UNIVERSIDAD DE MARGARITA

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M-01 INGLES

PRESENT AND PAST CONTINUOUS

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Yajaira Torrealba Fabiola Brito
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El Valle del Espíritu Santo, 21 de junio del 2020

 THE PRESENT AND PAST CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS DEFINITIONS PAST CONTINUOUS Uses

Examples: 1. The continuous past is used for an action

Grammatical Rules Structure taking place in the past when another action
- When are you defending the case? interrupts it. The interrupting action is in the
past simple. When and while point to the use
1. Affirmative Sentences - Where is the hearing with the accused? Grammatical Rules of the past simple and continuous. In
To form the present
general, we use the simple past directly after
continuous, the auxiliary Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo+ing.
verb “to be” and the verb + - Why is the judgment? “when” and the continuous past after “while”.
ing are used. 2. Negative Sentences 
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + auxiliar negativo To form the past continuous, the auxiliary Structure
Structure
(not) + verbo+ing. verb “to be” and the verb + ing are used. The
auxiliary verb "to be" is in the past simple, 2. The continuous
1. Affirmative Sentences
3. Interrogative Sentences  Uses past is used to talk
but keep in mind that "to be" is an irregular Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) +
Verbo auxiliar (to be) + sujeto + verbo+ing? verb. about actions at a
verbo+ing. specific time in the
2. Negative Sentences past.
Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Verbo+ing Auxiliar (to Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + “not”
Sujeto Verb+ing
1. The present continuous is be) + verbo+ing.
talking, eating, used to talk about something
that is happening at the talking, eating, 3. Interrogative Sentences 
I am learning, I, he, she,
moment we are talking was learning, doing, Verbo auxiliar (to be) + sujeto + verbo+ing?
doing, going… it
going…
Examples:
Examples: 3. The continuous past
Talking, eating, talking, eating, - When was the trial? is used for two actions
2. We also use it to talk about you, we,
he, she, it is learning, were learning, doing, -When I defended it the assumes his that were occurring at
something that is happening now they
doing, going… going… blame? the same time in the
but not necessarily when we talk.
- Why it would be harder to defend? past.
In this case, time expressions such
talking, eating, as "currently", "lately" or "these 3. We use the present continuous to talk about
you,we, they are learning, doin, days" are used. something that has already been decided to be done in
going… the near future. Its use indicates that it is quite certain
that the planned will happen.
BIBLIOGRAFIA CONSULTADA:

https://www.aprendeinglessila.com/2013/07/el-pasado-continuo-past-continuous-en-ingles/

http://www.aprenderinglesfacil.es/2008/03/presente-continuo-o-progresivo.html