SIMPLE PRESENT X PRESENT CONTINUOUS

LUCIANA SOUZA

Simple Present X Present Continuous

It’s your researcher.

What are you looking for?

It always has some answers.

It helps you when you need it.

Fall in love

Simple Present X Present Continuous

ex: It helps you. ex: You need it.

Formação:

V.P.(infinitivo sem o TO); 3ª p/sing S / ES / IES. ‣

ex: walk - walks / dance - dances

ex: kiss - kisses / go - goes ( V.P. terminado: SS /SC /CH /X /O /Z

ex: try - tries / study - studies (V.P. terminado: y consoante ‣ ‣ y)

ex: What are you looking for?

Formação: V.to be (presente) + (V.P. + ING) V.P. ‣ E ‣ E - ‣ ING

ex: drive driving / love loving ‣ ‣

V.P. C/ V /C repete-se a ‣ ‣última letra - ‣ I NG

ex: swim swimming / run running‣ ‣

Simple Present

Interrogative form Negative form

Do (I / you- we / you / they)

Does (he / she / it)

Do not = don’t

Does not = doesn’t

Antes do sujeito Após o sujeito

ex: Does Helen go to the club?

ex: Do Tom and Helen wash their car this morning?

ex: Helen doesn’t go to the club.

ex: Tom and Helen don’t wash their car this morning.

Present Continuous

Interrogative form Negative form

Am (I)

Is (he / she / it)

Are (you – we / you / they)

Am not

Is not = isn’t

Are not = aren’t

ex: Is Helen going to the club?

ex: Are Tom and Helen washing their car at htis moment?

ex: Helen isn’t going to the club.

ex: Tom and Helen aren’t washing their car at his moment.