{"id":85182,"date":"2019-03-18T19:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T22:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/?p=75818"},"modified":"2026-01-22T02:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:31:37","slug":"present-continuous-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/present-continuous-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Present Continuous in Portuguese | Lesson 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We saw earlier,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese-ser-estar\/\">in lesson 7<\/a>, the difference between&nbsp;<em>ser<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>estar<\/em>&nbsp;(verb to be). Now let\u2019s learn a verb tense called&nbsp;<strong>Presente Cont\u00ednuo<\/strong> <em>(Present Continuous)<\/em> in Portuguese. Using the present continuous we can express actions that are happening at this right moment or actions that we do on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/woman-riding-a-bicycle-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/woman-riding-a-bicycle-1-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"presente continuo em portugues\" class=\"wp-image-75833\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ELA&nbsp;<strong>EST\u00c1 ANDANDO<\/strong>&nbsp;DE BICICLETA. (<em>She is riding a bike<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/present-continuous-in-portuguese\/#Present_Continuous_Formation\" >Present Continuous Formation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/present-continuous-in-portuguese\/#Gerund\" >Gerund:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/present-continuous-in-portuguese\/#Lets_see_some_examples\" >Let\u2019s see some examples:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/present-continuous-in-portuguese\/#Exercises\" >Exercises:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/present-continuous-in-portuguese\/#Answers\" >Answers:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Present_Continuous_Formation\"><\/span>Present Continuous Formation:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Verb to be (<em>estar<\/em>) in the present (<em>Presente do Indicativo<\/em>) + gerund (<em>ger\u00fandio<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gerund\"><\/span>Gerund:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Falar \u2013 falando<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comer \u2013 comendo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partir \u2013 partindo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba We remove the letter&nbsp;<strong>r<\/strong>&nbsp;from the infinitive and add&nbsp;<strong>-ndo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong>&nbsp;falar \u2013 fala + ndo = falando<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_see_some_examples\"><\/span>Let\u2019s see some examples:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2500 Eu&nbsp;<strong>estou estudando<\/strong>&nbsp;portugu\u00eas agora. Voc\u00ea pode me ligar mais tarde? (I\u2019m studying Portuguese now. Can you call me later?)<br>\u2500 Claro, ligo depois. (yes, I will call you later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2500 Alex&nbsp;<strong>est\u00e1 estudando<\/strong>&nbsp;portugu\u00eas no Rio de Janeiro. (Alex is studying Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro.)<br>\u2500 Que legal! (That\u2019s cool.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2500 O que eles&nbsp;<strong>est\u00e3o fazendo<\/strong>&nbsp;agora? (What are they doing now?)<br>\u2500 Eles&nbsp;<strong>est\u00e3o dormindo<\/strong>. (They are sleeping.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2500 A senhora Ana&nbsp;<strong>est\u00e1 comendo<\/strong>&nbsp;agora. Quer deixar recado? (Mrs. Ana is having lunch now. Do you want to leave a message?)<br>\u2500 N\u00e3o, obrigada. Eu ligo mais tarde. (No, thank you. I will call her later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercises\"><\/span>Exercises:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Write 5 sentences using the Present Continuous in Portuguese<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Using the Present Continuous, tell us what you are doing in Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. What are they doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/present-continuous-portuguese-3-300x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/present-continuous-portuguese-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/present-continuous-portuguese-3-100x67.jpg 100w\" alt=\"present continuous portuguese 2\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b)<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/present-continuous-portuguese-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c)<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/present-continuous-portuguese-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answers\"><\/span>Answers:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Personal answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Personal answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. a) Ela est\u00e1 bebendo \u00e1gua (She is drinking water.); b) Ele est\u00e1 cantando (He is singing); c) Eles est\u00e3o dormindo (They are sleeping).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>est\u00e3o dormindo (Ellos est\u00e1n durmiendo).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to use the present continuous in Portuguese. 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