SIMPLE PRESENT X PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 Simple Present

I play sports every day.
(Eu pratico esportes todos os dias)

PLAY = verbo no presente simples.
EVERY DAY = traz a idea de rotina, hábito.

I am playing sports now.
(Eu estou praticando esportes agora)

AM PLAYING = to be (am) + verbo-ING = Present Continuous
NOW = agora = a ação é realizada no momento da fala.

Present Continuous - Structure

Affirmative form

I am cooking now. (Eu estou cozinhando agora)

He / She / It is cooking now. (Ele / Ela está cozinhando agora)

We / You / They are cooking now. (Nós estamos / Vocês estão / Eles estão cozinhando agora)

Negative form

I'm not cooking now. (Eu não estou cozinhando agora)

He / She / It isn't cooking now. (Ele / Ela não está cozinhando agora)

We / You / They aren't cooking now. (Nós não estamos / Vocês não estão / Eles não estão cozinhando agora)

Interrogative form

Am I cooking now? (Eu estou cozinhando agora?)

Is he / she / it cooking now? (Ele / Ela está cozinhando agora?)

Are we / you / they cooking now? (Nós estamos / Vocês estão / Eles estão cozinhando agora?)

Exercises

1 - Classify the following verbs in Simple Present (SP) or Present Continuous (PC).

Classifique os verbos a seguir em Simple Present (SP) ou Present Continuous (PC).

Dica: Observe a estrutura dos tempos verbais. Caso necessário, releia o artigo!

a) I study in the morning.

b) I take English classes on Mondays.

c) I am studying English now.

d) Luis is listening to music now.

2 - Change the sentences from exercise 1 into negative and interrogative forms.

Transforme as frases do exercício 1 para as formas negativa e interrogativa.

DICA:

Simple Present - Negative

I / YOU / WE / THEY + DON'T + VERB

HE / SHE / IT + DOESN'T + VERB

Simple Present - Interrogative

DO + I / YOU / WE / THEY + VERB?

DOES + HE / SHE / IT + VERB?

Present Continuous - Negative

I'm not + verb-ING

We / You / They aren't + verb-ING

He / She / It isn't + verb-ING

Present Continuous - Interrogative

Am I + verb-ING?

Are we / you / they + verb-ING?

Is he / she / it + verb-ING?

Present Continuous

• Estrutura do tempo verbal

Verbo to be no presente (am/ are / is) + verbo principal acompanhado de ING

I am working = Eu estou trabalhando

I = sujeito

am = verbo to be no presente simples

working = verbo principal acompanhado de ING

• Regras ortográficas para o acréscimo de ING

Caso o verbo termine com a letra E, esta deve ser retirada, para que se acrescente ING.

HAVE - HAVING

MAKE - MAKING

RIDE - RIDING

Caso o verbo termine em C.V.C. (Consoante, Vogal, Consoante), dobra-se a última letra do verbo e acrescenta-se ING.

GET UP = GETTING UP

STOP = STOPPING

PUT = PUTTING

SHOP = SHOPPING

Affirmative form:

I'm speaking now.

He's brushing his teeth.

She's combing her hair.

Negative form:

I'm not having breakfast.

You aren't making the bed.

She isn't having dinner.

Interrogative form:

Are you doing the homework?

Are you studying?

Are you having lunch?

EXERCISE

Choose the correct alternative.

Escolha a alternativa correta.

Julia: Sam, what are you do / doing now?

Sam: Hey, Julia! I am / is studying for a test. And you?

Julia: I am useing / using the computer.

Sam: I / They am studying hard because I want to pass the test.

Answers:

DOING - AM - USING - I