CONTINUOU§
Afirmativa
Sujeto + be + verbo -ing + complementos
She is drinking water. (Está bebiendo agua.)
Negativa
Sujeto + be + nof + verbo -ing + complementos
We aren't ploying chess now. (No estamos jugando al ajedrez ahora.)
lnterrogativa
(Partícula interrogativa) + be + sujeto + verbo -ing + complementos + ?
What are you reading? (¿Qué lees?)
ls Peter singing? (¿Peter está cantando?)
TOWORK
Forma completa Forma contraída Forma completa Forma contraída
Iam working. l'm working. lam notworking. l'm notworkíng.
You are You're You are not You aren't wo
He is working. He's working. working.
He is not He isn't working.
She is working. She's working. She is not working. 5he isn'tworking.
It is worki
It's It is not worki It isn'tworki
We are working. We're working. We are not working. We aren't working.
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You are working. You're working. You are notworking. You aren't working.
Theyareworking. They'reworking. They are not working. They aren't working.
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(Where)am lworking?
(Where) are you working?
(Where)is heworking?
(Where) is she working?
(Where) is itworking?
(Where) are we working?
(Where) are you working?
(Where) are they working?
Reglas ortográficas
Para añadir -ing al verbo debemos tener en cuenta los siguientes casos:
- La mayoría de verbos añaden -ing ala raízsin más cambios:
work-working
read - reading
- Los verbos que acaban en -e la pierden:
have - having
dance - dancing
- Los verbos que acaban en -y no la pierden ni la cambian:
play - ploying
study - studying
- Los verbos que acaban en consonante + vocal + consonante, duplican la última consonante:
put - putting
- Los verbos que acaban en -re cambian -ie por -ying:
die - dying
lie - lying
- Los verbos que acaban en -o y -ee no pierden la vocal:
go - going
see - seeing
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{} Escribe el gerundio (verbo +:ing) y el significado de estos verbos.
Ejemplo: eat: eat¡nq - comer
1 enjoy: ... 2t learn: ...
2 he'. ........ 22 teach: .
3 rain: ."... 23 stay: ....
4 shop: ... 24 write: ..
5 sell: ...... 25 sit:.......
6 snow: .. 26 pass: ...
7 visit: .... 27 study: .
8 have: ... 28 fly: ......
9 speak:. 29 read: ...
10 iive: ..... 30 dance:
31 caa'
11 shave:.
t2 take'. .... 32 cut: .....
13 make: .. 33 blow: ..
14 bark: ... 34 sink: .."
15 wear: .. 35 feel: ....
16 jump: .. 36 do: ......
17 boil: .... 37 smoke:
18 clean: . 38 smile: .
19 feed: ... 39 go: ......
20 deliver: 40 cty: ....
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4' Escribe las frases en present continuous en la forma afirmativa.
Ejemplo: She / drink / milk
the is drinking milk.
1 Peter / do / sport.
2 The cat / sleep / in the kitchen
3 lVIy mother / say / "Good morning"
4 Our dog / bark / now.
5 Helen and Joe /buy / fr.ttt in the market at the moment.
6 He /rcad / the newspaper in the garden.
7 The sailor / smoke / a Cuban cigar
8 IvIy daughter / help / me now.
9 The children / sing / beautiful songs.
10 She / clean / the windows
11 They / drive / avery big lorry.
12 \/Iy mother / visit / her aunt.
13 The girls / play /football at school today,
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14 He /learn / JaPanese.
15 IVIy turtie / eat /in the water,
16 They / walk / along the street now
17 IvIy grandmother / smile
18 Feter / coPY / the exercíses.
19 He / write / a new novel
20 My brothers / fly lto Scotland now,
2l The frog /iump / in the garden.
22 The farmer / feed / the animals at the moment
23 The shop assistant /open / the shop
24 They / skt /in Andorra
25 She / touch / his hand lovinglY
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ffi fscriOe los verbos entre paréntesis en present continuouspara formar frases negativas.
