Verbs - Present Progressive
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Present Progressive – Positive Form
Tendo estudado o simple present, estudaremos agora o present progressive. Numa aula futura, faremos a comparação de ambos tempos verbais.
O present progressive é usado para descrever uma ação que está ocorrendo no momento em que se fala. (Lembre-se que o simple present descreve uma ação que ocorre regularmente).
O present progressive é frequentemente usado em frases que incluam palavras como now (agora) e at the moment (no momento).
“To eat” - Forma afirmativa | |
Singular | |
1st person | I am eating |
2nd person | You are eating |
3rd person | He is eating |
3rd person | She is eating |
3rd person | It is eating |
Plural | |
1st person | We are eating |
2nd person | You are eating |
3rd person | They are eating |
Forma Afirmativa:
Sujeito + am / is / are + infinitivo + -ing
Exemplos:
I am sleeping. (Eu estou dormindo.)
He is walking. (Ele está andando.)
She is speaking. (Ela está falando.)
REGRAS DE ORTOGRAFIA DO PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
1. No caso de alguns verbos curtos (formados por poucas letras), dobra-se a última consoante e adiciona-se –ing.
Exemplos:
sit – sitting
put – putting
run – running
“To run” - Forma afirmativa | |
Singular | |
1st person | I am running |
2nd person | You are running |
3rd person | He is running |
3rd person | She is running |
3rd person | It is running |
Plural | |
1st person | We are running |
2nd person | You are running |
3rd person | They are running |
IMPORTANTE:
Nunca se dobram as consoantes v, w, x, y.
“To fix” - Forma afirmativa | |
Singular | |
1st person | I am fixing |
2nd person | You are fixing |
3rd person | He is fixing |
3rd person | She is fixing |
3rd person | It is fixing |
Plural | |
1st person | We are fixing |
2nd person | You are fixing |
3rd person | They are fixing |
2. No caso de alguns verbos longos, também se dobra a última consoante (exceto no caso da consoante ser v, w, x ou y).
Exemplo:
Begin – beginning
“To begin” - Forma afirmativa | |
Singular | |
1st person | I am beginning |
2nd person | You are beginning |
3rd person | He is beginning |
3rd person | She is beginning |
3rd person | It is beginning |
Plural | |
1st person | We are beginning |
2nd person | You are beginning |
3rd person | They are beginning |
3. Verbos que terminam com uma consoante + vogal e: elimina-se a vogal e e adiciona-se –ing.
Exemplos:
Write – writing
Leave – leaving
Note que nos exemplos acima (write e leave) a vogal e foi eliminada antes de –ing ser adicionado
“To write” - Forma afirmativa | |
Singular | |
1st person | I am writing |
2nd person | You are writing |
3rd person | He is writing |
3rd person | She is writing |
3rd person | It is writing |
Plural | |
1st person | We are writing |
2nd person | You are writing |
3rd person | They are writing |
4. Verbos que terminam em –ie: elimina-se o –ie e adiciona-se –ying.
Exemplos:
Tie – tying
Lie – lying
Note que nos exemplos acima o –ie foi eliminado, sendo substituído por –ying.
“To lie” - Forma afirmativa | |
Singular | |
1st person | I am lying |
2nd person | You are lying |
3rd person | He is lying |
3rd person | She is lying |
3rd person | It is lying |
Plural | |
1st person | We are lying |
2nd person | You are lying |
3rd person | They are lying |
Present Progressive – Negative Form
Estudamos o present progressive na forma afirmativa. Nesta aula, estudaremos a forma negativa.
Lembre-se que o present progressive é o tempo verbal utilizado para descrever uma ação que esteja ocorrendo no momento em que se fala. Ao empregar a forma negativa, estamos relatando que algo não está ocorrendo no momento em que se fala.
Exemplos:
Forma Afirmativa: He is sleeping. (Ele está dormindo).
Forma Negativa: He is not sleeping. (Ele não está dormindo.)
Forma Negativa:
am /is / are + not + infinitivo + -ing
Importante
Ao invés de not, pode-se usar também a contração n’t.
“To eat” |
Afirmativa
|
Negativa
|
Singular
|
||
1st person
|
I am eating
|
I am not eating
(I’m not eating) |
2nd person
|
You are eating
|
You are not eating
(You’re not eating) |
3rd person
|
He is eating
|
He is not eating
(He’s not eating) |
3rd person
|
She is eating
|
She is not eating
(She’s not eating) |
3rd person
|
It is eating
|
It is not eating
(It’s not eating) |
Plural
|
||
1st person
|
We are eating
|
We are not eating
(We’re not eating) |
2nd person
|
You are eating
|
You are not eating
(You’re not eating) |
3rd person
|
They are eating
|
They are not eating
(They’re not eating) |
“To leave” |
Afirmativa
|
Negativa
|
Singular
|
||
1st person
|
I am leaving
|
I am not leaving
(I’m not leaving) |
2nd person
|
You are leaving
|
You are not leaving
(You’re not leaving) |
3rd person
|
He is leaving
|
He is not leaving
(He’s not leaving) |
3rd person
|
She is leaving
|
She is not leaving
(She’s not leaving) |
3rd person
|
It is leaving
|
It is not leaving
(It’s not leaving) |
Plural
|
||
1st person
|
We are leaving
|
We are not leaving
(We’re not leaving) |
2nd person
|
You are leaving
|
You are not leaving
(You’re not leaving) |
3rd person
|
They are leaving
|
They are not leaving
(They’re not leaving) |
Sumário
- Present Progressive – Positive Form- Present Progressive – Negative Form
- Present Progressive – Question Form


