Presente Contnuo

Utilizamos o presente contnuo para indicar aes que esto em andamento. Ou seja, estamos "no meio" da ao. Sua forma Verbo to be + verbo+ING I'm watching TV. Estou assistindo TV. She is dancing. Ela est danando.

afirmativa I am working you are working he is working she is working it is working we are working you are working they are working

forma contrada I'm working you're working he's working she's working it's working we're working you're working they're working

significado eu estou trabalhando voc est trabalhando ele est trabalhando ela est trabalhando ele(a) est trabalhando ns estamos trabalhando vocs esto trabalhando eles(as) esto trabalhando

Ateno: os verbos que terminam em VC (vogal + consoante) dobram a ltima letra, desde que essa slaba seja tnica:

Sit --> sitting swim --> swimming Run --> running forget--> forgetting

Veja este caso: open --> opening / visit --> visiting (no dobra-se a letra pois, apesar de terminar em VC, no a slaba tnica)

Por fim, os verbos que terminam em "e" perdem a vogal final e acrescenta-se "ing":

have having live living

make making

What are you doing? I'm having a sandwich. [O que voc est fazendo? Estou comendo um sanduche.]

Presente Contnuo Negativo

Veja a formao do presente contnuo na negativa: negativa I am not working you are not working you aren't working he's not working he is not working he isn't working she's not working she is not working she isn't working it's not working it is not working it isn't working we're not working we are not working we aren't working you're not working you are not working you aren't working they're not working they are not working they aren't working eles(as) no esto trabalhando vocs no esto trabalhando ns no estamos trabalhando ele(a) no est trabalhando ela no est trabalhando ele no est trabalhando forma contrada I'm not working you're not working voc no est trabalhando significado eu no estou trabalhando

Alguns exemplos: I am not learning Italian. [No estou aprendendo italiano.] The cat isn't drinking milk. [O gato no est bebendo leite.] It isn't raining at the moment. [No est chovendo no momento.]

Presente Contnuo Interrogativo

Veja a formao do presente contnuo na interrogativa: interrogativa Am I working? significado eu estou trabalhando? No, I'm not Yes, you are. Are you working? voc est trabalhando? No, you aren't Yes, he is. Is he working? ele est trabalhando? No, he isn't. Yes, she is. Is she working? ela est trabalhando? No, she isn't. Yes, it is. Is it working? ele(a) est trabalhando? No, it isn't. Yes, we are. Are we working? ns estamos trabalhando? No, we aren't. Yes, you are. Are you working? vocs esto trabalhando? No, you aren't. Yes, they are. Are they working? eles(as) esto trabalhando? No, they aren't resposta curta (short answer) Yes, I am.

Alguns exemplos: Are they sleeping? [Eles esto dormindo?] Is he waiting for the bus? [Ele est esperando pelo nibus?]