1) FORMAÇÃO DO TEMPO VERBAL

2) USO

3) EXERCÍCIOS

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

SUJEITO = I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU, THEY VERBO AUXILIAR “AM, IS, ARE” + VERBO PRINCIPAL + “ING”

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O Present Continuous ou Present Progressive (emportuguês, presente contínuo ou progressivo) é umtempo verbal usado para indicar ações que aindaestão em progresso no presente.

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Forma Afirmativa:

We are studying for the test.

(Nós estamos estudando para o teste).

Forma Negativa:

We are not studying for the test.

(Nós não estamos estudando para o teste).

Forma Interrrogativa:

Are you studying for the test?

(Vocês estão estudando para o teste?)

EXEMPLOS:

E X E R C I S E S

Complete as orações escritas no PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. The children ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(play) in the garden.2. She _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (drive) fast today.3. They ____________________________________________________________________________________________________(not talk) to each other today4. At the moment my wife ______________________________________________________________________ (feed) the dogs and I ______________________________________________________

(water) the plants.5. Why____________________________________________________________________ (you read) the letter again?

Because I______________________________(check) for spelling mistakes.6. John__________________________________________(not study) at the moment. He_______________________(read) a comic book.7. What a nice dress you_______________________________________________________________________________

(wear) today.8. Where is Carla? She _____________________________________(sit) in the living room. What

__________________________(she do)? She