Neste post é apresentado os principais conceitos gramaticais do Present Continuous da lingua Inglesa. Enjoy!
Introduction
We use the Present Continuous for actions that are happening at this moment, right now or for future sentences.
The structure is:
verb to be + main verb + ing
E.g.:
Mary is working now.
The boys are playing in the yard right now.
I am traveling to Paris.
Check some spelling rules for verb + ing:
1) Add ing to the base form:
E.g.:
drink = drinking
fly = flying
open = opening
study = studying
eat = eating
wear = wearing
2) Verbs finished in e, omit the letter e and add ing
E.g.:
write = writing
dance = dancing
make = making
Exceptions:
be = being
see = seeing
3) Verbs finished in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant), double the last consonant + ing:
E.g.:
run = running
get = getting
shop = shopping
Exceptions:
CVC finished with Y.
E.g.:
play=playing
CVC Finished with X.
E.g.:
fix = fixing
CVC finished with W.
E.g.:
follow = following
4) verbs finished in ie, change ie to Y and add ing.
E.g.:
lie = lying
die = dying
tie = tying
Pay Attention!
It's not possible to use the Present Continuous with some verbs:
want, like, need, know, hope, imagine, love, prefer.
They mean senses, emotions and desires. In those cases, use them in the Simple Present.
E.g.:
Correct: I love you.
Incorrect: I am loving you
Negative Form
Use the verb to be in the negative form.
E.g.:
Mary isn't working now.
They aren't travelling to Paris now.
Interrogative Form
Put the verb to be before the subject.
E.g.:
Is Mary working now?
Are they travelling to Paris now?
Vocabulary: actions
The boy is jumping
She is riding a bike
The kid is following the man
She is drinking juice
The woman is running
The child is playing cards
The boy is crying
The girls are crossing the street
A child is buying an ice cream
The man is walking
She is getting out of the taxi
The guy is listening to music
They are playing soccer
The woman is reading newspapers
The man is selling ice cream
Hint
American English vs Britannic English
soccer = football
rent = let
analyze = analyse
traveling = travelling
That's it for today!
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