Sujeto + Verbo To Be + Verbo –Ing + el resto de la oración...
Remember
El "Verbo To Be" se divide en tres "Am - Is - Are", se debe prestar atención al Sujeto para escribir la forma del Verbo correcta.
- I am
- You are
- She is
- He is
- It is
- We are
- They are
Después 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.
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Lucy is studying in her room right now.
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My sister and I are cooking dinner.
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Peter is training a lot for the competition next week.
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Sujeto + Verbo To Be (Negativo) + Verbo – Ing + el resto de la oración.
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 finaliza con "–ing".
Examples
They aren't talking in this moment.
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Paul is not painting the wall.
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I am not listening to you.
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They aren't seeing the dentist this week.
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Verbo To Be + Sujeto + Verbo –Ing + el resto de la oración...?
En la forma Interrogativa, el "Verbo To Be" va antes del Sujeto.
Remember
El verbo principal siempre finaliza con "–ing"
Examples
Are you looking at me?
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Is she watching TV now?
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Is Emma eating that hamburger?
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Are the twins visiting Paris next month?
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1 The Present Continuous is also used to talk about future situations.
2 It _____ in London.
3 My teacher _____ at the board.
4 _____ tonight?
5 Which of the following sentences refers to a future plan?
6 Which of the following is a Present Continuous keyword?
7 We don't need to write the Verb To Be in the negative sentences.
8 In the Present Continuous the main verb always finishes in "–ing"
9 My dog is _____ in the garden.
10 We _____ TV right now.
11 Rose _____ dinner.
12 I _____ a letter in this moment.
13 _____ you working hard?
14 _____ the baby sleeping now?
15 We _____ the guitar together.
