2. Present tenses
• Simple present: I say.../Do you have...?/He
wears.../Does she like...?/We don’t care.../Grace
doesn’t sleep.
• O simple present expressa situações estáveis, hábitos
ou atividades regulares, não importando quando
começaram ou quando terminarão.
• Fashion accommodates the chameleon in all of us.
• Some people don’t like to follow fashion.
3. • Present progressive: I’m going.../Are you
doing...?/Pam isn’t reading.
• O present progressive expressa uma ação
temporária acontecendo no momento em que
se fala ou se escreve.
• Are you watching the fashion show?
• I’m not looking at the catwalk.
4. • Entretanto, o simple present e o present
progressive também podem expressar ideia de
futuro. O primeiro* é usado principalmente
quando se fala de uma programação.
• O segundo** é usado quando se refere a um
compromisso marcado e agendado.
• *The fashion show starts at 9:30.
• **Some of the world’s top designers are meeting
tonight.
5. • Uma sentença com um verbo no present tense pode
expressar ideia de passado, como ocorre numa manchete
de jornal.
• “Victoria’s Secret Annual Fashion Show Surprises the
Audience Again.”
• O mesmo pode ocorrer em uma narrativa, quando se usa o
simple present/present progressive no lugar do simple
past/past progressive para enfatizar as ações ocorridas no
passado:
• You’ll never believe what happened to me yesterday. I’m
sitting in this store tryin on shoes, when Brian comes in and
gives me these beautiful flowers.
6. Exercises:
• Complete the sentences with the affirmative or
negative form of the verbs as necessary.
a. Anna makes her own dresses but she_____her skirts.
b. Designers________to Milan all the time, but they
don’t fly to Rio so often.
c. Alex does everything he can to look rebellious, but his
sister_______that.
d. That model_______up at 6 o’clock to start work. She
doesn’t wake up at noon.
7. • Read the sentences below. Do they refer to the
past, present, or future?
a. We want to watch the fashion show. – present
b. I need to have my hair cut. –
c. Are you coming to my party on Sunday? –
d. Marion is wearing new jeans. –
e. The show starts at 7:30 tonight. –
f. I don’t like the pattern on this T – shirt. –
g. “Designers Elect Adriana Lima Model of the year.” (in
a newspaper) –
h. The other day, I’m sitting quietly watching TV when
the phone rings... -
