Present continuous

O presente contnuo deve ser usado para expressar uma situao que est em
progresso, ou seja, uma ao que ainda est acontecendo. Todo nosso ando,
endo e indo dos verbos em portugus devem ser trocados em ingls por ing.

A construo do presente contnuo deve ser dada segundo a forma:

Sujeito + verbo to be + verbo com ing + complemento

Ex: She is studying English now. (Ela est estudando ingls agora).

Para a forma negativa, basta acrescentar o not aps o verbo To be (am, is are).
Exemplo:
He is not listening to music. (Ela no est ouvindo msica).
They are not helping their mother. (Eles no esto ajudando a me deles).

Para elaborar uma frase interrogativa necessrio colocar o verbo To be no incio

da frase:
Is Mariane talking to Bob? (A Mariane est conversando com o Bob?)
Is Susan watching TV? (Susan est assistindo TV?)

Obs:
1- Deve-se retirar o e dos verbos terminados com essa letra, antes de se
acrescentar o ing.
Exemplo:
to ride (andar)

to dance (danar)

She is riding a bike now. (Ela est andando de bicicleta agora).

She is dancing ballet. (Ela est danando bal).

2- Deve-se dobrar a ltima letra dos verbos monosslabos 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 est nadando no lago).

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

Activity 1
The present continuous tense
1. Preencha os espaos com o present continuous dos verbos entre
parnteses.
a) I am watching television. (to watch)
b) Jack ____________________ his homework. (to do)
c) Andrea and Rita _____________________ fun. (to have)
d) Richard _____________________ to school. (to walk)
e) Paulo ____________________ here. (to come)
f) The hairdresser _________________ their hair. (to
cut)
g) The shopkeeper ____________________ a parcel. (to tie)
h) I ___________________ a letter to my friend. (to write)
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i) The bus _______________________ too long to come. (to take)

j) We _____________________ in this house. (to live)
k) It _______________________ hot in here. (to get)
l) Marcos and Ana __________________the rope. (to skip)
m) The dog ________________________ fast. (to run)

Activity 2
1. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs below: (Complete as
sentenas. Use um dos verbos abaixo)

build

cook

leave

take

stay

swim

work

a)
Please,
be
quiet.
working.___________________________________________

am

b) Where is Pedro? He is in the kitchen. He ______________________________

c) The engineer ________________________ a big house.
d) Look! Somebody _______________________ in the river.
e) We are on vacation. We ___________________ at the Marts Buffet.
f) Where is Carla? She _____________________ a shower.
g) They _________________ now. Goodbye.
2. Look at the picture. Write the sentences about Emlia. Use Shes ing or
Shes not ing. (Olhe as imagens. Escreva sentenas sobre Emlia. Use Shes
ing or Shes not ing)

a) (have dinner) She isnt having dinner.

b) (watch television) _______________________________________________________
c) (look the watch) _________________________________________________________
d) (read a book) ____________________________________________________________
3. Fill in with present continuous.
a) He __________________________ (sit) at the desk.
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b) They ___________________ (play) soccer in the park.

c) She _______________ (eat) pizza with her brother.
d) The dog ___________________ (sleep)
e) You ___________________ (read) an interesting book.
f) Ana ____________________ (swim) in the lake.
g) I ___________________ (watch) TV in the living room.
h) Izabely _________________ (write) a letter to her mother.
i) The birds ______________________ (sing) beautifully.
j) Mum _____________________ (make) a cake for Janes birthday.
4. Write questions and negative as in the example. (Faa perguntas e frases
negativas como no exemplo)
a) He is riding a bike.
Is he riding a bike?
He isnt riding a bike.
b) They are listening to the radio.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
c) She is drinking milk.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
d) You are dancing.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
e) They are playing basketball.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

The end!

Activity 3
Read the text and answer the questions. (Leia o texto e responda as
questes)
Tim Oh, Marcos! Thats a nice computer. Is this
the printer?
Marcos Yes, it is. Its a color printer.
Tim And whats that under your hand?
Marcos This is the mouse. Watch. I can draw
pictures Are you watching?
Tim Yes, I am.
Marcos Im printing the picture now. Is it printing?
Tim The printer isnt working. Try again.
Marcos I cant fix it now. Its a beautiful day. Lets go the
park.
Tim Lets go. I dont like computers.
Answer the questions. Use short questions. (Responda as questes.
Use respostas curtas.
1. Is the printer working?
No, it is not.
2. Is the computer nice?

