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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

See the examples: ESTRUTURA
Presente simples do verbo Infifnitivo,
1. I am writing.
TO BE sem o TO do
AM
2. She is doing her exercise. + IS +
VERBO PRINCIPAL
SUJEITO ARE TERMINADO
3. You are watching class now. Verbo Auxiliar
EM -ING

VERBO PRINCIPAL É formado a partir do presente simples do verbo TO BE (am, is, are)
PARTICÍPIO mais o verbo principal acrescido de ING, a terminação de gerúndio.
INFINITIVO PASSADO TRADUÇÃO
PASSADO
to write wrote written escrever am = ‘m
to do did done fazer Forma Contraída do
is = ‘s
to watch watched watched assistir Verbo To Be
are = ‘re
EXERCISES A: Complete as frases abaixo com o PRESENTE CONTÍNUO do verbo entre parênteses:
SPELLING (FORMAÇÃO DO GERÚNDIO)
1) I the lesson now. (to explain)
Regra geral - Os verbos não sofrem
2) He the exercise now. (to answer) modificação ao receber a terminação ING.
Ex.: to work – working
3) You new words. (to learn)
I. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE – NEGATIVE FORM
See the examples:
1. I am not writing.
2. She is not doing her exercise.
3. You are not watching TV now.

VERBO PRINCIPAL
PARTICÍPIO
INFINITIVO PASSADO TRADUÇÃO
PASSADO
to write wrote written escrever
to do did done fazer
to watch watched watched assistir
ESTRUTURA
Infifnitivo,
presente simples do verbo TO
sem o TO, do
BE
AM VERBO
SUJEITO + IS + NOT + PRINCIPAL
ARE TERMINADO
Verbo Auxiliar EM -ING

Coloca-se a partícula de negação NOT depois do presente

simples do Verbo TO BE (am, is, are), o verbo auxiliar.
am not = (NÃO HÁ)
Forma Contraída do
is not = isn’t
Verbo To Be
are = aren’t
EXERCISES B: Coloque as frases abaixo na forma negativa:
1) I am working at present. n.:
2) He is answering the exercise now. n.:
3) You are learning new words. n.:
II. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE – INTERROGATIVE FORM
See the examples:
1. Am I writing?
2. Is she doing her exercise?
3. Are you watching TV now?

VERBO PRINCIPAL
PARTICÍPIO
INFINITIVO PASSADO TRADUÇÃO
PASSADO
to write wrote written escrever
to do did Done fazer
to watch watched watched assistir
ESTRUTURA
presente simples do Infifnitivo,
verbo TO BE sem o TO, do
AM
IS + SUJEITO + VERBO PRINCIPAL
ARE TERMINAD
O EM -ING
Verbo Auxiliar

Coloca-se o presente simples do verbo TO BE (am, is,

are), o verbo auxiliar, antes do SUJEITO.

Forma Contraída do Verbo

(NÃO HÁ)
To Be

EXERCISES C: Coloque as frases abaixo na forma interrogativa:

1) I am working at present. i.:
2) He is answering the exercise now. i.:
3) You are learning new words. i.:
C.E. GISNO – 1st grade – 1st -2- English Class – The Present Continuous
bimester Tense
UnB/CESPE – PAS 2007/1ª ETAPA  Leia o texto abaixo e responda as questões de A à E (modificadas).

To many Brazilians, favelas are dirty, A) Combine as colunas:

