The document provides information about the simple present and present continuous tenses in English. It discusses how the simple present tense is used to describe frequent or habitual actions as well as universal truths. It also notes some future meaning. The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening now or temporary situations, as well as planned future arrangements. It discusses formation of the tenses and exceptions. Examples are provided to illustrate usage.

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEPRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

2. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE1- FALAR QUE ALGO ACONTECE COM FREQUÊNCIA:

3. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEI USUALLY GO AWAY AT WEEKENDS

4. I GET UP AT 8 O´CLOCK EVERY MORNINGS

5. JULIE DOESN´T DRINK TEA VERY OFTEN

6. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE2. FALAR DE VERDADES UNIVERSAISBIRDS FLY

7. THE EARTH GOES ROUND THE SUN

8. RICE DOESN´T GROW IN COLD CLIMATES

9. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSETheSimplePresentalsohas some FUTURE/PAST meaning

10. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE1We use simplepresent tense to refer to thefutureafterthesewords: when, after, before, unless, in case, as soon as, until, bythe time, thenext time

11. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEWhen I seeheragain, I´lltellheryournews

12. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSETakeanumbrella, in case it rains

13. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEPleasewaithereuntil Dr. Hall comesback

14. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE2Weoften use thepresentsimple to talkaboutevents in theFUTURE basedon a fixedtimetable, programmeorcalender

15. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEJIM´S PLANE LEAVES AT 12 O´CLOCK

16. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE3In speech wecan use thepresentsimple to make a storyappear more immediateandinteresting, eventhoughtheeventswere in thePAST

17. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEA manwalksinto a bar andasks for a glassofwater. The barman says....

18. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSECOMO CONJUGAR O VERBO NO SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE?

19. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE O VERBO SÓ SOFRERÁ ALTERAÇÃO EM :HE,SHE,IT

20. VERBOS TERMINADOS EM CONSOANTE +Y, RETIRA-SE O Y E ACRESCENTA-SE IESSTUDYI STUDYYOU STUDYHE STUDIESSHE STUDIESIT STUDIESWE STUDYTHEY STUDY

21. Verbos terminados em s,sh,ch,o,x,z acrescentamos ES TO WASH = LAVAR I WASHYOU WASHHE WASHESSHE WASHESIT WASHESWE WASHTHEY WASH

22. REGRA GERAL: ACRESCENTA-SE SVISITI VISITYOU VISITHE VISITSSHE VISITSIT VISITSWE VISITTHEY VISIT

23. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEREGRA GERAL: ACRESCENTA “S”TERMINADO EM S,SH,CH,O,X, ACRESCENTA “ES”TERMINADO EM Y, PRECEDIDO DE CONSOANTE, RETIRA-SE O Y E ACRESCENTA O “IES”

24. INTERROGATIVEDO = I, WE, YOU, THEYDOES = HE, SHE, IT*SHE STUDIES ENGLISH EVERY MONDAY.*DOES SHE STUDY ENGLISH EVERY MONDAY?

25. INTERROGATIVETHEY STUDY ON SUNDAYS.DO THEY STUDY ON SUNDAYS?

26. ACOMPANHADO DE ADVÉRBIOS DE FREQUÊNCIAOFTEN( FREQUENTEMENTE) NEVER (NUNCA) EVERY DAY (TODO DIA) ALWAYS (SEMPRE) SOMETIMES( ÀS VEZES) SELDOM ( RARAMENTE)

27. PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE1FALAR DE COISAS QUE ESTÃO ACONTECENDO NO MOMENTO EM QUE SE FALA

28. 1-THE WATER IS BOILING. CAN YOU TURN IT OFF?

29. LISTEN TO THOSE PEOPLE. WHAT LANGUAGE ARE THEY SPEAKING?

30. Jake is in his car. He is onhisway to work. He is drivingto work

31. He is drivingnow, atthe time ofspeaking. Theaction is notfinished

32. Let´s go out! It´s raining

33. Shutup, the baby is sleeping

34. Canyouturnupthe radio? I amlistening it

35. Lookatthechildren, theyare playing!

36. I´m reading “TheLordoftheRings”

37. I amreadinga reallygood book atthemoment, it´s about a manwho...

38. He is drinkingnow!

39. Please, don´t do somuchnoise, the babies are crying

40. PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE2Theaction is notnecessarily happening atthe time ofspeaking

41. I amreadinga reallygood book atthemoment, it´s about a manwho...

42. Kate wants to work in Italy, soshe´s learningItalian

43. PresentContinuous Tense3.We use PresentContinuous Tense whenwetalkaboutchanges happening aroundnow, espeaciallywiththeseverbs:

