A seção gramática terá com primeira aula o famoso verbo to be (ser, estar). Vamos lembrar da conjugação do verbo to be – talvez você se lembre. Além do mais, vamos ver aqui o famoso Present Continuous – uma ação que está ocorrendo agora.
Present Continuous – TO BE + ING
TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) + VERB (ING)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
| I am working (I’m working) | I am not working (I’m not working) | Am I working? |
| You are working (You’re working) | You are not working (You aren’t working) | Are you working? |
| He is working (He’s working) | He is not working (He isn’t working) | Is he working? |
| She is working (She’s working) | She is not working (She isn’t working) | Is she working? |
| It is working (It’s working) | It is not working (It isn’t working) | Is it working? |
| We are working (We’re working) | We are not working (We aren’t working) | Are we working? |
| You are working (You’re working) | You are not working (You aren’t working) | Are you working? |
| They are working (They’re working) | They are not working (They aren’t working) | Are they working? |
Examples:
Michael is working at this moment.
Peter isn’t studying now.
Is Susan sleeping now?
Podemos ver que usamos o Present Continuous quando a ação está ocorrendo no momento, agora.
What are you doing now?
I’m studying English.
What is she doing?
She is washing her car.
Mais exemplos:
Aff: My brother is living in Canada.
Neg: My brother isn’t living in Canada.
Int: Is he living in Canada?
They are playing soccer now.
They aren’t playing soccer now.
Are they playing soccer now?
She is driving her car.
They are studying now.
They are cooking.