Present
Continuous
Present
Continuous
Descreve uma ação que está ocorrendo
no momento em que está sendo
narrada.
Estrutura principal
Verbo “to be” + Verbo principal + ing
I am singing .
Exemplos: You are selling books.
He is building a house .
Geralmente é acompanhado por advérbios,
como:
now
this moment
at present
this week
this month
this year
today
for the time being
I am singing now.
You are selling books this week.
He is building a house this year.
Ou por expressões no imperativo, como:
Look!
Listen!
Look! It is raining!
Listen! The children are singing!
Estrutura 1
Verbos terminados em “e”
- e + ing
Exemplos:
to come
X - coming
to write
X - writing
to close
X - closing
Mas
to be - being
Estrutura 2
Verbos terminados em “ee”
ee + ing
to agree - agreeing
Exemplos: to flee - fleeing
to free - freeing
Estrutura 3
Verbos terminados em “ie”
- ie + y + ing
to tie - tying
Exemplos: to lie - lying
to die - dying
Estrutura 4
Verbos terminados em “c/v/c”
2 x consoante final + ing
to begin - beginning
Exemplos: to control - controlling
to stop - stopping
to swim - swimming
Estrutura 5
Verbos “não oxítonos” terminados em “cvc”
verbo + ing
to happen - happening
to visit - visiting
Exemplos: to open - opening
to discover - discovering
to abandon - abandoning
Alguns verbos “não” usados no present continuous
to see
to taste
to know
to want
to smell
to like
to remember
to have
to possess
to hear
to notice
to believe
to think
to forget
to understand
to seem
to prefer
to need
Rights and Wrongs - 1
Exemplos:
Do you like L.A.? (right)
Are you liking L.A.? (wrong)
I don’t understand. (right)
I am not understanding. (wrong)
I see the house. (right)
She has a car. (right)
I am seeing the house. (wrong)
She is having a car. (wrong)
The act of seeing = an object - wrong
The act of seeing = meeting someone - right
Rights and Wrongs - 2
Exemplos:
I want to help her. (right)
I'm wanting to help her.(wrong)
I believe you're right. (right)
I am believing you're right. (wrong)
I know he's great. (right)
I am knowing he is great. (wrong)
I think he'll come. (right)
What are you thinking? (wrong)
The act of thinking = believe - wrong
The act of thinking = consider - right
Após preposições
Uso obrigatório do gerúndio
I'm tired of seeing pictures of dinosaurs.
What is the harm in believing in ghosts?
How to love a person without liking that person?
What are the advantages of 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:
are trying to convince the voters using all ads. (to try)
a) Politicians_____________
b) TV subscribers _____________several
letters protesting . (to write)
are writing
is lying
c) She ___________about
the new project. (to lie)
are taking
d) We______________Lucy
to another city. (to take)
e) Physicians_______________with
the new procedures. (to begin)
are beginning
f) AK47s, AR15s, Uzis, hand grenades, even rocket launchers
are_______________homes
destroying
and shops and __________civilians.
killing
(destroy /
kill)
g) Several women________________
here to be examined. (to come)
are coming
h) Joan ___________
is tying the ribbon tightly in a bow . (to tie)
i) They_____________with
that kind of contacts. (to stop)
are stopping
j) Officials____________the
report about the damages. (to write)
are writing
(FAAP) - Assinale a alternativa correta:
The whole world ........... against drugs now.
a) is fighting
b) fought
c) had been fighting
d) has fought
e) fight
Test 1
(Vunesp) - Assinale a alternativa correta.
Many countries ______ with nuclear reactors.
a) is experimenting
b) experiments
c) experimenting
d) would experiment
e) are experimenting
Test 2
(Unicuritiba) – Choose the alternative that completes the
sentence below.
I never_____cards but I___________at the present.
a)play - play
b)play - am playing
c)plays - am playng
d)to play - am playing
e)play - plaing
Test 3
(Mackenzie) - Indicate the alternative that best completes the
following sentence.
"Our plan______ by the members of the committee.“
a) will consider
b) has being considered
c) has considered
d) have been considered
e) is being considered
Test 4
(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.
Test
e) The British Army is possessing many tanks.
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