Present Continuous or Present Progressive
Usamos el present continuous para una acción que está ocurriendo en el
momento de hablar o en este período.
Los adverbios que se usan con este tiempo de verbo son: NOW o AT THE
MOMENT
El Present Continuous se forma así:
TO BE + verboING
AFFIRMATIVE / ABBREVIATION
I AM / ‘M workING
You ARE / ‘RE
He
She IS / ‘S studyING
It
We
You ARE/ ‘RE sleepING
They
NEGATIVE
ABBREVIATED
NEGATIVE
I AM NOT workING I ‘M NOT workING
You ARE NOT You AREN’T
He He
She IS NOT studyING She ISN’T studyING
It It
We We
You ARE NOT sleepING You AREN’T sleepING
They They
INTERROGATIVE – questions SHORT ANSWERS
AM I workING? Yes, I AM / No, I’M NOT
you Yes, you/ we/they ARE
ARE we No, you/ we/they AREN’T
studyING?
they
he Yes, he/ she/it IS
IS she No, he /she/it ISN’T
sleepING?
it
REGLAS
1) Verbos terminados en “E” , van a descartar la e para agregar ING
Examples:
HAVE: She is having dinner now.
MAKE: My mom is making pizza for lunch.
2) Los verbos terminados en “ Y ” agregan ing sin cambios:
David is playing with the computer.
Lucy is carrying a present in the picture.
3) Verbos de una sola sílaba, que terminan en consonante + vocal+
consonante duplican la última consonante:
RUN – running
STOP- stopping
SHOP- shopping
4) Los verbos que terminan en W , X o Y NO duplican la última
consonante, solo agregan ing:
Enjoy - enjoying
Study – studying
Más ejemplos:
Para saber qué está pasando en este momento preguntamos:
What is Lucy doing? She’s making her bed.
What are you doing? I’m doing my homework now.
What is the cat doing? It’s sleeping on a chair.
Look! It’s raining!
