PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The present continuous tense is most often used for

the following:

- For actions happening now

- For future arrangements
- To express annoyance at repeated actions

POSITIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB PRESENT
PARTICIPLE (ING) + COMPLEMENT
SHE IS DANCING IN THE PARK THIS
MORNING.
YOU ARE WORKING IN THE OFFICE THIS
MOMENT.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT + TO BE + NOT + VERB PRESENT
PARTICIPLE (ING) + COMPLEMENT
I AM NOT SINGING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
RIGHT NOW.
HE ISNT USING THE COMPUTER TOMORROW.
YES / NO QUESTIONS
TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB PRESENT
PARTICIPLE (ING) + COMPLEMENT?
ARE WE LISTENING TO MUSIC AT HOME
TONIGHT? YES, YOU ARE / NO, YOU ARENT
IS THE CAT DRINKING MILK IN THE KITCHEN
NOW? NO, IT ISNT DRINKING MILK IN THE
KITCHEN NOW.
Information Questions - "Wh" questions

What am I doing?
Where are you living now?
Who is he speaking to?
When is she coming?
WH-WORD + TO BE + SUBJECT +VERB
PRESENT PARTICIPLE (ING) + COMPLEMENT?
THE GIRL IS PRACTICING TENNIS WITH HER
BEST FRIEND IN THE COURT RIGHT NOW.
WHAT IS THE GIRL DOING? WHAT IS THE
GIRL PRACTICING?
WHERE IS THE GIRL PRACTICING TENNIS?
WHEN IS THE GIRL PRACTICING TENNIS?
WHO IS THE GIRL PRACTICING TENNIS WITH?
SUBJECT: WHO IS PRACTICING TENNIS WITH
HER BEST FRIEND?

VERBOS QUE NO SUELEN EMPLEAR LA FORMA

PROGRESIVA
Verbos de la siguiente lista suelen utilizar la forma
simple porque hacen referencia a estados, ms que
acciones o procesos.
SENSACIN OPININ ESTADOS EMOCIONES
PERCEPCIN MENTALES / DESEOS
to assume
to to believe to forget to
feel* to consider to imagine envy
to to doubt to know to fear
hear to feel (= to mean to
to pensar) to notice dislike
see* to find (= to recognise to hate
to considerar) to to
smell to suppose remember hope
to to think* to to like
taste understand to love
to
mind
to
prefer
to
regret
to
want
to wish

OTROS MEDIDAS

to look to contain
(=parecerse to cost
a) to hold
to seem to measure
to be (en la to weigh
mayora de
los casos)
to
have(cuand
o significa
"poseer")*

EXCEPCIONES
Los verbos de sensacin y percepcin (see, hear,
feel, taste, smell) suelen utilizarse con can: I can
see... Pueden tomar la forma progresiva pero, en
este caso, su significado suele variar.

This coat feels nice and warm. (percepcin de

las cualidades del abrigo)
John's feeling much better now (est mejor
de salud)
She has three dogs and a cat. (posesin)
She's having supper. (est tomando)
I can see Anthony in the garden (percepcin)
I'm seeing Anthony later (tenemos intencin
de vernos)

How do we spell the Present Continuous

Tense?

Basic Just add -ing to the base verb:

rule

Work working

Play playing

Assist assisting

See seeing

Be being
Exception If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed
vowel + consonant, double the last letter:

Do not double when the verb ends in W-X-Z

s t O p

consonant stressed consonant

vowel

Stop stopping

Run running

Begin beginning

Note that this exception does not apply when

the last syllable of the base verb is not
stressed:

Open opening

Exception If the base verb ends in ie, change

the ie to y:

Lie lying
 Die dying

Exception If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant +

e, omit the e:

Come coming

Mistake mistaking