📖 Aula 04 — Present Continuous

Nível A1 11/06/2026 ⏳ Ações agora

Usamos o Present Continuous para falar de ações que estão acontecendo AGORA, neste exato momento.

I am studying English right now.
(Eu estou estudando inglês agora.)

📐 Estrutura

Afirmativa

Sujeitoam / is / areVerbo -ing
Iamworking
You / We / Theyareworking
He / She / Itisworking

Negativa

Adicione not depois de am/is/are:

Sujeitoam/is/are + notVerbo -ing
Iam notsleeping
Heis not (isn't)sleeping
Weare not (aren't)sleeping

Interrogativa

Inverta am/is/are com o sujeito:

Am/Is/AreSujeitoVerbo -ing
Areyousleeping?
Isheworking?
Aretheycoming?

💡 Short answers:
Are you studying?Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

✏️ Regras de ortografia do -ing

RegraVerbo-ing
Maioria: add -ingplay / eatplaying / eating
-e → drop e + -ingmake / writemaking / writing
CVC*: dobra últ. consoanterun / swimrunning / swimming
-ie → -yingdie / liedying / lying

*CVC = consoante-vogal-consoante (sílaba tônica)

📖 Vocabulário

EnglishPortuguês
readler
writeescrever
cookcozinhar
cleanlimpar
watchassistir
listen (to)ouvir
playjogar / tocar
sleepdormir
eatcomer
drinkbeber
worktrabalhar
studyestudar
runcorrer
swimnadar
dancedançar
drivedirigir
talkconversar
take a showertomar banho

🔊 Ouvir Pronúncia

Vocabulário da aula com pronúncia nativa americana 🇺🇸

📝 Exercícios

Exercício 1 — Complete com am/is/are

  1. I _____ studying English.
  2. She _____ cooking dinner.
  3. They _____ playing football.
  4. He _____ working right now.
  5. We _____ watching a movie.
  6. You _____ reading my message.
  7. The cat _____ sleeping on the sofa.
  8. I _____ drinking coffee.

Exercício 2 — Passe para a negativa

  1. I am working. → I _____ _____ working.
  2. She is sleeping. → She _____ sleeping.
  3. They are coming. → They _____ coming.
  4. He is eating pizza. → He _____ _____ pizza.
  5. We are listening to music. → We _____ _____ to music.

Exercício 3 — Forme perguntas

  1. (you / study) → _____ you _____ now?
  2. (she / work) → _____ she _____ today?
  3. (they / come) → _____ they _____ to the party?
  4. (he / sleep) → _____ he _____?
  5. (you / read) → What _____ you _____?

Exercício 4 — Traduza para o inglês

  1. Eu estou lendo um livro.
  2. Ela não está cozinhando agora.
  3. Eles estão jogando futebol?
  4. O que você está fazendo?
  5. Nós estamos assistindo TV.
  6. Ele não está dormindo.
  7. Você está trabalhando hoje?

Exercício 5 — Complete as frases

  1. Listen! The birds _____ (sing).
  2. Be quiet! I _____ (try) to focus.
  3. Look! It _____ (rain) outside.
  4. Right now, she _____ (take) a shower.
  5. The kids _____ (play) in the garden.
  6. We _____ (have) dinner at the moment.
  7. He _____ (not/drive) — he _____ (text)!
  8. _____ you _____ (wait) for the bus?

✅ Gabarito

Exercício 1: am, is, are, is, are, are, is, am

Exercício 2: am not, isn't, aren't, isn't eating, aren't listening

Exercício 3: Are you studying, Is she working, Are they coming, Is he sleeping, What are you reading

Exercício 4:

  1. I am reading a book.
  2. She isn't cooking now.
  3. Are they playing soccer?
  4. What are you doing?
  5. We are watching TV.
  6. He isn't sleeping.
  7. Are you working today?

Exercício 5: are singing, am trying, is raining, is taking, are playing, are having, isn't driving / is texting, Are you waiting

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Dica do dia:
Present Continuous = ação agora 📸
Simple Present = ação geral/rotina 🔄

I am working now. (agora)
I work every day. (rotina)