IDIOMA EXTRANJERO – GUÍA DE TRABAJO EN CASA MES DE MARZO

AREA: ENGLISH GRADE: 11 TH TERM: FIRST

TOPIC: PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PROGRESSIVE TEACHER: MG. MAIRA TAHINA PINTO YAÑEZ
STUDENT’S NAME: DATE: MARCH

PRESENT PROGRESIVE

What are you doing? ¿Qué estás haciendo?

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am going I am not going Am I going ?
You are not
You are going Are you going ?
going
He is going He is not going Is he going ?
She is going She is not going Is she going ?
It is going It is not going Is it going ?
We are going We are not going Are we going ?
You are not
You are going Are you going ?
going
They are not
They are going Are they going ?
going

Affirmative subject + am/is/are + 1 > "ing"

I am going to New York - Estoy yendo a New York
He is going to New York - El está yendo a New York
Negative subject + am/is/are + not + 1 > "ing"
I am not going to New York - No estoy yendo a New York
 He is not going to New York - El no está yendo a New York
Interrogative Am/Is/Are + subject + 1 > "ing" ?
Am I going to New York ? - ¿Estoy yendo a New York ?
Is he going to New York ? - ¿Está él yendo a New York ?
 
USES OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PROGRESSIVE

Acciones que ocurren en el momento de hablar.

Lucas is getting up now. Lucas se está levantando ahora.
My wife is having lunch now. Mi esposa está almorzando ahora.
Planes futuros que han sido confirmados.
The manager is meeting me tonight. El gerente se va a reunir conmigo esta
noche.
They are arriving tomorrow morning. Van a llegar mañana por la mañana.
Acciones que tendrán lugar en un futuro próximo y sobre las que se ha
tomado una resolución firme.
I am going to visit their office in Caracas next week.
Voy a visitar su oficina de Caracas la próxima semana.
Acciones habituales con sentido negativo que llevan always.
Mike is always talking nonsense. Mike siempre está hablando estupideces.
He is always annoying his friends. Siempre está molestando a sus amigos.
verbos que no suelen utilizarse en presente continuo
know  -  like  -  want  -  love  -  hate  -  need
expresiones usuales del presente continuo
the next  -  at moment  -  now  -  in this week
on Sunday  - this evening  -  tomorrow
 ACTIVITIES
1. Add + ing to the given verbs. (Añade ing a los verbos dados).
Examples:
leave leaving
Copy coping
stand _________ live ____ swim __________ Play ____________
cook __________ fly __________ study _______ read ____________
write __________ try __________ put ____________ lie ______________

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the present progressive.

(Coloque el verbo que está en el paréntesis en presente progresivo).
Examples:
Luis (buy) a new jacket.
Luis is buying a new jacket.
1. Marisa (teach) her girl to ride her bike.
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2. Our airbus jet (fly) at 17,000 meters right now.
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3. The electrician (work) under our car at the moment.
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4. My grandma (come) to tea tomorrow.
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5. Lucia (read) "Don Quixote" in English.
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3. Change these sentences into negative form.
(Cambie estas oraciones a la forma negativa).

Examples:
Carol is listening to the radio
Carol is not listening to the radio.

1. They are repairing the old road.

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2. Mother is sweeping the front yard.
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3. I am asking a silly question.
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4. Rodolfo is cleaning his shoes.
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5. The new students are making a lot of mistakes.
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4. Write the following sentences into interrogative form

(Escriba las siguientes oraciones en forma interrogativa).

Examples:

Jimmy is cleaning the kitchen

 Is Jimmy ckleaning the kitchen?
1. She is helping her mother in the kitchen.
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2. They are carrying an umbrella.

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3. I am cooking a lemon pie.
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4. This girl is wearing a nice uniform.
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5. Bus Copetran Bogota-Cucuta is coming right now.
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5. Look at the pictures and give the correct answers.

Example: Is Sara sitting? Yes, she is. Or Is Tim sitting? No, he isn’t. He is running.

Is Oscar eating? Is the rabbit running? Are the bees sleeping?

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Is the monkey playing the piano? Is the woman cooking diners? Am I playing rugby?
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Is Nathan doing his homework? Are they cooking? Is the baby smiling?
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