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As we have already seen, Present Continuous is generally used to indicate that something is happening at the time of speaking. On the other hand, Simple Present is used for things that are generally true, things that repeat, or for things that happen sometimes/all the time. We can also look at the difference between Present Continuous and Simple Present by considering “I am doing” Present Continuous versus “I do” Simple Present. Examples I’m doing the laundry. right now I do the laundry every Monday. repeating event Sam is washing the car. right now Sam washes the car every week. repeating event Mary is watching TV. right now Mary watches TV whenever she’s bored. generally true Note Certain words do not generally use a Present Continuous form believe depend forget hate know like love mean need prefer remember understand want Exercises In the following sentences, determine whether you should use Present Continuous or Simple Present form. Remember that the Present Continuous needs the correct form of “be”. If the sentence is a question, remember to include the correct form of “do” for question formation. Example _____ tomatoes? you / like ==> Do you like tomatoes? Please be quiet – _____ now. the baby / sleep ==> Please be quiet – the baby is sleeping now. 1. _____ a sweater for her cousin’s birthday. Susan / knit 2. _____ broccoli for dinner, but _____ that vegetable. Mother / cook, Steve / hate 3. _____ so hard I can’t see across the street. it / snow 4. _____ your first day of school as a child? you / remember 5. Tonight _____ about rattlesnakes. the lecturer / speak 6. _____ lectures about rattlesnakes all over the country. he / give 7. Where _____? you / go 8. _____ tea over coffee. she / prefer 9. _____ three languages. Paul / speak 10. _____ in ghosts? you / believe 11. _____ always _____ my cousin’s birthday, so _____ it down on my calendar. I / forget, I / write 12. _____ fast whenever he’s mad. Jim / drive 13. _____ in a golf tournament this weekend. Tim / play 14. _____ in tournaments every chance he gets. he / play 15. _____ a book for her literature class. Karen / read 16. _____ so much that the city park by the river is now flooded. it / rain 17. Why didn’t Bill study for his test? _____ better than that! he / know 18. After school _____ to the library. he / go 19. _____ to the movies tonight after dinner. we / go 20. _____ a letter to my nephew. I / write Google
Thepresent continuous: Be + Verb-ing: We use the verb « to be » for a description. We use to be at the present continuous, at the time of speaking, if we want to describe a scene. It's a nice place. There is a museum inside the castle. There are many pictures. TO BE: we use it when we want to describe a scene. I am going home. You are

O Present Continuous ou Present Progressive em portuguĂȘs, presente contĂ­nuo ou progressivo Ă© um tempo verbal usado para indicar açÔes que estĂŁo em progresso no presente; no momento da Ă© empregado para falar sobre situaçÔes temporĂĄrias, açÔes contĂ­nuas que estĂŁo as frases com Present Continuous referem situaçÔes que ocorrem no momento da fala, Ă© comum observarmos a utilização de advĂ©rbios de tempo nas advĂ©rbios de tempo comumente utilizados sĂŁo now agora, at the moment no momento e at present no presente; atualmente.Exemplos She is talking to her mom now. Ela estĂĄ falando com a mĂŁe dela agora.; Are they studying at the moment? Eles estĂŁo estudando no momento?; She is American, but she's living in Canada at present. Ela Ă© americana mas estĂĄ morando no CanadĂĄ atualmente.Na lĂ­ngua portuguesa, o Present Continuous Tense Modo Indicativo do Presente ContĂ­nuo corresponde ao nosso gerĂșndio e Ă s terminaçÔes -ando