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Understanding the Present Progressive Tense in English

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The Present Progressive tense describes actions happening now or just about to happen. It covers ongoing actions at the moment of speaking, such as "My mother is sweeping the house," and can also indicate changing situations, like "The price of fruits is going up." This tense is formed using the present simple of "to be" plus the gerund of the main verb (e.g., "It is raining"). We also explore negative and interrogative forms, as well as common exceptions where some verbs are not used in the continuous form.

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Understanding the Present Progressive Tense in English

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  1. PresentProgressive Profº.: Jeizon Alexandre

  2. O Presente Contínuo descreve uma ação que está ocorrendo agora, neste momento, ou que está acabando de acontecer Introdução.

  3. Ações que ocorrem no momento da fala. A ação tem início antes do momento da fala, continua no momento em que se fala e, provavelmente, continuará depois do momento da fala: My mother is sweeping the house. Usos

  4. Expressa uma ação presente, que pode ou não estar ocorrendo no momento em que se fala: I'm reading a very interesting book. • Descreve uma situação que está se alterando no momento ou na época em que se fala: The price of fruits is going up again.

  5. Descreve situações que se repetem constantemente. Nesses casos, o advérbio always é frequentemente usado e se posiciona entre o verbo tobe e o verbo principal. You are always asking something • Refere-se a ações planejadas que ocorrerão num futuro próximo: My godmother is having dinner with me tonight.

  6. FORMA AFIRMATIVA: SUJEITO + PRESENTE SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + GERÚNDIO (-ING) DO VERBO PRINCIPAL It israining. Formações

  7. FORMA NEGATIVA: SUJEITO + PRESENTE SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + NOT + GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL He is nottalking to you.

  8. FORMA INTERROGATIVA: PRESENTE SIMPLES DO VERBO TO BE + SUJEITO + GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL (-ING) Whyisshecrying?

  9. O uso das contrações neste tempo verbal indica uma linguagem informal. I’mspeakinggerman (Linguagem informal) I amspeakinggerman (Linguagem formal) He isn’tplaying soccer (Linguagem Informal) He isnotplaying soccer (Linguagem formal) Importante

  10. Devido às ideias que expressam, alguns verbos NÃO são usados no Tempo Contínuo: like, deslike, know, believe, understand, mean, remember, forget, prefer, hate, love, want, need, belong, smell, hear, see (com sentido de entender), imagine, recognise, realise, suppose, wish, agree, appear, astonish, deny, disagree, impress, promise, satisfy, seem, consist, contain, depend, deserve, lack, matter, measure, owe, own, possess, weigh. Observação

  11. Am= Usado para I • Is = Usado para He – She – It. • Are = Usado para We – You – They. Am – Is - Are

  12. Run – Running • Travel- Traveling ou Travelling • Live – Living • Talk – Talking • Lie – Lying Verbos com regras do ING

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