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Teacher: Lic. Nimia Villagra Ferreira
Course: Subject: English Date: / / TP: pts.
Present Continuous Negative and Interrogative.
In this class, we are going to continue learning about the present continuous in negative and
interrogative forms. (En esta clase vamos a continuar aprendiendo acerca del presente continuo en sus
formas negativa e interrogativa)
• We use the negative form of the present continuous to say that something is NOT
happening at the moment. (Utilizamos la forma negativa del presente continuo para
decirque algo NO está sucediendo en ese momento)
Structure (Estructura)
Subject+verb to be(am/are/is) +not +verb(ing)
Sujeto + verbo to be(am/are/is) + not +
verbo(ing)Example:
I am not dancing. (Yo no estoy bailando)
• We use the interrogative form of the present continuous to ask what is happening at the
moment. (Utilizamos la forma interrogativa del presente continuo para preguntar que está
sucediendo en ese momento)
Structure (Estuctura)
Verb to be(am/are/is)+subject+verb(ing)+?
Verbo to be (am/are/is)+sujeto +verbo(ing
Example:
Are you dancing? (¿Estás bailando?)
Let’s see the following table. (Observemos el siguiente cuadro).
Negative form Interrogative form Short answer
(Forma negativa) (Forma interrogativa) (Respuesta corta)
I am not walking Am I walking? Yes, I am
I’m not walking No, I´m not
You are not walking Are you walking? Yes, you are
You’re not walking No, you aren’t
He is not walking Is he walking? Yes, he is
He’s not walking No, he isn’t
She is not walking Is she walking Yes, she is
She’s not walking No, she isn’t
It is not walking Is it walking? Yes, it is
It’s not walking No, it isn’t
We are not walking Are we walking? Yes, we are No
We aren’t walking , we aren’t
You are not walking Are you walking? Yes, you are
You’re not walking No, you aren’t
They are not walking Are they walking? Yes, they are
They aren’t walking No, they aren’t
A poner en práctica lo aprendido.
1- Change the sentences to the negative form. (Cambia las oraciones a la forma negativa)
Example: Marcos is walking alone. Marcos is not walking alone.
a) Lynda is swimming in the river.
b) We are visiting the museum.
c) She is washing her clothes.
d) They are listening to the radio.
2- Fill in the blanks with verb to be+ing of the verb in parenthesis.
(Llena los espacios enblanco con el verbo to be+ ing del verbo en paréntesis)
Example: he TV? (watch)
Is he watching TV?
a) Mark the newspaper? (read)
b) you your homework? (do)
c) they a game? (play)
d) I ? (sleep)
3- Answer questions about you using short answers.
(Contesta las preguntas acerca de ti usando respuestas cortas).
a) Are you copying the exercises?
b) Are you sleeping?
c) Is your mother cooking?
d) Are your friends chatting?