andando, levando, achando; -endo comendo, ardendo, fazendo; e -indo gerindo, caindo, sorrindo.Formação do Present Continuous O Present Continuous Ă© composto por um verbo principal e um verbo o verbo to be no Simple Present presente simples como auxiliar e ao verbo principal, Ă© acrescida a terminação – seja, na construção frasal esse tempo verbal segue o seguinte padrĂŁo de formaçãoSujeito + verbo to be + verbo com -ing + complementoExemploShe is watching TV. Ela estĂĄ assistindo TV.Forma Negativa do Present Continuous Na forma negativa, acrescenta-se o not depois do verbo to be, ou seja, a construção das frases negativas Ă© feita da seguinte formaSujeito + verbo to be + not + verbo com -ing + complementoExemploShe is not watching TV. Ela nĂŁo estĂĄ assistindo TV.Forma Interrogativa do Present Continuous Na forma interrogativa, o verbo auxiliar to be aparece no inĂ­cio da frase. O padrĂŁo da estrutura das frases interrogativas Ă© o seguinteVerbo to be + sujeito + verbo com -ing + complementoExemploIs she watching TV? Ela estĂĄ assistindo TV?Exemplos com do Present Continuous Forma afirmativa affirmative form They are studying for the test. Eles estĂŁo estudando para o teste. Forma negativa negative form They are not studying for the test. Eles nĂŁo estĂŁo estudando para o teste. Forma interrogativa interrogative form Are they studying for the test? Eles estĂŁo estudando para o teste?Atenção! Pay Attention!Nas frases afirmativas, podemos usar as formas contraĂ­das do verbo to beI am – I’m You are – You’re He is – He’s She is – She’s It is – It’s You are – You’re We are – We’re They are – They’reNas frases negativas, podemos usar as formas contraĂ­das do verbo to be + not, mas isso nĂŁo ocorre com o am primeira pessoa do singularI am not You are not – You aren’t She is not – She isn’t He is not – He isn’t It is not – It isn’t We are not – We aren’t You are not – You aren’t They are not – They aren’tOBSERVAÇÃO nos textos mais formais, sejam eles acadĂȘmicos ou cientĂ­ficos, as formas contraĂ­das nĂŁo sĂŁo do Present Continuous Confira abaixo algumas regras para o uso do Present Continuous1. Quando o verbo principal termina em –e e Ă© precedido de consoante, retira-se a vogal e acrescenta-se o – To dance dançar - dancing To take pegar, tomar - taking To make fazer - making To come vir, chegar - coming Exceção verbo to be - beingAtenção! Pay Attention!NĂŁo Ă© muito comum usar verbos de estado, como por exemplo, os verbos agree concordar, need precisar, believe acreditar, know saber, like gostar, etc. no Present Quando o verbo termina com –ie, troca-se essa terminação por –y e acrescenta-se – To die morrer – dying To lie mentir – lying 3. Quando o verbo Ă© monossĂ­labo ou dissĂ­labo e segue o padrĂŁo de consoante+vogal+consoante CVC, duplica-se a Ășltima To swim nadar – swimming To travel viajar – travelling To cut cortar – cutting To run correr – running To sit sentar – sitting Exceção 1 quando a Ășltima consoante Ă© w ou x, ela nĂŁo Ă© To snow nevar – snowing To fix consertar – fixing Exceção 2 se a sĂ­laba tĂŽnica for a primeira, nĂŁo se dobra a letra final. Acrescenta-se somente o – To open abrir – opening To happen acontecer – happening Present Simple x Present Continuous Confira abaixo algumas diferenças entre o Simple Present e o Present PresentO Simple Present, tambĂ©m chamado de Present Simple, descreve uma ação habitual e atual ocorrida no frases negativas e interrogativas sĂŁo construĂ­das com os verbos auxiliares do e does. Affirmative form Negative form Interrogative form I love I do not love Do I love? You love You do not love Do you love? He/she/it loves He/she/it does not love Does he/she/it love? We love We do not love Do we love? You love You do not love Do you love? They