1. ENGLISH
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE PRESENT
English as a second language by Teacher Araújo

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Formação: Presente do verbo TO BE + verbo terminado em ING.
Affirmative: He is working. | We are working.
Negative: He is not working. | I am not working.
Interrogative: Is he working? | Are you working?
To be: am, is, are
I am
You are
He is | She is | It is
We are | You are | They are

3. USOS
Expressa ações que estão ocorrendo na atualidade.
I am working on a project.
Expressa ações que estão ocorrendo no exato momento em que se fala.
Pode ser usado com: now, at this moment, at present (time adverbs).
He is making posters now.
Pode expressar ações futuras. Geralmente usado com: next
week, tomorrow, etc.
I am going to Caruaru next weekend.

4. ORTOGRAFIA
Geralmente os verbos não sofrem modificação ao receber ing.
Work – working try – trying agree – agreeing ski – skiing
Terminação em um único e, perde o e ao receber ing.
Love – loving have – having Mas: be – being
Terminação em ie mudam por y ao receber a terminação ing.
Die – dying tie – tying lie – lying
Teminação consoante + vogal + consoante, dobra-se a última consoante e acrescenta-se ing
se a última sílaba for tônica.
Swim – swimming begin – beginning run – running occur - ocurring

5. SIMPLE PRESENT

6. SIMPLE PRESENT
Infinitivo sem TO e recebe “S” na 3ª pessoa do singular
To work – trabalhar
He works – ele trabalha

7. USO
Pode expressar verdades universais e ações futuras planejadas.
Dogs bark. Wood floats. Your bus comes 4: 15.
Expressa ações habituais ou que se repetem no present e
geralmente usados com:
always, often, usually, frequently, sometimes, never, seldom, every
day, on Monday, etc.
I always arrive early at school.
He never comes late.

8. ORTOGRAFIA
Regra Geral: Verbo + S na terceira pessoa do singular.
He dances She works It barks
Verbos terminados em: ss, sh, ch, x, z, o recebem ES na 3ª pessoa do
singular.
kiss – kisses wash – washes teach – teaches fix – fixes
go – goes buzz – buzzes
Verbos terminados em Y precedidos de consoante, troca-se o y por IES.
Try – tries study – studies hurry – hurries

9. DO | DOES
Affirmative: You work.
He works.
Negative: You do not work.
He does not work.
Interrogative: Do you work?
Does he work?
Contracted form: do not = don’t
does not = doesn’t

10. DO | DOES
I work I don’t work
You work You don’t work
He works He doesn’t work
She works She doesn’t work
It works It doesn’t work
We work We don’t work
You work You don’t work
They work They don’t work

11. DO | DOES
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?

12. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Do you work here?
Yes, I work here. | Yes, I do.
No, I don’t work here. | No, I don’t.
Does he work here?
Yes, he works here. | Yes, he does.
No, he does not work here. | No, he doesn’t.

13. Be wise, Be Howarts!