PRESENT CONTINUOUS

(+) P + Verb To Be + Verb-ING

(-) P+ Verb To Be + NOT + Verb-ING
(?) Verb To Be + P + Verb-ING?

VERB TO BE
I AM
You
We ARE
They
He
She IS
It

AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am singing I am not (I’m not) singing Am I singing?
You are cooking You are not (You aren’t) cooking Are you cooking?
We are writing We are not (We aren’t) writing Are we writing?
They are climbing They are not (The aren’t) climbing Are they climbing?
He is eating He is not (He isn’t) eating Is he eating?
She is drinking She is not (She isn’t) drinking Is she drinking?
It is walking It is not (It isn’t) walking Is it walking?

El "present continuous" se utiliza para:

 una acción que está teniendo lugar en este momento:. You are studying English.
 una tendencia o una acción que está sucediendo en la actualidad: People are not eating meat.
 para describir una acción o evento futuros que ya están programados: We're going on holiday
tomorrow.

Verbs:
 Se le agrega ING.
 Cuando el verbo termina en CONSONANTE-VOCAL-CONSONANTE, se duplica la
última consonante:
Ej: Sit-Sitting
 Cuando el verbo termina en –IE, se reemplazan por –Y:
Ej: Die- Dying. // Lie- Lying
 Cuando el verbo termina en –E, se reemplaza por la –I:
Ej: Write- Writing
1. Add +ING to these verbs.
Leave: _________________
Cook:__________________
Write__________________
Stand: _________________
Fly: ___________________
Live: __________________
Study: _________________
Swim: _________________
Read: _________________
Try: ___________________
Lie: __________________
Put: __________________

2. Turn these sentences into negative:

John is going to school
__________________________________________________
His dog is playing with the ball.
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I am sleeping.
__________________________________________________
We are watching TV.
__________________________________________________

3. Turn these sentences into interrogative:

Mike is listening to music.
__________________________________________________
Sara is doing her homework.
__________________________________________________
You are reading a book.
__________________________________________________
My parents are going to the cinema.
__________________________________________________
I am dancing.
__________________________________________________
They are playing football.
__________________________________________________
 4. Give short answers to the given questions.
Are you listening to me? Yes, _____________
Is your brother singing? No, ______________
Is he watching a new film? Yes, ____________
Are they doing homework? No, _____________

5. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Sara – playing – Tom – ball – Are – ball? – with – the
___________________________________________
not – my – living – I – in – am – house.
___________________________________________
having – party – Sunday. – I – on – am – a
___________________________________________

6. Put the following sentences into the present continuous tense.

Maria does yoga.
________________________________
Esteban speaks Greek.
________________________________
John listens to the radio.
________________________________
Do they teach kung fu?
________________________________
Do you eat chocolate?
________________________________
Does Clara make cakes?
________________________________
I don't cook.
________________________________
We don't go to the cinema.
________________________________
Michael doesn't fight with his sister.
________________________________
Ana writes letters to her friends.