love They do not love Do they love? Nas frases afirmativas, esses auxiliares sĂł sĂŁo utilizados em respostas you have a brother?" "Yes, I do."Present ContinuousDescreve uma ação que estĂĄ ocorrendo no presente, ou seja, no momento em que se fala. É formado com o verbo auxiliar to be e um verbo principal. Affirmative Form Negative Form Interrogative Form I am loving I am not loving Am I loving? You are loving You are not loving Are you loving? He/she/it is loving He/she/it is not loving Is he/she/it loving? We are loving We are not loving Are we loving? You are loving You are not loving Are you loving? They are loving They are not loving Are they loving? Saiba mais sobre os verbos em inglĂȘsTempos Verbais em InglĂȘsSimple PastPast ContinuousVĂ­deo sobre o Present Continuous Assista o vĂ­deo abaixo com um resumo sobre o Present deixe de conferir os artigos que o Toda MatĂ©ria preparou para ajudar vocĂȘ a arrasar nos seus estudos de inglĂȘs. ExercĂ­cios sobre o Present Continuous 1. Qual alternativa estĂĄ incorreta?a I am being evil with my son. b Do I being evil with your son? c Am I being evil with my son? d I am not being evil with my son. Ver Resposta Resposta b Do I being evil with your son? O verbo "do" Ă© auxiliar do Simple Present e nĂŁo do Present Continuous. A estrutura do Present Continuous Ă© composta pelo verbo to be + verbo principal com -ing. As trĂȘs flexĂ”es do verbo to be sĂŁo is, am e are. Como o sujeito da frase Ă© I, o auxiliar correto a ser utilizado Ă© I Am I being evil with your son? Estou sendo mĂĄ para o seu filho? Do nĂŁo pode ser usado pois ele Ă© um auxiliar que integra a estrutura de formação do Simple Present, tempo verbal que indica açÔes habituais, rotina, etc. JĂĄ o Present Continuous indica açÔes que acontecem no presente, no momento da fala. 2. Escreva nas formas negativa e interrogativa a seguinte frase I am doing my own meal. Ver Resposta Resposta Negative Form I am not doing my own meal. ou I'm not doing my own meal. Interrogative Form Am I doing my own meal? A forma negativa do Present Continuous segue a seguinte estrutura sujeito + verbo to be como auxiliar is, am ou are + not + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to, acrescido de -ing. Na frase, I eu Ă© o sujeito, e to do fazer Ă© o verbo principal, que sem o to e acrescido de -ing passa a doing. VocĂȘ pode optar por escrever a frase usando a forma contraĂ­da I’m, em vez de usar I am I’m not doing my own meal A forma interrogativa do Present Continuous segue a seguinte estrutura verbo to be como auxiliar is, am ou are + sujeito + verbo principal no infinitivo sem o to, acrescido de -ing. Na frase, am Ă© o verbo auxiliar, I Ă© o sujeito e to do fazer Ă© o verbo principal, que sem o to e acrescido de -ing passa a doing. 3. Conjugue o verbo to die morrer no Simple Present e no Present Continuous Ver Resposta Resposta Simple Present I die You die He/she/it dies We die You die They die Present Continuous I am dying You are dying He/she/it is dying We are dying You are dying They are dying No Simple Present, para fazer a conjugação dos verbos terminados em -ie, basta acrescentar -s para os verbos que acompanham he, she e it. Com os demais pronomes I, you, we e they, basta usar o verbo no infinitivo to die sem o to; logo, die. JĂĄ no Present Continuous, quando um verbo termina com -ie, essa terminação Ă© substituĂ­da por y e acrescenta-se -ing. Logo, die > dying. Leia tambĂ©m Present Perfect Professora, lexicĂłgrafa, tradutora, produtora de conteĂșdos e revisora. Licenciada em Letras PortuguĂȘs, InglĂȘs e Literaturas pelas Faculdades Integradas Simonsen, em 2002 e formada em 1999 no Curso de MagistĂ©rio habilitação para lecionar na Educação Infantil e no Ensino Fundamental I.