Ejempto: Paut isn't Playinq with Witliam. (not ptay)
1 He ........ too much money now' (not spend)
2 Carla ........ TV now. (not watch)
3 L. him the toys. (not give)
4 They ......". on the table. (not write)
5 She .......' her room pink now. (not paint)
6 They ........ fruit in the supermarket' (not buy)
7 lt/I¡girandmother .............. her white hair at the moment. (not brush)
8 Beth home now. (not go)
9 John ........ now.,(not cook)
10 The wind .......' very much now' (not blow)
11 Sheila .......' sweets. (not eat)
12 \[y dog ......"... in the garden. (not sieep)
13 Sarah ........ flowers at the moment. (not cut)
14 The postman .....'.. letters. (not deliver)
15 It ......". at the moment. (not rain)
16 The police inspector ........ questions. (not ask)
17 T]he child ....... ..."' on a rock. (not sit)
18 The man ......... the truth. (not tell)
19 They .."...'. for the cup' (not flght)
20 These students ."..... a uniform at the moment. (not wear)
2L He ........ to me now. (not lie)
22 We ........ Italian wine now. (not drlnk)
23 She ........ photographs at the moment' (not take)
24 MIy sister . ...... her black jeans now. (not wear)
2E The water Don't put the vegetables in there! (not boil)
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* Escribe los verbos entre paréntesis en present continuous para formar frases interrogativas.
Ejemplo: What are youdoinq here? (you / do)
1 What in the market? (she / buy)
2 Where now? (John / work)
3 Who ............: along the street? (come)
4 Why .............? (you / cry)
5 How may sweets ...? (you I eal")
6 What ...^..... ....? (she / ask)
7 How it? (you / do)
8 What colour ........ ..,..... the room? (you / paint)
9 Who ... .........? (sins)
10 Where the lamps? (the electrician / repair)
It ............ .... now? (you / dream)
12 ......... .. .... her feet on the sofa? (Jane / put)
13 .. ..". now? (the elevator / work)
l4 .... in The Alps? (she / ski)
15 .. .... to me? (you / listen)
16 .... ... .... the red car? (tfrey / wash)
L7 .......... .... you? (we / help)
18....... .... the lesson? (Peter / copy)
.... hard? (you / study)
20" .. ?(itlfau)
21 ... ....... .... to the USA? (they / fly)
22 .... .... in the bathroom? (my father / shave)
23... ..". again? (the dog / bark)
24.. .... in Berlin? (it / rain)
25 .... ..... .... ? (the ship / sink)
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g: Traduce.
Recuerda que en castellano podemos usar el presente de indicativo cuando la acción
ocurre en el momento de hablar. Tampoco ponemos sujeto siempre. Por eso, en el caso de
la tercera persona del singular, tendrás que elegir entre he o she.
1 Te estoy invitando.
2 ¿Escribes una postal?
3 No hacemos deporte
4 No estamos comprando chocolate negro.
5 ¿Por qué está lloviendo otravez?
6 El barco se está hundiendo
7 ¿Está hablando japonés?
8 No está cortando pan.
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9 ¿Fuera sopla el vienJo?
10 ¿En Alaska nieva en este momento?
11 ¿Estás viendo la tele?
12 Las chicas bailan en el jardín
13 Frank se está afeitando
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14 Leemos una novela rnuy interesante
15 Ella lleva puestos unos vaqueros.
t6 ¿Ouién está estudiando ingiés ahora?
17 IVI1 hermano y mi hermana están volando hacia Gran Bretaña ,
18 ¿Está ladrando tu Perro?
19 Mi abuelo está sentado en una butaca.
2O ¿Qué está haciendo Susan?
21 Os estoy enseñando el present continuous
22 Bel.hy Joe están visitando estudios de televisiÓn.
23 lvii cuñado está haciendo fotografías
24 ¿\tmadre está abriendo la tienda?
25 Laradio no funciona
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@ Completa estas frases en present continuous.
Ejemplo: She isn't working in the garden. (not work)
1 Where now? (she / go)
2 NTy sister in the park. (not run)
3 She ....... an onion. (cut)
4 The waiter .a bottle. (open)
5 How many tables ? (he /paint)
6 lvlyparents........ .. the doctor today. (visit)
7We ...... Russian. (not speak)
I The sailor in a hotel near the harbour. (live)
9 She ....... my questions. (not answer)
10 They ......".. in love. (fall)
11 The thieves ......... ... the windows. (break)
t2 milk in the kitchen? (the cat / drink)
13 Peter ......... a poem. (write)
t4 .. again. (it / rain)
15 The birds .. in the sky. (fiy)
16 I .. a very beautiful dress. (wear)
17 What on the table? (you / put)
18 The alarm clock .. (not work)
19 Ir ... outside. (snow)
20 The potatoes ... ... ...., now. (burn)
21 You ....... the present continuous. (study)
22 What ? (Peter's son / drive)
23 We ...... chess in the garden. (play)
24 The secretary . ...... him now. (ca11)
25 IViy sister her new bicycle. (ride)
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