Este tempo verbal indica ações que estão acontecendo neste momento ou em progresso. Ele termina com o final ING que é o equivalente a nosso ando (falando), endo (comendo) e indo (sorrindo).
| Afirmative |
| I am going. |
| You are going. |
| He is going. |
| She is going. |
| It is going. |
| We are going. |
| You are going. |
| They are going. |
| Negative |
| I am not going. | I’m not going. |
| You are not going. | you’re not going. |
| He is not going. | He isn’t going |
| She is not going. | She isn’t going. |
| It is not going. | It isn’t going. |
| We are not going. ! We aren’t going. |
| You are not going. | You aren’t going. |
| They are not going. | They aren’t going. |
| Interrogative |
| Am I going? |
| Are you going? |
| Is he going? |
| Is she going? |
| Is it going? |
| Are we going? |
| Are you going? |
| Are they going?
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Time expressions: (audio 107)
| now [agora], right now [“agorinha”], at the moment [no momento], at this moment [neste momento], as + subject + verb –>as we speak [enquanto falamos] this + time expression –> this year, this month, this week, this afternoon, this fortnight. |