Howto form Present Continuous Statements. To make the Present Continuous with future meaning, we use: am / is / are + the '-ing' form of the verb (Present Participle) and add a time marker.. I'm staying at home tonight. She isn't working on Thursday.; We're meeting at two o'clock. John and Samantha are getting married tomorrow.; Negative sentences Skip to content Reading 2 min Views 845 Published by February 7, 2021 Contents The Present Continuous / ProgressiveThe past continuous progressive tenseThe form of the present continuous tenseThe affirmative forms of the present continuousThe interrogative forms of the present continuousThe negative forms of the present continuousThe use of the present continuous tenseSpecial verbsExamplesExercises on the themeThe Present Continuous / Progressive John is in his car. He is in his way to work. He is driving to workThis means he is driving now “at the time of speaking”This is the present continuous. The past continuous progressive tense This page will present the present continuous its formand its use. You may also be interested in a lesson about the past continuous The form of the present continuous tense The verb to be in the simple presentverb + ing The affirmative forms of the present continuous Iameating.’mYou, we, theyare’reHe, she, itiss The interrogative forms of the present continuous AmIeating?Areyou, we, theyIshe, she, it The negative forms of the present continuous Iam noteating.’m notYou, we, theyare notaren’tHe, she, itis notisn’t The use of the present continuous tense The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of is Mary? She is having a bath. Not she has a bathWhat are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don’t you know? Well 
 you are reading this lesson. You are learning present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t finished am reading a book; it’s a nice book. It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet. Special verbs There are verbs which are normally not used in the present continuous. Examples be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish These verbs are called stative verbs in contrast to action verbs also referred to as dynamic verbs’ such as work, play, eat, etc.’ It’s not correct to say He is wanting to buy a new car.* You must say He wants to buy a new car. Exercises on the theme Theaction is not finished. Am / is / are + -ing is the present continuous. I am doing something = I'm in the middle of doing it; I've started doing it and I haven't finished. Please don't make so much noise. I' m trying to work. ( not I try to work) "Where's Mark?" "He' s having a shower. ( not He has a shower) Let's go out now. Learn about the present continuous and do the exercises to practise using it. Level beginner The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb I am working You are playing He is talking She is living It is eating We are staying They are sleeping We use the present continuous to talk about activities at the moment of speaking I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour. Please be quiet. The children are sleeping. Present continuous 1 Matching_MTYyNzM= Present continuous 2 GapFillTyping_MTYyNzQ= future plans or arrangements Mary is going to a new school next term. What are you doing next week? Present continuous 3 Plans for next month 2nd Sat. – my birthday. Party! 4th – day off 10th Sun. – flight OS462 11th, 12th, 13th – conference, Vienna 15th – dentist 3 22nd – Mum & Dad arrive, evening 23rd – Toni's Restaurant make reservation! 25th – Mum & Dad > home 29th – payday TrueOrFalse_MTYyNzU= Present continuous 4 GapFillTyping_MTYyNzY= Present continuous questions We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject Are you listening?Are they coming to your party? When is she going home? What am I doing here? Present continuous questions 1 ReorderingHorizontal_MTYyNzg= Present continuous questions 2 GapFillTyping_MTYyNzk= Present continuous negatives We make negatives by putting not or n't after am, is or are I'm not doing that. You aren't listening. or You're not listening.They aren't coming to the party. or They're not coming to the party.She isn't going home until Monday. or She's not going home until Monday. Present continuous negatives 1 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTYyODA= Present continuous negatives 2 GapFillTyping_MTYyODE= Stative verbs We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs. Stative verbs include verbs of thinking and feeling believe dislike know like love hate prefer realise recognise remember suppose think = believe understand want wish verbs of the senses appear feel look seem smell sound taste others agree be belong disagree need owe own possess We normally use the simple instead I understand you. NOT I am understanding you.This cake tastes wonderful. NOT This cake is tasting wonderful. Level intermediate We also use the present continuous to talk about something which is happening before and after a specific time At eight o'clock we are usually having breakfast. When I get home the children are doing their homework. something which we think is temporary Michael is at university. He's studying history. I'm working in London for the next two weeks. something which is new and contrasts with a previous state These days most people are using email instead of writing letters. What sort of clothes are teenagers wearing nowadays? What sort of music are they listening to? something which is changing, growing or developing The children are growing up quickly. The climate is changing rapidly. Your English is improving. something which happens again and again It's always raining in London. They are always arguing. George is great. He's always laughing. Note that we normally use always with this use. Present continuous 5 Matching_MTYyNzc= Level advanced We can use the present continuous to talk about the past when we are telling a story The other day I'm just walking down the street when suddenly this man comes up to me and asks me to lend him some money. Well, he's carrying a big stick and he looks a bit dangerous, so I'm wondering what to do 
