SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS

O presente simples pode ser usado para expressar:

Uma ação habitual, ou seja, aquilo que costumamos fazer sempre:

I always leave home at 7:00. (Eu sempre saio de casa às 7h). I never work on Sundays. (Eu nunca trabalho aos domingos).

O presente contínuo deve ser usado para expressar uma

situação que está em progresso, ou seja, uma ação que

ainda está acontecendo.

Todo nosso “ando”, “endo” e “indo” dos verbos em

português devem ser trocados em inglês por “ing”.

She is studying English now. (Ela está estudando inglês agora).

We are watching TV at the moment. (Nós estamos assistindo TV neste momento)

FORMAS

INFINITIVO (3º pessoa do singular: Verbo no infinitive + „s‟)

I speak

You speak

He / She / It speaks

We speak

They speak

PRONOME + VERBO TO BE + VERBO -ING I am speaking

You are speaking

He / She / it is speaking

We are speaking

They are speaking

EXCEÇÕES

EXCEÇÕES QUANDO ADICIONAR ‘S’: Quando os verbos terminarem em “ss”, “sh”, “ch”, “x” e “o”, acrescenta-se “es”. Bob fixes everything at his house. (Bob conserta tudo na casa dele).

Daniel watches cartoon every morning. (Daniel assiste desenho todas as manhãs).

Quando verbo terminar em “y” precedido de consoante, tira-se o “y” e acrescenta-se “ies”. Ex: Study (estudar) - Fry (fritar) Carol studies at a good college. (A Carol estuda numa boa universidade).

Mom fries eggs in a pan. (Mamãe frita ovos numa panela).

EXCEÇÕES QUANDO ADICIONAR ‘ING’

Deve-se retirar o “e” dos verbos terminados com essa letra, antes de se acrescentar o “ing”. Ex: to ride (andar) - to dance (dançar) She is riding a bike now. (Ela está andando de bicicleta agora).

She is dancing ballet. (Ela está dançando balé).

Deve-se dobrar a última letra dos verbos monossílabos terminados em CVC (consoante, vogal, consoante) antes de se acrescentar o “ing”. Ex: to swim (nadar) - to put (colocar) He is swimming on the lake. (Ele está nadando no lago).

She is putting the folders in the drawer. (Ela está colocando as pastas na gaveta).

SIGNAL WORDS

Always Often Normally Usually Sometimes Seldom Never First Then

At the moment Today Now Listen! Look!

ATIVIDADE DE FIXAÇÃO

LET’S PRACTICE Complete the sentences below with the Simple Present Tense or the Present Continuous Tense of the verbs in parentheses: a) Jane ______________________ to learn how to swim every day. (to try)

b) They often ______________________ in the club on weekends. (to dance)

c) She ______________________ her mother every day. (to kiss)

d) The children ______________________________ in the park now. (to play)

e) At this moment I ______________________________apples to make a pie. (to cut)

f) I always ______________________ newspaper at the corner. (to buy)

g) The boy ______________________ the bus to school at 10 o‟clock every day. (to catch)

h) We ______________________________ for school now. (to leave)

i) Ted and I __________________________________ in the park at present. (to run)

j) We never ______________________ dinner after 8 o‟clock in the evening. (to have)

k) My friend ____________________________ in London now. (to live)

l) She usually ______________________ her hair before going to sleep. (to brush)

m) Karen and I frequently ______________________ our homework together. (to do)

n) Linda _________________________________ now. (to study)

o) We often ______________________ out of town. (to go)

p) Terry seldom ______________________ her tennis lesson. (to enjoy)

q) The girls _________________________________ now. (to swim)

r) Mr. Taylor ______________________ his shop at 8 o‟clock every day. (to open)