GRAMMAR

TEMPO ESTRUTURA USO EXEMPLO

1)
To be + verb (ing)
a) Aes que acontecem agora
b) Aes que acontecem na hora em que se fala
c) Futuro prximo e programado

a) Im studying English now.
b) Its raining a lot in Fortaleza.
c) Im traveling next July.
2) I, you, we , they + verb
He, he, it + verb (s)
a) Aes frequentes
b) Verdades absolutas

a) I study English every week.
b) Ice melts under the Sun.
3)
To be (past) + verb (ing)
a) Aes simultneas
b) Aes constants que so interrompidas por
uma outra

a) I was studying while she was sleeping.
b) I was studying when the telephone rang.
4)
Subject + verb (past)
a) Aes concludas no passado, com referncia
ao tempo da ao

a) I studied for two hours yesterday.
5)
Will + verb
a) Aes futuras
b) Aes recm decididas

a) He will study a lot tomorrow.
b) I will take a shower right now.
6) To be + going to + verb a) Aes futuras com certeza de sua realizao

a) Im going to study a lot this semester.
7)
Have + verb (participle)
a) Aes com tempo indeterminado
b) Aes que comearam no passado e que
continuam a acontecer no presente

a) I have already seen this film.
b) I have studied at this school for six years.
8) Had + verb (participle) a) Descreve a primeira de duas ou mais aes a) She had taken a shower before studying
English.
9)
Would + verb
a) Aes que imaginamos que poderiam ter
acontecido

a) I would pass if I studied
10) Have + been + verb (ing)
(He, she and I) Has + been + verb
(ing)
a) Enfatiza a real continuidade de uma ao que
comeou no passado e que ainda est em curso

a) They have beem sleeping for five hours.