Present

Continuous
 We use PRESENT
CONTINUOUS…
1. For actions happening now, at the
moment of speaking.
(Para acciones que estan ocurriendo en el momento de hablar)

It is raining outside.
 We use PRESENT
CONTINUOUS…
2. To talk about temporary situations, even if the
action isn't happening at this moment.
(Para hablar de situaciones temporales, incluso si las acciones no estan
ocurriendo en el momento de hablar)

John's working in a bar until he finds a job in his

field.
(He might not be working now.)
 We use PRESENT
CONTINUOUS…
3. For fixed arrangements (plans) in the
near future.
(Para establecer acuerdos (planes) en un futuro cercano)
I am going out with him tonight.
We are flying to Paris tomorrow morning.
Time expressions we use with
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Now (ahora), at the moment (en este
momento), at present (en el presente),
these days (en estos dias), nowadays
(actualmente), today (hoy), tonight (esta
noche)

My mother is cooking at the moment.

I am going dancing tonight.
How do we form PRESENT
CONTINUOUS?
 Negative forms and
questions
Negative form:
Personal pronoun + auxiliary verb+ verb-ing
I am not eating.
Question form:
Auxiliary verb + personal pronoun + verb-ing
Are you eating?
 Exceptions:

• If the verb ends in an E we remove

the E and add ING
(verbos terminados en “E”, le quitamos la “E” y
agregamos “ING”)

to live living
to have having
 Exceptions:
• If the verb ends in a consonant +
vowel + consonant, we double the final
consonant and add ING.
• (verbos terminados en
“consonante+vocal+consonante (c+v+c)”, ponemos
dos veces la consonante final y agregamos “ING”

to stop stopping
to sit sitting
 Exceptions:
• when the verb ends in W, X or Y we
add “ING”. (verbos terminados en w, x, y, le
agregamos “ING”)

to fix fixing
to enjoy enjoying
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