PROFESSOR ILÁZARO FIGUEIREDO

PRESENT CONTINUOUS X PAST CONTINUOUS

Indica ações que estão acontecendo no momento da fala (agora)

Auxiliar: verb to be (am / is / are)

Coloca-se o verbo principal no contínuo (gerúndio) colocando-se o –ING [= -nado]. Ex. Love = amar // loving = amando

Usamos o verbo “to be” [ser, estar] no presente, sendo: I Š AM // you, we, they Š ARE // he, she, it Š IS

AFFIRMATIVE (A)	NEGATIVE (N)	INTERROGATIVE (I)
Suj. To be + verb/-ing + complemento	Suj. To be + verb/-ing +not + complemento	To be + verb/-ing + complemento
I am speaking to you	I am not speaking to you	Am I speaking to you?
You are speaking to you	You are not speaking to you	Are you speaking to you?
He is speaking to you	He is not speaking to you	Is he speaking to you?
She is speaking to you	She is not speaking to you	Is she speaking to you?
It is speaking to you	It is not speaking to you	Is it speaking to you?
We are speaking to you	We are not speaking to you	Are we speaking to you?
They are speaking to you	They are not speaking to you	Are they speaking to you?

Obs: Podemos abreviar o verbo to be (am, is,are) da seguinte forma:

Afirmativa: I am = I’m // You are = you’re // He is = he’s // She is = she’s // It is = is’s // We are = we’re // They are = they’re

Negativa: are not = aren’t // is not = isn’t

Regras para colocação do –ING nos verbos:

1. Verbos terminados em E = elimina-se o E e acrescenta-se ING. Ex. Live = living // Change = changing

2. Verbos monossílabos terminados em C+V+C: repete-se a consoante final e acrescenta-se –ING.

Ex. Run = running // Stop = stopping

3. Verbos dissílabos terminados em C+V+C com a última sílaba tônica = repete-se a consoante final e acrescenta-se –ING. Ex. Occur = occurring // Prefer = preferring

Activity

1. Coloque o ING nos seguintes verbos:

Dance:

Buy:

Hit:

Play:

Cry:

Study:

Snow:

Call:

Find:

Do:

Be*:

Drink:

Like:

Fix:

Love:

Look:

See:

Kiss:

2. Construa a afirmativa, negativa ou interrogativa no Present Continuous nos espaços vazios correspondentes:

Afirmative	Negative	Interrogative
	Mary is not’ answering my question
She is crying
		Are you washing the dishes?
We are drinking a beer
	Kate and Jonh are working in a bank
		Is Tony planning the party?
My father is living in São Paulo
	I am deciding what to do
		Is It arriving early?

3. Preencha os espaços abaixo com o verbo “to be” (am, is, are) ou com o verbo principal terminado em –ING:

Part 1:	Part 2:
1. I _____ ________________ to you ( talk)	1. _______ John reading a book?
2. _____ you ___________ somebody (love)	2. Mary _______ using a hat
3. Brazil ____ _____ _____________ at the afternoon (not snow)	3. John and Mary ________ not watching the game
4. We ______ _____ ______________ for money (not cry)	4. My book ______ interesting
5. You _____ _____________ me more one question (ask)	5. ______ You and me building a great friendship?
6. ______ he ______________ a new language (study)	6. I ______ not living in Brazil
7. They ______ _______________ a good game (not play)	7. She _______ answering the exercise

PAST CONTINUOUS

Expressa ações que estavam em desenvolvimento no passado