1 Sistemas de Informação Tecnologia em Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Tecnologia em Gestão e Produção Industrial Letras - Licenciatura Língua Inglesa /Instrumental Profª. Ms. Valdite P. Fuga

2 Present continuous tense aspecto Progressivo 1. Indica uma ação contínua e temporária (em oposição a uma ação já encerrada ou permanente) The Rhine runs into the North Sea. (simple present) Well have to phone the plumber – water is running down the kitchen wall.

3 Present continuous tense aspecto Progressivo 2. Quando se refere a uma ação curta e momentânea, sugere repetição. Why are you jumping up and down? The door is banging in the wind.

4 Formas Verbais Progressivas Construção be + -ing I am writing to ask you to come to my office for an interview on Wednesday. We are looking forward to your further orders. Our Sales Manager is waiting for your reply.

5 Verbos, geralmente, não usados na forma progressiva Estados mentais ou emocionais: believe, doubt, imagine, know, like, love, hate, prefer, see, suppose, think, understand, want, wish. Uso dos sentidos: appear, hear, look, see, seem, smell, sound, taste. Comunicando e causando reações: agree, deny, disagree, mean, please, promise, satisfy, surprise. Outros: be, contain, depend, include, need...

6 Formas Verbais Progressivas Construção - Afirmativa I am writing to ask you to come to my office for as interview on Wednesday. We are looking forward to your further orders Our Sales Manager is waiting for your reply. The secretaries are taking a web course.

7 Negativa (completa e contraída)/ Interrogativa I am not writingIm not writing We are not lookingWe arent looking He is not waiting for Heisnt waiting for Am I writing a letter? Are you calling the managers for a meeting? Is our Sales Manager waiting... Are the secretaries taking a web course?

8 Usos do Present Continuous Ações temporárias e situações que acontecem por volta (antes, durante e depois) do momento da fala: Hurry up! Were all waiting for you! What are you doing? Im reading a letter. Why are you crying? Is something wrong? Hes working in Saudi Arabia at the moment.

9 Situações de desenvolvimento e mudança: That child is getting bigger every day. The climate is getting warmer. The universe is expanding. Ações futuras What are you doing tomorrow evening? Come and see us next week if youre passing through London.

10 Present Continuous or Simple Present? Situações Permanentes My sister is living at home for the moment. You live in North London, dont you? Why is that girl standing on the table? Chetford Castle stands on a hill outside the town.

11 Ações Repetitivas Refere-se a ações e eventos repetitivos quando esses acontecem por volta do momento da fala: Why is he hitting the dog? Jakes seeing a lot of Felicity these days. Compare: I go to the mountains about twice a year. Water boils at 100° Celsius.