Present

progressive
Or
Present
continuous
FORM:
Subject + to be + verb+ing

Negatives and Questions in the Present Continuous Tense

Yes/no
Statement Wh- question Negative
question
I am eating. Am I eating? What am I eating? I am not eating.
You are crying. Are you crying? Why are you crying? You are not crying.
He is going. Is he going? Where is he going? He is not going.
She is arriving. Is she arriving? When is she arriving? She is not arriving.
It is sleeping. Is it sleeping? Why is it sleeping? It is not sleeping.
We are leaving. Are we leaving? When are we leaving?
We are not leaving.
Why are they arguing? They are not arguing.
They are arguing. Are they arguing?
 Questions
WH Questions:
To be + subject + verb + ing +...?
WH-word + to be + subject + verb + ing + ...
Los verbos en general se convierten en progresivos o
gerundios ,cuando se le agrega la particularidad de
ando .
Esto es en inglés ING

Walk = caminar walking = caminado

talk = hablar talking = hablando

Y así para todos los verbos , pero.. Cuidado con las

modificaciones existen 3 reglas que estudiaremos .
 First rule .

TODOS LOS VERBOS TERMINADOS

EN E , SE ELIMINA LA E Y SE
AGREGA ING
EJEMPLO:
COME = VENIR

C O M E
C O M ING
SOME OTHER VERBS
DRIVE
• COME
RAISE
• ERASE
E
• GIVE WRITE

• TAKE RIDE

TYPE
RULE 2
• VERBOS DE UNA SILABA QUE TERMINA EN
CONSONANTE SE DOBLA LA ULTIMA LETRA Y SE
AGREGA ING .
•RUN

• CONS VOCAL CONS

•R U N N I N G
SOME OTHER VERBS
• SHOP SHOPPING
• STOP STOPPING
• GET GETTING
• SPOT SPOTTING
• HIT HITTING
….however, Do not double the
consonant in words that end in w, x,
or y!

•sew – sewing
•fix – fixing
•enjoy - ????????
In words of two or more syllables that
end in a consonant-vowel-consonant
combination, double the last consonant
only if the last syllable is stressed.

•admit – admitting
•regret - ?????????
RULE 3
• PARA LA MAYORIA DE LOS VERBOS QUE NO TIENEN ESTAS EXIGENCIAS
ANTERIORES , SOLO AGREGA ING

• WEAR WEARING

• EAT EATING

• LISTEN LISTENING

• CALL CALLING

• SHOUT SHOUTING
IE
• CUANDO LA COMBINACION DEL VERBO ES

•DIE L Y I NG
•LIE L Y I NG
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• now / right now
• nowadays
• at the moment
• this year / this term
• for the time being
• currently
• Listen! Look!....
USE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS:
USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO DESCRIBE A PHOTO OR PICTURE
PLANS IN THE FUTURE
NON-CONTINUOUS VERBS

• also called stative verbs

• not generally used in progressive tenses
• they refer to the things that are true (the truth
generally doesn’t change)
• verbs about:
• thoughts
• possession
• emotions
• body senses
• other (opinion, definition etc.)
 SLEEP GET UP HAVE

SLEEPING GETTING UP HAVING