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1- Investigar y estudiar los siguientes temas: The present
continuous: spelling rules for the present participle.

Like other verb tenses, the present continuous in English has three modes:
affirmative, negative and interrogative. In this table you can find how it is formed:

Affirmative

Subject + verb to be + verb in gerund + complement

Negative

Subject + verb to be + not + verb in gerund + complement

Rule 1. All verbs end in –ing.

Rule 2. When a verb ends in a consonant, the last letter must be doubled to add
the ending –ing.
Rule 3. If the verb ends in a silent e, this letter is removed and the ending –ing
is placed.
Rule 4. Verbs that end in double e keep this ending and add –ing to the end.
Rule 5. Verbs ending in –ie substitute a and + -ing.

Exceptions
The nature of some verbs prevents their conjugation in the present continuous in
English, so they do not usually have -ing ending. These verbs are known as "state"
or stative verbs. What do the stative verbs point to? Emotional or mental states,
sensations, communication and others. In this table you can find some examples:
Appear (aparecer)
Agree (estar de acuerdo)
Be (ser/estar)
Believe (creer)
2- The present continuous: rules for forming statements. -
The present continuous: rules for forming questions

Interrogative
Verb to be + subject + gerund verb + complement
  Are those girls laughing?
¿Las niñas están riendo?

3- The present continuous: rules for forming questions

If the question is negative, the sentence should be started in the same way as
with an affirmative question, but accompanied by the negative auxiliary. You
can also collapse the sentence:
• Isn't Pedro sleeping?
¿No está durmiendo Pedro?
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