Present Continuous
Presente continuo
We use the present continuous to talk about what is happening now.
Utilizamos o Presente Contínuo para falar sobre o que está acontecendo agora.
| subject | be | present participle (verb + -ing) |
| I | am | watching television. playing basketball. talking to the president. making cookies. eating dinner. |
| You | are | |
| He / She / It | is | |
| We | are | |
| They | are |
Spelling Rules for the main verb in the Present Continuous.
Regras de ortografia para o verbo principal no Presente Contínuo.
| VERB + “-ing” | Just add “-ing”. Acrescente “-ing”. |
catch → catching talk → talking sing → singing study → studying |
| Verbs ending in “-e” Verbos terminados em “-e”. |
If the verb ends in “-e”, take away the “-e” and add “-ing”. Se o verbo termina em “-e”, elimine a letra “-e” e acrescente “-ing”. |
write → writing drive → driving take → taking |
| Verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant. Verbos terminados em consoante + vogal + consoante. |
If the verbs are one-syllable and end in consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the last consonant and add “-ing”. Se o verbo for monossilábico e terminar em consoante + vogal + consoante, repetimos a última consoante e acrescentamos "-ing". |
sit → sitting hug → hugging run → running |
| If they are two-syllable verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant, with the stress on the last syllable, we double the last consonant and add “-ing”. Se o verbo tiver duas sílabas e terminar em consoante + vogal + consoante, só repetimos a consoante final se a última sílaba for tônica para então acrescentamos "-ing". |
commit → commiting refer → refering control → controling |
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| Exceptions / Exceções Verbs that end with a vowel and w,x, or y Verbos terminados em vogal + w, x, ou y. |
For the verbs that end in a vowel and “w", "x" or "y”, we don’t double the last consonant. Não repetimos a última consoante de verbos terminados em vogal + “w", "x" ou "y” . |
sew → sewing fix → fixing play → playing |
| Verbs ending with two vowels and a consonant. Verbos terminados em duas vogais e uma consoante. |
If the verb ends in two vowels and a consonant, there is no change. Se o verbo termina em duas vogais e uma consonante, não há alteração. |
eat → eating shout → shouting sleep → sleeping |
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