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GISNO Subject: ENGLISH Teacher: ANDRÉ MATA

Name: _________________________ Number: ______ Grade: 1st _____ Date: ____ / ____ / _____
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
See the examples: ESTRUTURA
1) I am working now. Presente simples
do verbo “TO BE”
Infinitivo,
sem o TO do
AM VERBO
PRINCIPAL
2) She is doing her exercise. SUJEITO + IS +
TERMINADO
ARE
EM -"ING"
Verbo Auxiliar
3) You are watching class now.
É formado a partir do presente
VERBO PRINCIPAL simples do verbo “TO BE” (am,
PARTICÍPIO is, are) mais o infinitivo do verbo
INFINITIVO PASSADO TRADUÇÃO
PASSADO
to work worked worked trabalhar principal, sem o “TO”, acrescido de
to do did done fazer “ING”, a terminação de gerúndio.
to watch watched watched assistir
1) I’m working now.
am = ‘m
FORMA CONTRAÍDA DO 2) She’s doing her exercise.
is = ‘s Ex.:
VERBO “TO BE”
are = ‘re 3) You’re watching class now.

EXERCISES A: Complete as frases abaixo com o presente contínuo do verbo principal entre parênteses:

1) I ____________________________ new words. (to learn) SPELLING (FORMAÇÃO DO GERÚNDIO)

Regra geral - Os verbos não
2) He ______________________ the exercise now. (to answer) sofrem modificação ao receber a
terminação “ING”.
3) They ______________________the lesson now. (to explain) Ex.: to work – working

II- THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE – NEGATIVE FORM

See the examples: ESTRUTURA
1) I am not working at home. Presente simples Infinitivo,
do verbo TO BE sem o TO, do
AM VERBO
SUJEITO + IS + NOT + PRINCIPAL
2) She is not doing her exercise.
ARE TERMINADO
Verbo Auxiliar EM -ING
3) You are not watching TV now.

VERBO PRINCIPAL Coloca-se a partícula de negação “NOT”

INFINITIVO PASSADO
PARTICÍPIO
TRADUÇÃO
depois do presente simples do Verbo “TO
PASSADO BE” (am, is, are), o verbo auxiliar.
to work worked worked trabalhar
to do did done fazer
to watch watched watched assistir
1) I am not working at home.
FORMA CONTRAÍDA DO am not = (NÃO HÁ)
VERBO “TO BE” na is not = isn’t Ex.: 2) She isn’t doing her exercise.
NEGATIVA are = aren’t 3) You aren’t watching TV now.

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C.E. GISNO – 1st grade -2- English Class – The Present Continuous Tense

EXERCISES B: Coloque as frases abaixo na forma negativa do presente contínuo:

1) I am reading at present.
neg.: _________________________________________________________________
2) He is answering the exercise now.
neg.: _________________________________________________________________
3) You are learning new words now.
neg.: _________________________________________________________________

III- THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE – INTERROGATIVE FORM

See the examples: ESTRUTURA
1. Am I working now? Presente simples Infinitivo,
do verbo TO BE sem o TO, do

AM VERBO
2. Is she doing her exercise? IS + SUJEITO + PRINCIPAL
ARE TERMINADO
3. Are you watching TV now? Verbo Auxiliar EM -ING

Coloca-se o presente simples do verbo

VERBO PRINCIPAL TO BE (am, is, are), o verbo auxiliar,
PARTICÍPIO antes do SUJEITO.
INFINITIVO PASSADO TRADUÇÃO
PASSADO
to write wrote written escrever
FORMA CONTRAÍDA DO
to do did Done fazer (NÃO HÁ)
VERBO “TO BE”
to watch watched watched assistir
EXERCISES C: Coloque as frases abaixo na forma interrogativa do presente contínuo:
1) I am reading at present.
int.: __________________________________________________________________
2) He is answering the exercise now.
int.: __________________________________________________________________
3) You are learning new words now.
int.: __________________________________________________________________
EXERCISES D: Reescreva as frases abaixo usando a forma contraída do presente contínuo:
1) They are waiting us outside now. FORMA CONTRAÍDA
_______________________________________________________________
2) She is not worrying too much. am = ‘m
_______________________________________________________________ is = ‘s
3) I am reading a book at present. are = ‘re
_______________________________________________________________ am not = (NÃO HÁ)
4) It is ringing at the moment. is not = isn’t
_______________________________________________________________
are = aren’t
5) You are not studying hard now.
_______________________________________________________________

