INSTITUTO SAN PABLO GUIA#3 INGLES 2023

PRESENT CONTINUOS / PROGRESIVE

TENSE

El presente continuo se utiliza de dos maneras, como un

significado de futuro en algunos casos y normalmente en
situaciones que están ocurriendo en el preciso momento en que se
está hablando.
Se utiliza con el verbo to be conjugado y el otro verbo que lo
acompaña añade a su infinitivo (sin el to) la terminación -ing.
En pasado se utiliza también conjugando el verbo to be en pasado.

 Examples:
That people are dancing. Esa gente está bailando.
 I think my boyfriend is working.
 I am wearing a red skirt. Llevo puesta una camiseta roja.
 John is probably getting up. John está
probablementelevantándose.
 She is singing. Ella está cantando.
 Andy is talking to Polly. Andy está hablando con Polly.
 What are you cooking? ¿qué estás cocinando?
 What are you eating? ¿Qué estás comiendo?

Exercises:

Can you complete these sentences? Put the verbs in the

progressivepresent

o We............. Listening to the radio.

o She............ listening to records.
o ........... you listening to the radio?
o .......... She going to the cinema?
o ........... he selling tickets?
o .............. were listening to the radio before the TV
programstarted. (you, Jack)
o ............. Was buying the tickets before the film started.
(we,Jane)
o ............were going to the cinema when it started to rain.
(Jackand Don, she)
 INSTITUTO SAN PABLO GUIA#3 INGLES 2023

COMPLETE THE CHART WITH A PRESENT PARTICIPLE:

eat eating watch

brush read

listen check

play take

do write

make get

shave travel

talk study

COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS. USE THE

VERBS IN THE BOX.

Example: Paola is brushing_ her teeth right now. (Brush)

1. Gabriela the house. (clean)

2. Lidia’s boyfriend TV now. (watch)

3. Josefina and Lia the dishes.(not/wash)

4. I breakfast now. (Make)

5. Zarela e- mail. (not/check )

6. They a shower. (take)

7. Paolo soccer in the stadium. (play)

8. Sara and Luis the house now. (not/clean)

9. Alejandra’s parents _ a nap. (take)

10. My sister the laundry right now.( do)