the present continuous what is happening now? the present continuous what are they doing?

The Present ContinuousThe Present ContinuousWhat is happening now?

The Present ContinuousThe Present ContinuousWhat are they doing?

Descreve uma ação que está ocorrendo agora, neste momento, ou que está acabando de acontecer.

Advérbios usados: now (agora); at the/this moment (no/neste momento); just (já; logo; em breve)

The Present ContinuousThe Present Continuous

He is talking on the phone.

They are exercising at the gym.

What is your brother doing now?

He is just finishing dinner.

Descreve uma ação planejada que ocorrerá num futuro próximo

My parents are coming from Paris next week.

Verb To Be (am, is, are) + a verb with –ing.

The Present The Present ProgressiveProgressive

I am

working.

You are playing.He is talking.Sh

eis reading

.It is eating.We are exerci

sing.They are teaching

.

Use contractions in speaking and informal writing.

The Present The Present ProgressiveProgressive

I ‘m working.

You‘re playing.He‘s talking.Sh

e‘s reading

.It ‘s eating.We‘re exerci

sing.They‘re teaching

.

For negative statements, you can use “not.”

Negative StatementsNegative Statements

I ‘m working.

You‘re playing.He‘s talking.Sh

e‘s reading

.It ‘s eating.We‘re exerci

sing.They‘re teaching

.

not

not

notnot

not

not

not

For negative statements, you can also use contractions.

Negative StatementsNegative Statements

I ‘m working.

You‘re playing.He‘s talking.Sh

e‘s reading

.It ‘s eating.We‘re exerci

sing.They‘re teaching

.

not

not

notnot

not

not

not

aren’t

isn’t

isn’t

isn’t

aren’t

aren’t

Spelling Progressive Verbs

• Nos verbos terminados em -e, elimine o -e e acrescente –ing.

* Exceção: to be – being To see - seeing

write writing

smile smiling

make making

freeze

freezing

• Nos verbos monossilábicos que apresentam uma sequência de consoante + vogal + consoante, repita a consoante final e acrescente –ing.

run running

sit sitting

stop stopping

C V C

C V C

C V C

Be Careful!• Não dobre a consoante final em outras

combinações!

sleep sleeping

rain raining

wear wearing

V V C

V V C

V V C

Be Careful!• Não dobre as letras x, e w.

row rowing

fix fixing

C V C

C V C

• Nos verbos dissilábicos terminados em consoante + vogal tônica + consoante, repita a consoante final e acrescente –ing.

forget

forgetting

admit

admitting

C V C

C V C

Listen – listening open - opening

• Nos verbos terminados em –ie, elimine o –ie e acrescente –ying.

die dying

lie lying

tie tying

** To dye (tingir) - dyeing

• Em todos os outros casos, apenas acrescente –ing ao verbo.

study studying

do doing

Now try these verbs:

• begin

• hop

• swim

• run

• create

• write

• fill

Answers• beginning

• hopping

• swimming

• running

• creating

• writing

• filling

WATCH TV

WALK

PLAY VOLLEYBALL

LISTEN TO THE RADIO

PLAY THE PIANO

WAIT FOR THE BUS

GO TO SCHOOLRUN

SLEEP

DO HOMEWORK

REPAIR THE CAR

READ

WHAT IS BEN DOING?

HE IS PLAYING FOOTBALL.

WATCH TVRUN

PLAY THE VIOLINPLAY FOOTBALL

PLAY VOLLEYBALLGO TO SCHOOL

REPAIR THE CAR

VOLLEYBALL .

ARE PLAYING

ARE

DOING?

WHAT LUCY AND ROY

DO HOMEWORKWALK AND TALK

PLAY VOLLEYBALLLISTEN TO THE

RADIOPLAY THE PIANO

WAIT FOR THE BUS

THEY

PLAY VOLLEYBALLLISTEN TO THE RADIO

PLAY THE PIANOWAIT FOR THE BUS

WATCH TVRUN

PLAY THE VIOLIN

MR. WHITEWHAT IS DOING?

HE IS RUNNING.

READSLEEP

DO THE HOOVERINGDO HOMEWORKJOG AND TALK

PLAY VOLLEYBALLLISTEN TO THE RADIO

MR. AND MRS. DAVIESWHAT ARE

DOING?

THEY ARE

JOGGING AND TALKING.

PLAY THE PIANOWAIT FOR THE BUS

WATCH TVREADRUN

PLAY THE VIOLINPLAY FOOTBALL

MANDYWHAT IS DOING?

SHE IS READING.

DO THE HOOVERINGDO HOMEWORKGO TO SCHOOL

WALK AND TALKPLAY VOLLEYBALL

LISTEN TO THE RADIOPLAY THE PIANO

RICKWHAT IS DOING ?

HE IS DOING HIS

HOMEWORK.

WAIT FOR THE BUSWATCH TV

READRUN

PLAY THE VIOLINPLAY FOOTBALLREPAIR THE CAR

HE

IS

THE VIOLIN.

PLAYING

MR. BENSON

IS

DOING ?

WHAT

WALK AND TALKPLAY VOLLEYBALL

LISTEN TO THE RADIOPLAY THE PIANO

WAIT FOR THE BUSWATCH TV

READ

JANE AND MARY

WHAT ARE

DOING ?

THEY ARE

LISTENING

TO MUSIC.

PLAY THE PIANOWAIT FOR THE BUS

WATCH TVREAD

PLAY THE VIOLINPLAY FOOTBALLREPAIR THE CAR

MR. BLACK

WHAT

IS

DOING?

HE

THE CAR.

REPAIRING

IS

LISTEN TO THE RADIOPLAY THE PIANO

WAIT FOR THE BUSWATCH TV

READRUN

PLAY THE VIOLIN

WENDY

WHAT IS

DOING ?

SHE

IS PLAYING

THE PIANO.

PLAY VOLLEYBALLLISTEN TO THE RADIO

PLAY THE PIANOWAIT FOR THE BUS

WATCH TVREAD

PLAY THE VIOLIN

LILLY, FRED AND LUCY

WHAT ARE

DOING ?

THEY

WAITINGARE

FOR THE BUS.

DO HOMEWORKGO TO SCHOOL

SLEEPWALK AND TALK

COOKRUN

PLAY VOLLEYBALL

JUNEIS

WHAT

DOING ?

SHE

IS

SLEEPING.

WHAT THE BIRD

DOING?

IS

IT IS

FLYING.

JACKALICE AND

BEN

MANDY

PLUTO

WHATARE

THEYDOING?

. . .Jack

Mandy . . .

is playing football.

is roller-blading.

Ben and Alice . . .are

watching TV.

Pluto . . .is running.

WHATARE

THEYDOING?

ROYMRS. BELL

JOEMR.

FOSTER

MRS. BELL

JOE

Mrs. Bell . . .is talking

on the phone.

Joe . . . is skiing.

ROY

MR. FOSTER

Roy . . . is studying.

Mr. Foster . . . is fishing.

Are you listening?Are you listening?Are you studying?Are you studying?

Is the bell ringing?Is the bell ringing?Is your teacher talking?Is your teacher talking?

And what are you doing now?And what are you doing now?