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C.E. GISNO – 1st grade -3- English Class – The Present Continuous Tense

EXERCISES E: Complete as frases abaixo com o presente contínuo do verbo principal entre parênteses:

1) You ______________________ a lot. (to talk) USO DO PRESENTE

CONTÍNUO
2) It ______________________ now. (to start) 1. Expressa ações que estão
acontecendo na atualidade.
3) She ___________________________ for the test. (to study) Ex.: We are studying now.
4) They _________________________. (to cry) 2. Expressa ações que estão
acontecendo no exato
5) He _______________________ the exercise. (to do) momento em que se fala.
Neste caso, são geralmente
6) We _______________________ our English. (to speak) usados com:
7) I ______________________ a home at the moment? (to build)  now
 at this moment
8) You _________________________. (to sleep)  at present
Ex.: She is studying now.
9) It ____________________ now. (to rain)
3. Pode expressar ações
10) The girl _____________________ a T-shirt. (to dress) futuras. Geralmente usado
com:
11) The boys ___________________ soccer now. (to play)  next (week, month,
12) People ____________________ a lot. (to work) year)
 tomorrow.
13) Kids ______________________ TV too much. (to watch) Ex.: I am traveling next
week.
14) The man ___________________ to the club. (to go)

EXERCISES F: Coloque as frases abaixo nas formas negativa e interrogativa do presente contínuo:

1) I am sleeping now.
neg.: ___________________________________________________________________________
int.: ____________________________________________________________________________
2) It is raining at present.
neg.: ___________________________________________________________________________
int.: ____________________________________________________________________________
3) They are reading the book.
neg.: ___________________________________________________________________________
int.: ____________________________________________________________________________
4) We’re walking every morning.
neg.: ___________________________________________________________________________
int.: ____________________________________________________________________________
5) She’s laughing at the joke.
neg.: ___________________________________________________________________________
int.: ____________________________________________________________________________
6) I’m flying south.
neg.: ___________________________________________________________________________
int.: ____________________________________________________________________________

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C.E. GISNO – 1st grade -4- English Class – The Present Continuous Tense

UnB/CESPE – PAS 2007/1ª ETAPA  Leia o texto abaixo e responda as questões de A à E (modificadas).

FAVELAS VOCABULARY
1 To many Brazilians, favelas are dirty,

violent, frightening places. But to many foreigners,

they are exciting, interesting, and romantic. More and Although = embora
around = por volta de,
4 more outsiders are coming from overseas to live, aproximadamente
as = como
work, or just visit favelas, observers say. In doing so available = disponíveis
business = negócio
they are highlighting the difference between Brazilians daily =diária
dirty = sujas
7 who regard favelas with fear, rejection, and even disgust = aversão, desgosto
embrace = aceitar, entender
disgust, and foreigners who embrace them as vibrant evidence = prova
figures = quantias, quantidades
representations of modern Brazilian culture. frightening = assustadoras
has risen = tem aumentado,
10 “In Brazil, no one likes favelas, no one aumentam
highlighting = realçando
thinks they are cool”, says Marcelo Armstrong, the
In doing so = ao fazerem isso
interestings = interessantes
owner of a company that runs daily tours to two Rio
just = apenas
13 favelas. “Foreigners are more open. There’s a certain More and more = Cada vez mais
mostly = a maioria
romantic appeal to favelas. no one = ninguém
open = abertos
Although no figures are available on the outsiders = estrangeiros
owner = dono, propietário
16 number of foreigners living in favelas, Mr. Armstrong partners = companheiros
regard = considera, julga
says the number is definitely rising and cites his own rising = aumentando
runs = administra
statistics as evidence. The number of tourists taking say = dizem
taking ... tours = realizando ...
19 his tours has risen from around four per month in passeios
there’s = há
1992, when he started the business, to around 800
to many = para muitos
tours =passeios, visitas
per month in 2007. Of those, only a dozen or so are
who = que
work = trabalhar
22 Brazilians, mostly the partners of foreign visitors.