violent, frightening places. But to many ( 1 ) coming ( ) viver
foreigners, they are exciting, interesting, and ( 2 ) fear ( ) vindo
( 3 ) foreigners ( ) lugares
romantic. More and more outsiders are coming
( 4 ) live ( ) medo
5 from overseas to live, work, or just visit favelas, ( 5 ) places ( ) estrangeiros
observers say. In doing so they are highlighting B) Baseado no texto, pode ser inferido que:
(Certo (C) ou Errado (E))
the difference between Brazilians who regard
1. Se você decidir morar numa favela, você
favelas with fear, rejection, and even disgust,
pode encontrar estrangeiros morando lá.
and foreigners who embrace them as vibrant
2. A maioria dos turistas que fazem turismos em
10 representations of modern Brazilian culture.
favelas do Rio não é do Brasil.
“In Brazil, no one likes favelas, no
3. A quantidade de turistas visitando favelas por
one thinks they are cool”, says Marcelo
mês aumentou 100% por ano nos últimos 15
Armstrong, the owner of a company that runs
quinze anos.
daily tours to two Rio favelas. “Foreigners are
C) Baseado no texto, pode-se inferir que: (C ou E)
15 more open. There’s a certain romantic appeal to 4. Foreigners and Brazilians both have the same
favelas. opinion about favelas.
Although no figures are available on 5. Brazilians do not consider favelas good
the number of foreigners living in favelas, Mr. places to live and work.
Armstrong says the number is definitely rising 6. Marcelo Armstrong is a foreigner who thinks
20 and cites his own statistics as evidence. The favelas are not cool.
number of tourists taking his tours has risen D) No texto (Certo (C) ou Errado (E)),
from around four per month in 1992, when he 1. “coming” (l. 4) é um verbo na forma de
started the business, to around 800 per month gerúndio.
in 2007. Of those, only a dozen or so are 2. “overseas” (l. 5) é o mesmo que abroad.
25 Brazilians, mostly the partners of foreign visitors. 3. “cites” (l. 20) é uma forma de plural.
Internet: <www.csmonitor.com> (adapted).
4. “no one” (l. 11) não pode ser corretamente
VOCABULARY
substituído por nobody.
Although = embora
around = por volta de, aproximadamente E) Responda EM PORTUGUÊS segundo o texto:
as = como
dirty = sujas
available = disponíveis
disgust = aversão, desgosto
business = negócio Quantos turistas brasileiros fizeram turismo em
embrace = aceitar, entender
daily =diária
figures = quantias, quantidades favelas cariocas em 2007?
evidence = prova
frightening = assustadoras
just = apenas
has risen = tem aumentado, aumentam
mostly = a maioria
highlighting = realçando
no one = ninguém
In doing so = ao fazerem isso
open = abertos
interestings = interessantes
partners = companheiros
More and more = Cada vez mais
rising = aumentando F) Responda EM INGLÊS segundo o texto:
outsiders = estrangeiros
say = dizem
owner = dono, propietário
regard = considera, julga
there’s = há What are the Rio favelas to outsiders?
to many = para muitos
runs = administra
tours =passeios, visitas
taking ... tours = realizando ... passeios
who = que
work = trabalhar

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EXERCISES D: Complete as frases abaixo com o PRESENTE CONTÍNUO do verbo entre parênteses:
Uso do Presente Contínuo
1) I the correct answers. (to choose)
1. Expressa ações que estão
2) She for the test. (to study) acontecendo na atualidade.
Ex.: Our kids are growing fast.
3) You good progress in your studies. (to make)
2. Expressa ações que estão
4) They . (to cry) acontecendo no exato momento
em que se fala. Neste caso, são
geralmente usados com:
5) Some students a lot. (to talk)  now
6) He the exercise. (to do)  at this moment
 at present.
7) The English cl ass now. (to begin)
Ex.: She is studying now.
8) We our English. (to improve)
3. Pode expressar ações futuras.
9) I a home at the moment? (to build) Geralmente usado com:
 next (week, month, year)
10) The children . (to sleep)  tomorrow.

11) It now. (to rain) Ex.: I am traveling next week.

EXERCISES E: Coloque as frases abaixo nas formas negativa e interrogativa:

n.:
1) I am planning to travel to Piauí.
i.:

n.:
2) It is beginning to rain.
i.:

n.:
3) They are reading the book.
i.:

n.:
4) We’re walking every morning.
i.:

n.:
5) She’s laughing at the joke.
i.:

n.:
6) I’m flying south.
i .:

EXERCISES F: Traduza as frases abaixo para o português:

1) They are waiting for you. r.:

2) Are they eating now? r.:

3) It is raining now. r.:

4) Hellen is not sleeping at the moment. r.:

5) Am I doing the exercise? r.:

6) We aren’t dancing now. r.:

EXERCISES G: Traduza as frases abaixo para o inglês:

1) Eu estou esperando o ônibus. r.:

2) Eles estão dormindo? r.:

3) Ele não está jogando futebol. r.:

4) Eu não estou dormindo agora. r.:

5) Está chovendo agora? r.:

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UnB/CESPE - 1º Vest. 2004  Leia o texto abaixo e responda as questões de A a E (modificadas).
GLOBALIZATION A) Combine as colunas:
We all know that globalization is a reality and that ( 1 ) businesses ( ) crescimento
anyone who tries to treat the concept as a crazy new ( 2 ) foreign(ers) ( ) controle, estabilização
idea has been living on another planet for the last ( 3 ) growth ( ) negócios, comércios
century or so. Like it or not, globalization is here to stay, ( 4 ) knowledge ( ) entendimento
5 apparently regardless of whom it harms and whom it ( 5 ) standstill ( ) acontecimentos
benefits. ( 6 ) understanding ( ) estrangeiro(s)

