We use it

Para hablar sobre algo que esta sucediendo ahora.

Para hablar sobre actividades que estan sucediendo pero no necesariamente en este preciso momento.

Tambien se usa este tiempo verbal para hablar sobre actividades que van a suceder en el futuro cercano, especialmente para eventos planeados.

Key Words

Son las palabras que generalmente aparecen en las oraciones de este tiempo verbal. Las mas comunes son

- Now

- In this moment

- Right now

- This week

- This monday

- Next

- Currently

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Sujeto + Verbo To Be + Verbo –Ing + el resto de la oracion...

Remember

El verbo "To Be" se divide en tres

Am, Is, Are

se debe prestar atencion al Sujeto para escribir la forma del Verbo correcta.

- I am

- You are

- She is

- He is

- It is

- We are

- They are

Despues del verbo "To Be" se escribe el Verbo principal con –Ing al final.

Watch > Watching

Smell > Smelling

Study > Studying

Read > Reading

  • Examples

    I am going to the cinema in this moment.

    (Yo estoy yendo al cine en este momento).

    Lucy is studying in her room right now.

    (Lucy esta estudiando en su habitacion justo ahora).

    My sister and I are cooking dinner.

    (Mi hermana y yo estamos cocinando la cena).

    Peter is training a lot for the competition next week.

    (Peter esta entrenando un monton para la competencia la proxima semana).

Sujeto + Verbo To Be (Negativo) + Verbo – Ing + el resto de la oracion.

Se mantiene la misma estructura que en la forma Afirmativa pero se niega el verbo "To Be".

Remember

La forma Negativa del verbo "To Be" es

Am Not, Is Not, Are Not.

Forma Corta

I'm Not, Isn't, Aren't.

El verbo principal siempre lleva –Ing.

  • Examples

    They aren't talking in this moment.

    (Ellos no estan hablando en este momento).

    Paul is not painting the wall.

    (Paul no esta pintando la pared).

    I am not listening to you.

    (No te estoy escuchando).

    They aren't seeing the dentist this week.

    (Ellos no estan viendo al dentista esta semana).

Verbo To Be + Sujeto + Verbo –Ing + el resto de la oracion...?

En la forma Interrogativa, el verbo "To Be" va antes del Sujeto.

Remember

El verbo principal siempre lleva –Ing.

  • Examples

    Are you looking at me?

    (Estas tu mirandome?).

    Is she watching TV now?

    (Esta ella mirando la tv ahora?).

    Is Emma eating that hamburger?

    (Esta Emma comiendo esa hamburguesa?).

    Are the twins visiting Paris next month?

    (Estan los mellizos visitando Paris el proximo mes?).

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Answer

Correct Answer

The Present Continuous is also used to talk about future situations.

True

Well done!

False

Try again

It _ _ _ _ _ in London.

raining

Keep trying

is always raining

Good!

is rain

Try again

My teacher _ _ _ _ _ at the board.

isn't looking

You did it!

are looking

Wrong answer

looking is

Keep trying

_ _ _ _ _ tonight?

Are you work

Try again

Are working

Wrong answer

Are you working

Great!

Which of the following sentences refers to a future plan?

We are playing football now.

Keep trying

We are playing football tomorrow.

Cool!

We aren't playing football.

Try again

Which of the following is a Present Continuous keyword?

Always

Wrong answer

Now

You did it!

Tomorrow

Keep trying

We don't need to write the verb TO BE in the negative sentences.

True

Try again

False

That´s it!

In the Present Continuous the main verb always finishes in –ING.

True

Correct answer!

False

Keep trying

My dog is _ _ _ _ _ in the garden.

run

Try again

running

Correct answer!

rung

Wrong answer

We _ _ _ _ _ TV right now.

is watching

Keep trying

are watch

Try again

are watching

Well done!

Rose _ _ _ _ _ dinner.

isn't cooking

Good!

am cooking

Wrong answer

is cook

Keep trying

I _ _ _ _ _ a letter in this moment.

are write

Try again

is writing

Wrong answer

am writing

Great!

_ _ _ _ _ you working hard?

Are

Cool!

Do

Keep trying

Isn't

Try again

_ _ _ _ _ the baby sleeping now?

Does

Wrong answer

Is

You did it!

Not

Keep trying

We _ _ _ _ _ the guitar together.

aren't playing

That´s it!

is playing

Try again

are play

Wrong answer

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