Internet: <www.csmonitor.com> (adapted).

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C.E. GISNO – 1st grade -5- English Class – The Present Continuous Tense

A) Combine as colunas:

( 1 ) coming ( ) viver
( 2 ) fear ( ) vindo
( 3 ) foreigners ( ) lugares
( 4 ) live ( ) medo
( 5 ) places ( ) estrangeiros

B) Baseado no texto, pode ser inferido que [Certo (C) ou Errado (E)]:
1. Se você decidir morar numa favela, você pode encontrar estrangeiros morando lá.

2. A maioria dos turistas que fazem turismos em favelas do Rio não é do Brasil.

3. A quantidade de turistas visitando favelas por mês aumentou 100% por ano nos últimos 15

quinze anos.

C) Baseado no texto, pode-se inferir que [Certo (C) ou Errado (E)]:

1. Foreigners and Brazilians both have the same opinion about favelas.

2. Brazilians do not consider favelas good places to live and work.

3. Marcelo Armstrong is a foreigner who thinks favelas are not cool

D) No texto [Certo (C) ou Errado (E)],

1. “coming” (l. 4) é um verbo na forma de gerúndio.
2. “overseas” (l. 5) é o mesmo que abroad.
3. “cites” (l. 20) é uma forma de plural.
4. “no one” (l. 11) não pode ser corretamente substituído por nobody.

E) Responda EM PORTUGUÊS segundo o texto:

1) Quantos turistas brasileiros fizeram turismo em favelas cariocas em 2007?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

F) Responda EM INGLÊS segundo o texto:

1) What are the Rio favelas to outsiders?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

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C.E. GISNO – 1st grade -6- English Class – The Present Continuous Tense

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

1) What is 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 H: Nas questões abaixo, MARQUE apenas a opção correta.

1. Jack is a good athlete. He ____ in the 4. (UFMA) The present continuous form of
park at this moment. “She drinks milk” is:
a) are running a) She were drinking milk.
b) is running b) She is drinking milk.
c) runs c) She will be drinking milk.
d) She was drinking milk.
2. My friends ______ now. They are
studying. 5. The interrogative form of “Anne is
a) aren’t dancing dancing on the disco.” Is:
b) isn’t dancing a) Anne is dancing on the disco?
c) are dancing b) Does Anne is dancing on the disco?
c) Is Anne dancing on the disco?
3. __ the teacher ___ the exercise at
present? 6. The negative form of “People are
a) Is – begin worrying too much” is:
b) Is beginning a) People do not are worrying too much.
c) Are – beginning b) People aren’t worrying too much.
c) People not are worrying too much.

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C.E. GISNO – 1st grade -7- English Class – The Present Continuous Tense

MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS
ADDITION SUBTRACTION

one plus two equals three two minus one equals one

1 + 2 = 3 2 - 1 = 1

MULTIPLICATION DIVISION
divided equal
two times two equals four four two two
by s
2 x 2 = 4 4 ÷ 2 = 2

EXERCISES
1. Efetue as operações abaixo. Siga o modelo:
a) five times three equals fifteen_______ e) one hundred minus ninety-nine equals ____
5 x 3 = 15___________ ______________________________________
b) six minus one equals _________________ f) ninety one plus nine equal ______________
______________________________________ ______________________________________
c) twelve times three equals _____________ g) seventy divided by five equals ___________
______________________________________ ______________________________________
d) forty divided by ten equals _____________ h) twenty-one times four equal ____________
______________________________________ ______________________________________
2. Efetue as operações abaixo. Siga o modelo:
a) 23 + 44 = 67_____
twenty-three plus forty-four equals sixty-seven___________________________________
b) 85 - 79 = _____________
________________________________________________________________________________
c) 81 ÷ 27 = _____________
________________________________________________________________________________
d) 47 - 47 = _____________
________________________________________________________________________________
e) 78 + 5 = _____________
________________________________________________________________________________
f) 49 ÷ 49 = _____________
________________________________________________________________________________
g) 17 + 18 = _____________
_______________________________________________________________________________
h) 10 x 10 = _____________
_______________________________________________________________________________
“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” (Tagore)

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