3. Is the day beautiful?

4. Is the weather beautiful?

5. Answer the questions. Use the words in parentheses. (Faa perguntas.

Use as palavras nos parnteses)
a) (you / use / the computer)
Are you using the computer?
b) (the printer / work)
_____________________________________________________________________________
c) (the children / sleep)
_____________________________________________________________________________
d) (dad / cook / dinner)

_____________________________________________________________________________
Traduo do texto da Activity 3

Tim Oh, Marcos! Belo computador. Isso uma impressora?

Marcos Sim, . uma impressora a cores.
Tim E o que isso debaixo de sua mo?
Marcos Isso um mouse. Veja. Eu posso fazer desenhos... Est vendo?
Tim Sim, estou.
Marcos Estou imprimindo uma imagem agora. Est imprimindo?
Tim A impressora no est funcionando. Tente de novo.
Marcos Eu no posso consert-la agora. Est um belo dia. Vamos ao
parque.
Tim Vamos. Eu no gosto de computadores.

Activity 4
1. Read the text and answer the questions. (Leia o texto e responda)
Beautiful day
Its a beautiful day. The sun is shining. At the caf, a woman is sitting at a
table. She is reading a magazine. Three men at the cafe are talking and
drinking coffee. A tall man is standing under tree. He is playing a guitar, and
he is singing. A man and a woman are sitting on the grass. They are
listening to the tall man.
a) Is the sun shining?
_____________________________________________________________________________
b) What is the woman reading?
_____________________________________________________________________________
c) What are the men in the caf doing?
_____________________________________________________________________________
d) What instrument is the man playing?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with is, are, do or does. (Preencha os espaos com is,
are ou does)
a) Where ___________ you going?
b) What ________ Kelly doing?
c) What school __________ you go to?
d) ________ your dog sleeping?
e) _______ he like computers?
3. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the parenthesis).

a) Rafael _____________________ a book. (read)

b) The teacher _________________________ on the board. (write)
c) Rafaela ________________________ her notebook. (open)
d) Marcelo _____________________ the dinner. (cook)
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Traduo do texto da Activity 4

Bonito dia
Est um belo dia. O sol est brilhando. Na cafeteria, uma mulher est
sentada mesa. Ela est lendo uma revista. Trs homens na cafeteria esto
conversando e tomando caf. Um homem alto est debaixo da rvore. Ele
est tocando violo e cantando. Um homem e uma mulher esto sentados
sobre a grama. Eles esto ouvindo o homem alto.

Activity 5
1. Preencha os espaos com as preposies corretas:

a) The clock is _____________ the wall.

b) The ball is _________________ the table.
c) The cat is __________________ the armchair.
d) The table is ________________ the armchair.
e) The carpet is ________________ the floor.
f) The lamp is __________________ the table.
g) The flowers are __________________ the vase.
h) The table is _____________________ the chair and the armchair.

2. Traduza as frases acima para o portugus.

a) __________________________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________________________________
d) __________________________________________________________________________
e) __________________________________________________________________________
f) __________________________________________________________________________
g) __________________________________________________________________________
h) __________________________________________________________________________

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Activity 6
1. Complete as respostas com as preposies beside, under, on ou in.
a) Where is the mouse pad?
Its ________________ the mouse.

b) Where is the notebook?

Its ___________ the table.

c) Where is the ball?

Its __________ the boy.

d) Where are the flowers?

They are _____________ the vase.

2. Complete com as preposies at, in ou on.

a) Jim and Carols grandparents live __________ a small city.
b) Johns cards are _______________ the table.
c) Leo and Kitty are not __________ the LAN house; they are _________ home.
d) There is a poster ____________ the wall.
e) Allans grandmother is always ________ home _______ night.
f) Sandra studies computer science ______ California.
g) She goes to the restaurant _________ Saturday.
h) I like to play soccer ________ the evening.

The end!

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