UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL DEL SUR DE MANABÍ

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS TÉCNICAS

INGENIERÍA CIVIL

SUBJECT:
English

THEME:
Present Continuous

STUDENT NAME:
Pilay Ponce Irvin Joslin

TEACHER:
Lisbeth Madelayne Santos Mera

PARALLEL/MODALITY/:
“A2” / MORNING /

JIPIJAPA-MANABÍ-ECUADOR
P I 2023
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The present continuous, also known as the present progressive, is a verb tense that
describes an action that started in the past and is still ongoing in the present.
The present continuous requires the present form of the verb 'to be' and the '-ing' form of
the main verb or present participle.
Any sentence that uses "is" or "are" and a verb with the suffix "-ing" is a present
continuous.

How to form the present continuous?

To form the present continuous, the auxiliary verb 'to be' is used along with the present
participle verb ending in '-ing'. The present participle is a verb form used in progressive
tenses, such as in the case of the present continuous.

Sujeto Auxiliar (To be) Verbo+ing

eating, drinking, learning,

I am
talking, doing, walking...

eating, drinking, learning,

He/She/It Is
talking, doing, walking...

eating, drinking, learning,

You/We/They Are
talking, doing, walking
The present continuous has 5 main uses:

Clearly explaining actions that are happening at the same moment they are described. For
example:
• He is learning English.
Providing context when expressing current situations. These sentences are often
accompanied by adverbs like recently, currently, or lately, among others. For example:
• She has been crying a lot lately.
Expressing future events or actions with certainty. For example:
• We are going to the movies next Friday.
Describing momentary actions or events. For example:
• He is talking now, but he was unconscious yesterday.
Indicating recurring situations. In these sentences, it is necessary to add adverbs like
forever, always, constantly, among others, to reinforce their context. For example:
• He is always running at 6 am.

Modo afirmativo del present continuous

Sujeto + verbo to be + verbo en gerundio + complemento

Modo negativo del present continuous

Sujeto + verbo to be + not + verbo en gerundio + complemento

Modo interrogativo del present continuous

Verbo to be + sujeto + verbo en gerundio + complemento + ?

Modo interrogativo del present continuous

Examples of sentences with the present continuous:

Here are some examples of sentences with the present continuous:

'Ali is swimming in the pool.'

'She is doing a funny walk.'
'The car is going very fast.'
In these examples, the verb 'to be' is in the present tense and agrees with the subjects of
each sentence. The main verb is presented in the form of the present participle '-ing' since it
is a continuous action that continues in the present.

Verbs that cannot be used in continuous tenses:

There are verbs that cannot be used in continuous tenses in English. These verbs are stative
verbs and not action verbs. However, some of these verbs can have both meanings, being
both action and stative verbs.

Verbs of the senses:

• Feel
• Hear
• See
• Smell
• Taste

Emotive verbs:
• Believe
• Dislike
• Like
• Doubt
• Imagine
• Hate
• Love

State verbs or abstract verbs:

• Be
• Cost
• Seem
• Need
• Care
• Contain
• Exist

Possession verbs:
• Belong
• Have
• Possess
• Own