 summarising a book, film or play Harry Potter is a pupil at Hogwarts school. One day when he is playing Quidditch he sees a strange object in the sky. He wonders what is happening 
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Weuse the present continuous for things happening now, at the moment of speaking. 'What are you doing?' 'I 'm watching TV.' Actions happening around now We use the present continuous for temporary things that are happening around now (=not at the moment of speaking but these days, or weeks, etc.) I 'm reading a very good book at the moment.
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presentcontinuous ( I am doing) We use the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not complete. present simple ( I do) We use the simple for things in general or things that happen repeatedly. B I always do and I' m always doing I always do something = I do it every time: Have a look at the following example Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means, she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous. I am = I’m driving he/she/it is = he’s, etc. working we/you/they are = we’re, etc. doing, etc. I am doing something = I’m in the middle of doing it; I’ve started doing it and I haven’t finished. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work. not I try to work “Where’s Mark?” “He’s having a shower. not He has a shower Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining anymore. not It doesn’t rain at a party Hi, Jane. Are you enjoying the party? not Do you enjoy What’s all that noise? What’s going on? =What’s happening? Sometimes the action isn’t happening at the time of speaking. For example Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started it, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. Some more examples Karen wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning Italian. but perhaps she isn’t learning Italian at the time of speaking Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. periods around now You’re working hard today. The company I work for isn’t doing well this year. We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs get change become increase rise fall grow improve begin start Is your English getting better? not Does your English get better The population of the world is increasing very fast. not increases At first, I didn’t like my job, but I’m beginning to enjoy it now. not I begin Practise the present continuous Complete the conversations. 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? What’s he doing these days? what / he / do A He’s at university. B _____________________? what / he / study A Psychology. B _____________________ it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says it’s a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How _____________________? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but _____________________ better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but _____________________ his work right now. he / not / enjoy He’s been in the same job for a long time and _____________________ to get bored with it. he / begin Answers 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? What’s he doing these days? what / he / do A He’s at university. B What’s he studying? what / he / study A Psychology. B Is he enjoying it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says it’s a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How is your new job going? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but it’s getting better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but he is not enjoying his work right now. he / not / enjoy He’s been in the same job for a long time and he’s beginning to get bored with it. he / begin Put the verb in the correct form, positive I’m doing etc. or negative I’m not doing etc.. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying I / try to work. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. _____________________ I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. _____________________ she / have a great time and doesn’t want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week _____________________ I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. _____________________ he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. _____________________ they / speak to each other. _____________________ I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim _____________________ work today. He’s taken the day off. _____________________ I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Answers Please don’t make so much noise. Im trying I / try to work. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. I’m not listening I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She’s having she / have a great time and doesn’t want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week I’m not eating I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. He’s learning he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. They’re not speaking they / speak to each other. I’m getting I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim isn’t working work today. He’s taken the day off. I’m looking I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Source Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. 4th Ed. Verb TensesDownload a chart with all 12 verb tenses and examples. Download the A4 version Download the US letter version gfDIo5. 52 240 3 204 167 269 381 93 391

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