The document provides an English lesson on the present continuous tense. It includes examples of positive, negative, and question sentences in the present continuous. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences using the present continuous correctly based on word order and verb conjugations. Key uses of the present continuous include actions happening now or around now.

1. COLÉGIO ESTADUAL DUQUE DE CAXIAS
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LÍNGUA INGLESA
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Goiânia
Junho/2010

2. Present Continuous
1) What uses of the Present Continuous Tense do these sentences have? Now, Around Now
or Future. Translate the sentences into Portuguese.
1. I am playing football tonight ____________________
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2. I can't play with you now. I am finishing my homework. ___________________
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3. Where are you studying? ____________________
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4. What are you doing these days? Working? ____________________
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5. Sally is taking a bath. ____________________
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6. What are you doing at the weekend? ____________________
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7. Peter and Mary are going out. They met at Adam's party last week. __________
Present Continuous Tense - Positive Sentences
We make the Present Continuous tense with the correct form of the verb to be (am/is/are)
and the ing form of the main verb.
I 'm playing football.
You 're standing up.
He 's listening to music.
She 's swimming.
It 's playing with the ball.
We 're going home.
They 're running.
2) Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
am listening
Example: I (listen) to you.
1. The train to Glasgow (leave) from platform 8.
2. I (begin) to understand the Present Continuous now.
3. Sue (work) tonight.

3. 4. Listen! The telephone (ring).
5. Ms. Johnson (see) a customer at 3 o'clock.
3) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make positives sentences in the Present
Continuous Tense. Then, translate them into Portuguese.
Tip! Sentence order: Sujeito + am/is/are + v. principal com –ing + complem.
1 very a We're in flat. nice living
2 its company The image. to is hard improve working
3 very China. I'm about interesting a reading book
4 are Saturday. on party The Barrons having a
5 badly are today. team Our playing
6 is My train set. his with playing new son
7 someone talking mobile. on Sheila's to her
8 tomorrow Bob I'm morning. meeting 12 at
9 Margot flying week. to next is Rome
10 hoping I am that me. will meet you

4. Present Continuous - Negative Sentences
I 'm not playing football.
You aren't standing up.
He isn't listening to music.
She isn't swimming.
It isn't playing with the ball.
We aren't going home.
They aren't running.
4) Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
aren't w atching
Example: We the television.
1. My Dad (not have) his lunch now.
2. The kids (not study) tomorrow.
3. It (not rain) today.
4. I (not study) German.
5. We (not go) to Egypt on summer holiday.
5) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make positives sentences in the Present
Continuous Tense. Then, translate them into Portuguese.
1 doing Anita isn't English homework. her
2 We the aren't today! having Test Progress
3 the coming dinner. aren't for Unfortunately, Petersons
4 isn't working. The photocopier
5 and together. renting aren't her sister flat a Lisa
6 We working aren't Saturday. next

5. 7 and aren't Clive weekends. going anywhere at I
8 isn't The phone ringing.
9 I'm not anything right doing now.
10 Nobody games. computer is playing
Present Continuous - Yes/No Questions
Am I doing it right?
Are you listening to me?
Is he working today?
Is she speaking Chinese?
Is it working?
Are we going home now?
Are they watching TV?
6) Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Then, translate
the sentences into Portuguese.
Are you listening
Example: (you listen) to me?
1. (it start) to rain?
2. (Sue study) to become a doctor?
3. (you take) your daughter with you?
4. (the dog play) with the kids?
5. (they come) tonight?
7) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make positives sentences in the Present

6. Continuous Tense. Then, translate them into Portuguese.
Tip! Interrogative Sentence order: Am/is/are + Sujeito + v. principal com –ing + complem.
1 Is playing you tennis Pamela tomorrow? with
2 doing tonight? anything Are you
3 moving Are London? a into in they bigger office
4 Sean his on Is presentations doing Wednesday?
5 after Is anyone else staying classes?
6 going Are already? they home
7 back? wife coming Isn't your
8 you joking? Are
9 taking in kids your play? Are part the
10 TV? anyone Is watching
Present Continuous - Information Questions
Information questions são também chamadas de "Wh" questions.
What am I doing?

7. Where are you living now?
Who is he speaking to?
When is she coming?
What is it doing here?
When are we having the test?
What are they watching?
What – O que? Qual? When – Quando?
Where – Onde? How – Como?
Who – Quem?
8) Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What company (you work) for?
2. What class (they study) in?
3. Who (John shake) hands with?
4. What time (your friends come)?
5. What country (they visit) at the moment?
9) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make information question ("Wh" questions)
in the Present Continuous Tense. Then, translate into Portuguese.
1 friends are time coming? What your
2 are country you What on visiting vocation?
3 you are Who to? speaking
4 are tonight? you Where staying
5 hell you the doing? What are
6 is your train When in Moscow? arriving

8. 7 my wife with? Who's dancing
8 they What are car buying?
9 How are people many coming?
10 What drinking? you are
Present Continuous - Forming Present Continuous
10) Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make different form of the
Present Continuous Tense.
1. John (read) a book now.
2. What (you do) tonight?
3. Jack and Peter (work) late today.
4. Silvia (not listen) to music.
5. Maria (sit) next to Paul.
6. How many other students (you study) with?
7. The phone (not ring).
11) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make different sentences in the Present
Continuous Tense - positive; negative; yes/no and information questions. Then, translate
into Portuguese.
1 for looking my I'm glasses.
2 of are reading? book What you kind
3 Pamela Why crying? is
4 Kharkov University. economics Paul is at studying National

9. 5 everyone is Why laughing?
6 waiting me? for Are you
7 you When leaving? are
8 working in Arabia John is at Saudi moment. the
9 company as working for you? Is the same Jennifer
10 Saturday I'm a having come? party you next to want do -
12) Make the ing form of the verbs.
VERB ING FORM sit
go
hold
listen
coming
eat
watch
lie
skate
ski
smile
wear
die
chat
speak
chew
run
have
meet
take
talk
live