Present Continuous - Aula de Inglês

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Present 
Continuous 
Uses
Structure
Review
intro
Sarah is on her way to work
This means she is walking now, at the time of speaking
The action is not finished
She is walking to work.
Verb To Be + -ing
Uses
Unfinished actions
I’m working at the moment.
* The action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking
Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He is in the middle of reading it.
I’m reading a really good book. It’s about a man…
Temporary Situations or Habits
I’m living in london.
He’s eating a lot these days.
Definite Future Plans
I’m meeting my father tomorrow.
Structure 
Ing rules 
eat R eating
visit R visiting 
dance R dancing
write R writing
die R dying
lie R lying
cut R cutting
run R running 
open R opening
begin R beginning
fix R fixing
play R playing
General
Consonant +E
-ie
CVC one syllable
CVC two syllables
Ending in W, X or Y
Structure 
affirmative 
Subj. + Verb To Be + -ing + Comp.
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They 
am
are
To Be
Present
are
is
Add -ing
She is reading now
Structure 
negative 
Subj. + To Be + Not + -ing + Comp.
am not
are not/ aren’t 
is not/ isn’t 
I
We/you/they 
He/she/it
To Be
Negative
I’m not working now.
Structure 
interrogative 
To be + Subj. + Main verb in -ing + Comp.
Am
Are
Is
I
we/you/they 
he/she/it
+doing
Is he sleeping?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t.
Yes, he’s sleeping.
No, he’s not sleeping
Short answers
Long answers
Review
Present Continuous: Unfinished Actions, Temporary Situations or Habits, Definite Future Plans.
structures 
Aff.
Int.
Neg.
Subj. + To Be + Not + -ing + Comp.
To be + Subj. + -ing + Comp.
Subj. + Verb To Be + -ing + Comp.