SPELLING (ORTOGRAFIA) Se o verbo terminar em E, perde o E ao receber ING. To drive – drivINGto write – writING Se o verbo terminar em IE, troca-se IE po Y ao acrescentar ING. To die – dyINGto lie – lyING Se o verbo termina por CVC dobra-se a última consoante e acrescenta-se o ING. To cut – cuttINGto run – runnING
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Expressa ações que estão ocorrendo no momento da fala; Look! It is raining. Expressa ações que estão ocorrendo na atualidade. Pamela is taking driving lessons.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Estrutura: Sujeito + am + verbING + complemento. is are LEMBRE: I – AM He We She ISYou ARE It (‘s)They (‘re)
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Luiza / to dance / pagode / now Luiza is dancing pagode now. Pedro and Caio / to play / basketball / at the moment. Paulo and Caio are playing basketball at the moment.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Estrutura NEGATIVA Sujeito + am not + verbING+ compl. is not are not The cat / not / to drink / milk The cat isn’t drinking milk The students / not / study / Geography/ now The students aren’t studying Geography now.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Estrutura INTERROGATIVA Am + sujeito + verbING+ compl. Is Are Bruna / to sleep / in the bedroom Is Bruna sleeping in the bedroom? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.