A1.2·grammar·19 min

Present Continuous

Describe actions happening now using 'to be' + verb-ing

Resumo (pt-BR)

Presente contínuo — para ações acontecendo agora: am/is/are + verbo-ing.

Exercises preview

Exercise 1
multiple choice
Look! The children ___ in the park.
- play
- plays
- are playinganswer
- is playing
Present continuous for something happening right now: are + verb-ing.
🇧🇷 Para ações agora, use 'are/is' + verbo com -ing.
Exercise 2
fill blank
I ___ (read) a book about Brazil.
With 'I', use 'am' + reading.
🇧🇷 Com 'I', usamos 'am' + verbo-ing.
Exercise 3
matching
- She is cooking→Ela está cozinhando
- They are running→Eles estão correndo
- He is working→Ele está trabalhando
- We are studying→Nós estamos estudando
Translations with present continuous (-ing).
🇧🇷 Traduções com o presente contínuo.
Exercise 4
multiple choice
Which sentence is correct?
- He is swim now.
- He swimming now.
- He is swimming now.answer
- He swim now.
'is' + 'swim' + '-ming' (double consonant) = is swimming.
🇧🇷 Com 'swim', dobramos o 'm': swimming.