44. Get, change, become, increase, rise, fall, grow, improve, begin, start

45. THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD IS INCREASING VERY FAST.

46. Is yourEnglishgettingbetter?

47. 4ThePresentContinuous tense is used to decribe a fixedfuturearrangementThereusually a future time expressionsocial arrangement

48. Myparentsare buyingme a mountain bike for mybirthday

49. PresentContinuouswithalwayswhenwe are exaggeratingorcomplaining

50. You´realwaysforgettingyour

51. PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSEFORMAÇÃO: SUJEITO +TO BE + VERB+ING)

52. SIMPLE PRESENTPERMANENT SITUATIONSMY PARENTS LIVE IN LONDON

53. PRESENT CONTINUOUSTEMPORARY SITUATIONSI´M LIVING WITH SOME FRIENDS UNTIL I FIND A PLACE OF MY OWN

54. STATIVE VERBSA state is whensomethingstaysthesame, they are notusuallyused in anycontinuousform

55. STATIVE VERBSI haveonesister (permanent) state)

56. STATIVE VERBSI´m havingproblems (temporaryaction)

57. STATIVE VERBSLIKE – I AM LIKING YOU (WRONG) I LIKE YOU

58. LOVE-I AM LOVING YOU(WRONG) I LOVE YOU

59. HATE- I AM HATING YOU (WRONG) I HATE YOU

60. WANT- I AM WANTING YOU(WRONG)I WANT YOU

61. NEED- I AM NEEDING MONEY (WRONG)I NEED MONEY

62. UNDERSTAND – I AM UNDERSTANDING (WRONG)I UNDERSTAND YOU

63. REMEMBER– I AM REMEMBERING(WRONG)I REMEMBER

64. SEE – I AM SEEING THAT MAN (WRONG)I CAN SEE THAT MAN

65. THINK ( whenexpressingopinion)I´M THINKING IT´S A GOOD IDEA (WRONG)I THINK IT´S A GOOD IDEA

66. THINK (consider)I amthinkingaboutwhathappened

67. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSENOTE THE CHANGES IN SPELLING:To try – tryingTo study – studyingTo play – playingTo carry – carryingMantemos o Y antes do ING

68. To put – puttingTo sit – sittingTo stop – stoppingTo swim – swimmingDobramos a consoante final em verbos monossilábicos termidadoscvc

69. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSETo take – takingTo have – havingTo live – livingTo save – savingTo shine – shiningOmitimos o E final antes do ING

70. To die – dyingTo lie – lyingTo tie - tyingexceções

71. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSETo begin – beginningTo prefer – preferringTo omit – omittingDobramos a consoante final em dissílabosúltima sílaba mais forte termine em CVC

72. To be – beingTo agree- agreeingExceções

73. EXERCISESComplete thesentenceswiththePresentContinuous tense oftheverbs in parentheses:It is winternow. Snow_______(to fall)It is ______townsandmountainswith its whitemantle.( to cover)

74. You _______aneasyexercisenow (to do)Thatchild _______hishomeworkatthismoment.(to do)Quiet, please! The baby ______(sleep)I _______thissentencenow (to read)Listen! They ______oursong(to play)

75. EXERCISES2) Complete thesentencewiththePresentContinuous Tense oftheverbs in parentheses:A) Lookatthechildren! Theboys_____andthegirls____(to run/ to swim)B)Listen! Thebaby_______(To cry)

76. c) Thesun________andthebirds_______(to shine/ to fly)d) Theweather _______to getcold. Winter______(to begin/come)e) We _______thecar to a mechanicnow. We _____problemswith it. (to take/to have)

77. EXERCISE3) Complete thesentencewiththeverbs in parentheses:I____thatstorynow(estou entendendo)They_____theirnewteacher.(estão gostando)I____astrangenoise. ( estou ouvindo)We _____more money.(estamos querendo)

78. They____Portuguesenow (estão sabendo)She _____ thatstorynow (está se lembrando)I______you (estou acreditando em He_____it´s a goodidea (está achando)We _______thisfilm( estamos gostando de)

79. Seeyou!