Exercício de comparação entre Present Simple e Present Progressive em inglês: 38 frases para completar com uma breve explicação em português para cada resposta. Adequado para estudantes e alunos autodidatas.
Water ___ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
boils — Presente Simples: fato constante
Listen! The baby ___ (cry) again.
is crying — Presente Contínuo: ação agora
I ___ (go) to school every day.
go — Presente Simples: hábito diário
Right now she ___ (read) a book.
is reading — Presente Contínuo: neste momento
He usually ___ (drink) coffee in the morning.
drinks — Presente Simples: hábito (usually)
Look! It ___ (rain) outside.
is raining — Presente Contínuo: agora (Look!)
They ___ (play) football every weekend.
play — Presente Simples: hábito regular
Be quiet! The students ___ (take) a test now.
are taking — Presente Contínuo: agora (now)
My father ___ (work) in a bank.
works — Presente Simples: fato geral
At the moment we ___ (watch) a movie.
are watching — Presente Contínuo: neste momento
The sun ___ (rise) in the east.
rises — Presente Simples: fato da natureza
She ___ (not / like) spicy food.
does not like — Presente Simples: negação
Why ___ you ___ (laugh) right now?
are ... laughing — Presente Contínuo: pergunta sobre agora
Cats ___ (sleep) a lot.
sleep — Presente Simples: fato geral
I ___ (write) an email at the moment.
am writing — Presente Contínuo: neste momento
He ___ (brush) his teeth twice a day.
brushes — Presente Simples: hábito (twice a day)
Look at the sky! The birds ___ (fly) south.
are flying — Presente Contínuo: agora (Look!)
We ___ (not / go) to school on Saturdays.
do not go — Presente Simples: negação
Where ___ she ___ (live)?
does ... live — Presente Simples: pergunta geral
Shh! I ___ (talk) on the phone.
am talking — Presente Contínuo: agora
Ice ___ (melt) when it gets warm.
melts — Presente Simples: fato geral
This week they ___ (study) for exams.
are studying — Presente Contínuo: período temporário (this week)
My sister ___ (speak) three languages.
speaks — Presente Simples: fato geral
Do not disturb him; he ___ (sleep) now.
is sleeping — Presente Contínuo: agora (now)
The shop ___ (open) at nine every morning.
opens — Presente Simples: horário fixo
Look! That dog ___ (run) after the cat.
is running — Presente Contínuo: agora (Look!)
I always ___ (have) breakfast at seven.
have — Presente Simples: hábito (always)
Right now the children ___ (build) a sandcastle.
are building — Presente Contínuo: neste momento
She ___ (teach) English at our school.
teaches — Presente Simples: fato geral
Be careful! You ___ (stand) on my foot.
are standing — Presente Contínuo: agora
Bees ___ (make) honey.
make — Presente Simples: fato geral
We ___ (have) dinner now, can I call you later?
are having — Presente Contínuo: agora (now)
He rarely ___ (watch) television.
watches — Presente Simples: frequência (rarely)
Today the weather ___ (get) colder.
is getting — Presente Contínuo: mudança contínua (today)
The train ___ (leave) at six o'clock.
leaves — Presente Simples: horário fixo
Listen! Someone ___ (knock) at the door.
is knocking — Presente Contínuo: agora (Listen!)
Plants ___ (need) water and light.
need — Presente Simples: fato geral
At present I ___ (look) for a new job.
am looking — Presente Contínuo: período temporário (at present)