Questões de Concurso sobre Presente progressivo | Present continuous

The following excerpt will address questions: 21 and 22.

The worldwide effort to combat critical levels of biodiversity loss will fail without far greater involvement from local communities, according to an international declaration. (lines 1, 2)

Which verb tense is seen in the excerpt?

Choose the alternative in which you can find the Past Perfect Continuous.

Mark the sentence from the text that contains the use of Present Continuous.

The sentence in bold in the text is in the:

Complete the definition appropriately. Choose the correct answer.

We use __________ mostly to talk about things that are always true, and things that happen repeatedly.

In the sentences ‘First chop the onions. Then fry them in oil.’ (ℓ.10), the verbs “chop” and “fry” are used in the present continuous.

The verbal tense in the passage “We place a living cat into a steel chamber, along with a device containing a vial of hydrocyanic acid.” (Paragraph 2) is:

... “ARE MULTIPLYING “... in the text is in the:

A oração “He remembers being in a bar” encontra-se em que tempo verbal?

If we rewrite the sentence below in the Present Continuous we’ll have:

“Fergie bought new shoes.”

In which sentences the verbs are used appropriately? Choose the CORRECT answer. (Present Simple and Present Continuous – State Verbs)

I. I consider him to be extremely fortunate.

II. I’m considering taking early retirement.

III. The children love having Jean stay with us.

IV. The children are loving having Jean stay with us.

Look at the picture below.

What are they doing in the picture?

Find the alternative that shows a Present Continuous tense.

Complete the sentence below with the correct verbs. Choose the CORRECT answer. (Simple Present and Present Continuous)

“Please be quiet! He __________.”

Which VERB TENSE the sentences below refer to? Choose the CORRECT answer.

I. To talk about temporary situations.

II. To talk about developing situations.

III. To talk about events happening now.

IV. To talk about events in the near future.

An example of a verb used in the present progressive tense is:

Use the verbs in parentheses to complete the following statements.

I - I usually ________ (listen) to music in the evenings, but at the moment I_________ (watch) my favorite program on TV.

II - Janeth ____________ (love) films. Sometimes, she ___________ (prefer) to go to the theater with her friends.

III - Mr. Steven ______________ (live) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the week, his parents _______________ (work) as lawyers for a big company downtown.

Now mark the option which completes them respectively.

The underlined words in the text are

The verb phrase in “fossil fuel-powered machines have driven” (l.8) is in the:

No trecho “It’s time we turned on the central heating. It’s getting colder every day.”, o present continuous está sendo usado corretamente porque: