de posio (e coloca-se o "?" claro!).

Exemplos:

- Afirmativa: I am writing | He is crying

- Interrogativa: Am i writing? | Is he crying?

Negaes

Basta adicionar o NOT depois do verbo TO BE:

- I am not (ain't) writing (eu no estou escrevendo)

- He is not (isn't) crying (ele no est chorand

Escolha a opo que melhor preenche os espaos em branco

de acordo com as regras de formao do "presente contnuo".

1.She is..............away from the police.(Run)

A.Running

B.Runing

C.Runnying

2.We're not.............to our parents.(Lie)

A.Lieing

B.Lying

C.Ling

3.Animals are................in Amazonia.(Die)

A.Dying

B.Dieing

C.Ding

4.Theyre...............lots of money.(Make)

A.Making

B.Makeing

C.Makeying

5.She is................in her studies.(Excel)

A.Excelling

B.Exceling

C.Excellying

6.Are you..................now?(Stop)

A.Stoping

B.Stopping

C.Stoppying

7.She is....................Mike's brother.(Date)

A.Dateing

B.Dating

C.Datying

8.I am..........tired today.(Feel)

A.Feeling

B.Feelling

C.Feling

1. Coloque as frases em ordem.

a) dreaming / he / is

b) are / they / volleyball / playing

c) is / sleeping / Tom

d) eating / they / sandwiches/ are

e) is / exercises / Jane /doing / the

2. Passe as frases acima para a negativa.

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

d) _________________________________________________

3. Passe as frases do exerccio 1 para a interrogativa.

a)_______________________________________________________

b) _______________________________________________________

c) _______________________________________________________

d) _______________________________________________________

4. Complete as frases abaixo, usando os verbos entre parnteses,

usando o presente continuo.

a) Im not __________. (sleep)

b) They arent _______ at home. (work)

c) She isnt __________ a book. (read)

d) We arent _________ our homework. (do)

e) He isnt _________ a drink. (have)

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form

to make different form of the Present Continuous

Tense.

1. John (read) a book now.

2. What (you do) tonight?

3. Jack and Peter (work) late today.

4. Silvia (not listen) to music.

5. Maria (sit) next to Paul.

6. How many other students (you study)

with?

7. The phone (not ring).

8. . Write on the words in the correct order to make

different sentences in the Present Continuous Tense -

positive; negative; yes/no and information questions.

1 my glasses. I'm looking for

2 book you kind What are of reading?

3 crying? Pamela is Why

4 economics studying at University. National Kharkov is P

aul

5 laughing? is everyone Why

6 for you Are waiting me?

7 leaving? you When are

8 John moment. at Saudi Arabia the is in working

9 same working Jennifer Is you? the for as company

10 next having do I'm party Saturday a to you -

want come?

Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative

sentences in Present Progressive.

1. Alexander a film. (to watch)

2. We a computer game. (to play)

3. The dog at the cat. (to bark)

4. Peter his rabbits. (to feed)

5. Philipp and Johnny a song. (to sing)

6. Mary her hair. (to wash)

7. I to Doris. (to talk)

8. Peggy a picture. (to draw)

9. Henry and his sister their mother. (to help)

10. You the poem by heart. (to learn)

1. He in the lake. (to swim)

2. Andrew and Colin muffins. (to make)

3. Simon a letter. (to write)

4. They pictures. (to swap)

5. Kathy with Bob. (to dance)

6. You home. (to run)

7. I a shower. (to take)

8. We money for a new computer. (to save)

9. She the grass. (to cut)

10. The teacher his bike. (to ride)

1. Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative

sentences in Present Progressive.

hildren questions. (not/to ask)

2. Nick to the gym. (not/to go)

3. I the door. (not/to open)

4. He jokes. (not/to tell)

5. The baby now. (not/to cry)

6. We a farm. (not/to visit)

7. They the phone. (not/to answer)

8. Gerry, Joe and Boris hamburgers. (not/to eat)

9. My teacher at the bus stop. (not/to wait)

10. The rabbit over the fence. (not/to climb)

1. Anne and Ron in a helicopter. (not/to fly)

2. Olivia her eyes. (not/to close)

3. They through the park. (not/to jog)

4. The girls fun at Tom's party. (not/to have)

5. He in the sea. (not/to swim)

6. I to the cinema. (not/to run)

7. We a bird house. (not/to make)

8. Look! Christine . (not/to smile)

9. She the books to the library. (not/to take)

10. You in front of the computer. (not/to sit)

Questions in Present Progressive Exercise 1

Put in the verbs in Present Progressive into the gaps.

1. Richard in the garden? (to work)

2. she a cup of tea? (to have

3. the children their homework? (to do)

4. you the kitchen, Tom? (to clean)

5. the cat in the basket? (to sleep)

6. Cliff and Oliver friends? (to meet)

7. your mother sandwiches? (to make)

8. the birds water? (to drink)

9. Carmen a pullover? (to wear)

10. they a pizza? (to eat)

1. in the lake? (Lisa/to swim)

2. your brother? (you/to help)

3. a museum? (he/to visit)

4. her T-shirt? (Doris/to wash)

5. home? (they/to run)

6. to the radio? (Henry/to listen)

7. the buckets? (the boys/to carry)

8. the string of the kite? (she/to hold)

9. breakfast? (we/to make)

10. the computer? (Ron and Fred/to check)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present

Progressive/Present Continuous. Watch the punctuation and form

sentences or questions.

1. The teacher the door. (not/to close)

2. you the washing-up? (to do)

3. They the printers. (to check)

4. your grandmother at birds? (to look)

5. We the checkpoint. (not/to pass)

6. they to help? (to try)

7. She to the centre of the town. (not/to walk)

8. the policemen into the bank? (to run)

9. Look! Steve's mother a cup of coffee. (to make)

10. You the words correctly. (not/to link)

1. He her name. (not/to shout)

2. We nice photos. (to take)

3. Phil the exercise? (to explain)

4. What you here? (to do)

5. I on the sofa. (not/to sit)

6. The cat on the carpet. (not/to lie)

7. they to radio now? (to listen)

8. The eagle the mouse. (to catch)

9. Why Ruth for money? (to ask)

10. The boys into the pool. (not/to dive)