PRESENT CONTINUOUS

USO

El presente continuo en inglés se usa para

1- expresar lo que está ocurriendo en el momento de hablar o en el periodo de tiempo presente.

2- describir acciones futuras ya concertadas.

FORMA

Fórmula: verbo to be en presente (am/is/are) + verbo en gerundio (-ing)

1- Afirmativa: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo-ing

I am working at the moment

You are listening to the radio now

He is watching a film on TV now

She is watching a football match on TV at the moment

It is eating (my dog) right now

We are playing tennis right now

You are listening to a new song at the moment

They are sleeping now

2- Negativa: sujeto + am/is/are + not (am not/isn’t/aren’t) + verbo-ing

I am not working at the moment (I'm not working at the moment

You are not listening to the radio now You're not (aren't) listening to the radio now

He is not watching a film on TV now He's not (isn't) watching a film on TV now

She is not watching a football match on TV now She's not (isn't) watching a football match on TV now

It is not eating (my dog) right now It's not (isn't) eating (my dog) right now

We are not playing tennis right now We're not (aren't) playing tennis right now

You are not listening to a new song at the moment You're not (aren't) listening to a new song at the moment

They are not sleeping now They're not (aren't) sleeping now

3- Interrogativa: am/is/are + sujeto + verbo-ing ?

Am I working at the moment ?

Are you listening to the radio now ?

Is he watching a film on TV now ?

Is she watching a football match on TV at the moment ?

Is it eating (my dog) right now ?

Are we playing tennis right now ?

Are you listening to a new song at the moment ?

Are they sleeping now ?

4. Respuestas breves

1- Afirmativa: Sujeto + verbo to be sin contraer

Are you listening to the radio now ? Yes, I am

Is she watching a football match on TV at the moment ? Yes, she is

Are they sleeping now ? Yes, they are

2- Negativa: Sujeto + verbo to be + not contraído

Are you listening to the radio now ? No, I'm not

Is she watching a football match on TV at the moment ? No, she isn't

Are they sleeping now ? No, they aren't

EXPRESIONES TEMPORALES CON EL PRESENTE CONTINUO

1- Este tiempo se utiliza con expresiones de tiempo como NOW, RIGHT NOW, AT THE MOMENT, o expresiones que hacen alusión a alguna acción momentánea o temporal: Look!!, Listen!!!

Look!, someone is painting the wall.

Listen!, they are singing tour favorite song.

2- En el uso de futuro va acompañado de expresiones de tiempo futuro: TOMORROW, NEXT WEEK, IN TWO DAYS.....

I'm meeting my friends next Friday

We aren't visiting gandma tomorrow, she called to say she is ill.

He is flying to Mexico in two days.

REGLAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA (RULES OF SPELLING)

1- la -e final desaparece: smile-smiling

2- la –y final se mantiene: study-studying; play-playing

3- si el verbo es monosílabo y está formaddo por cvc (consonate-vocal-consonante: sit) ò ccvc (consonate-consonante-vocal-consonante: stop), se dobla la última cons: run- running, get-getting

4- si el verbo es bisílabo y tiene el acento en la última sílaba, también se dobla la última consosnate: : begin-beginning; refer- referring; prefer-preferring

5- los verbos lie, die y tie: lying, dying, tying

PRÁCTICA

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2- aquí

3- y mucho más aquí