Multinational companies are crossing new borders B) Escreva certo (C) ou errado (E) segundo o texto:
1. É impossível para os estrangeiros entenderem a
and setting up in those countries, which provide
cultura brasileira.
competitive advantages and economic opportunities. In
10 order to be attractive to these conglomerates, 2. Globalização é uma nova ideia, que agora se
espalhou pelo mundo inteiro.
developing countries have had to improve their
3. Culturas nacionais deveriam prevalecer sobre as
competitivity and become more efficient in order to
culturas estrangeiras.
increase profits and thus foreign interest. So what can
4. Os principais ancestrais dos brasileiros são os
those of us who are jumping on the global train do to
15 help ourselves? One option is to increase our africanos, os europeus e o índios nativos.
5. O progresso no Brasil agora alcançou uma
understanding of other cultures and create opportunities
estabilidade.
for foreigners to know more about us.
6. Foreign investment may be a source of
Brazil is one country of interest in terms of cultural
economic growth for developing countries.
knowledge. It is a fast-developing nation, hailed by
20 economists as an economic miracle with regards to its 7. It is impossible to get rid of the globalization
process.
rapid progress since the Plano Real was implemented
8. Italians form the base of Brazilian ethnic
and inflation was brought to a standstill. This has
triangle.
compelled multinationals and foreign investors to take
9. Brazilian cultural diversity does not prevent the
more interest in the potential business opportunities
25 that Brazil has to offer. Knowledge of its diverse culture formation of a national identity.
C) No texto: (Escreva certo (C) ou errado (E)):
and background would be useful to foreign businesses
1. “harms” (l. 5) can be correctly replaced by
entering Brazil.
hurts.
People in Brazil have three main origins: the
2. “further” (l. 28) is the same as longer.
original inhabitants — native Indians; Europeans —
30 D) Responda em inglês.
mainly from Portugal; and Africans — mainly from West According to the text, what can we do to help
Africa. This original ethnic triangle developed into a ourselves to live in this globalization era?
unique cultural mix which served as a base for other
cultures that came and further diversified Brazilian
society. Even with all this diversity, there are, in fact,
35 E) Responda em português.
several characteristics which give the Brazilian people a
Segundo o texto, desde quando o Brasil é um milagre
national identity and uniformity. econômico devido ao seu rápido progresso?
background = conhecimento et rid of = livrar-se de
developing = em desenvolvimento outsiders, aliens = estrangeiros
further = promover setting up = instalando-se
in order to = a fim de, para here are = há, existem
regardless = sem considerar with regards to = devido a

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EXERCISES H: Responda as perguntas abaixo. Siga o exemplo:

1) What’s the secretary doing? (to type a letter)

r.: She is typing a letter.
2) What is the girl doing? (to cry)
r.:
3) What’s the boy doing? (to run in the park)
r.:
4) What are the men doing (to read)
r.:
5) What is the woman doing? (to buy an ice cream)
r.:
6) What’s the dog doing? (to sleep)
r.:
7) What are we doing? (to take English classes)
r.:
8) What’s the baby doing? (to play)
r.:
9) What is the cat doing? (to climb a tree)
r.:
10) What are Jane and Anne doing? (to dance Forró)
r.:
EXERCISES I: Nas questões abaixo, MARQUE apenas a opção correta.

1. Jack is a good athlete. He in the park

at this moment. 5. (UFMA) The present continuous form of
a) are running “She drinks milk” is:
b) is running a) She were drinking milk.
c) runs b) She is drinking milk.
c) She will be drinking milk.
2. My friends now. They are studying.
d) She was drinking milk.
a) aren’t dancing
b) isn’t dancing
6. The interrogative form of “Anne is dancing
c) are dancing
on the disco.” Is:
3. the teacher the exercise at present? a) Anne is dancing on the disco?
a) Is – begin b) Does Anne is dancing on the disco?
b) Is beginning c) Do Anne is dancing on the disco?
c) Are – beginning d) Is Anne dancing on the disco?

4. (UF-PR) - What ? 7. The negative form of “People are worrying

- Peter and Alice . too much” is:
a) are Peter and Alice doing; is working; is cooking a) People do not are worrying too much.
b) Peter and Alice are doing; is working; is cooking b) People aren’t worrying too much.
c) do Peter and Alice doing; is working; is cooking c) People not are worrying too much.
d) is Peter and Alice doing; is working; is cooking d) People doesn’t are worrying too much.
e) Peter and Alice’s doing; is works; cooks
“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” (Tagore)

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