Present Continuous

SWAY

Usamos el present continuous para expresar acciones que están sucediendo ahora NOW, en el momento de hablar (AT THE MOMENT).

 

 

I'm working now.

Affirmative se forma con el SUJETO+ (am/is/are) + infinitivo+-ing.

Examples:
I am working
You are working
He/she/it is working
We are working
You are working
They are working

Negative se forma con el SUJETO+ (am/is/are) +not+ infinitivo+-ing.

Examples:
I am not working
You are not working
He/she/it is not working
We are not working
You are not working
They are not working


Interrogative  se forma con: (am/is/are) +SUJETO+infinitivo+-ing?

Examples:
Am I working?
Are you working?
Is he/she/it working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?

Respuestas cortas (Short answers)
Are you listening to the radio? Yes, I am / No, I'm not.
Is he watching T.V? Yes, he is / No, he isn't.
Are they sleeping? Yes, they are / No, they aren't 

NOTAS SOBRE EL SPELLING:

A. Cuando un verbo acaba en –e, la-e cae antes de añadir “-ing”: take- taking
Esto no ocurre cuando acaba “-ee”: see-seeing

B. Cuando un verbo monosílabo está formado de consonante+vocal+consonante, duplica la consonante final antes de añadir “-ing”

hit-hitting                 run-running                stop-stopping

Verbos de dos o más sílabas cuya última sílaba contiene solo una vocal y acaba en una consonante duplican esta consonante final si el golpe de voz se da en la última sílaba:

begin-beginning      PERO   enter-entering (el golpe de voz no está en la última sílaba)
 
C. Cuando el verbo acaba en “-l”  siempre se dobla la "l": travel-travelling

D. Cuando el verbo acaba en -ie, sustituimos la -ie por -y, y añadimos -ing: die-dying

¡CUIDADO! Hay algunos verbos que no se pueden usar en presente continuo: be, have got, like, love, hate, prefer, want, wish, understand, think, remember, see, hear, smell, etc

En ese caso sólo se podrán poner en presente simple:

I think she's beautiful.

I like children.

I don't understand Chinese.

Compara estos dos ejemplos:

I have got a car  but  I'm having breakfast

 

 

EXERCISES

 

Look at the picture. Who is doing what?