Faça um resumo do que você entendeu do texto abaixo. Em seguida, identifique cinco verbos que estão no Simple Present e cinco verbos que estão no Present Continuous.
Right now, it is Monday morning. Julia and Tom are at home. They are sitting at a table. They are eating breakfast. At this moment, Julia is drinking coffee and eating some cookies. She is sitting across the table from Tom and they are talking. Julia is saying that they need to get to work soon. Tom is Julia's husband. After breakfast, Tom and Julia are leaving for work. They work in the city. They usually go to work by bus. Julia works as a police officer in the city. She likes her job. She’s a good police officer. Tom is a pediatrician, and they both like to help people. Julia helps to protect the citizens of Atlanta. She solves crimes and catches criminals. Tom helps children in need of medical care. People love Julia and Tom. They are heroes in their neighborhood. *
Respostas
O texto conta um pouco da rotina de um casal, Julia e Tom. Ambos trabalham na cidade e costumam ir de ônibus ao trabalho. Julia é uma policial e Tom um pediatra. Ambos gostam de ajudar as pessoas e são muito amados, a vizinha os considera verdadeiros heróis.
Usamos o Simple Present para falar sobre hábitos, e ações rotineiras, além de opiniões, vontades, sentimentos, etc.
Podemos usar como exemplo de verbos no Simple Present: work, go, like, love, e solves.
Usamos o Present Continuos Tense para falar sobre ações/eventos que estejam acontecendo no momento do fala, ou seja, em progresso no presente. Este é formado por: Verb To Be (am/is/are) + o verbo principal com -ING.
Podemos encontrar no texto os seguintes exemplos: sitting, eating, drinking, talking e leaving.