Present ContinuousPresent Continuous

AffirmativeAffirmative

NegativeNegative

Questions and short answersQuestions and short answers

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Affirmative:Affirmative: Subject+ Subject+ is/are/amis/are/am+ Verb Gerund + Verb Gerund **+ (C)+ (C)

* * Gerund= Infinitive + Gerund= Infinitive + ing ing Examples:Examples: play playing play playing

work working work working

Exceptions:Exceptions:

● ● Verbs ending in “-e” Verbs ending in “-e” livelive livingliving

● ● One- syllable verbs ending One- syllable verbs ending in in consonant+vowel+consonant consonant+vowel+consonant stopstop stoppingstopping

Negative:Negative:Subject+ Subject+ is/are/amis/are/am+not+not**+ Verb Gerund +(C)+ Verb Gerund +(C)

* is+not= isn´t* is+not= isn´t

are+not= aren´tare+not= aren´t

◊ ◊ REMEMBER:REMEMBER: the main verb is the main verb is always in Gerund, always in Gerund, that is, ending in that is, ending in “-ing”“-ing”

Interrogative:Interrogative: is/are/amis/are/am+Subject+Verb Gerund+ (C)?+Subject+Verb Gerund+ (C)?

To make questions in Present To make questions in Present Continuous, just put the form of Continuous, just put the form of “BE” before the Subject.“BE” before the Subject.

SHORT ANSWERSSHORT ANSWERS ▪ Affirmative:▪ Affirmative: Yes + Subject Pronoun+ is/are/am Yes + Subject Pronoun+ is/are/am

▪ ▪ Negative:Negative: No+ Subject Pronoun+ is/are/am+notNo+ Subject Pronoun+ is/are/am+not

-What is Jim doing? Is he practising windsurf?

-No, he isn´t.

-Is he practising skateboard?

-Yes, he is.

USES AND TIME EXPRESSIONSUSES AND TIME EXPRESSIONS

Describe acciones Describe acciones que se están que se están desarrollando en el desarrollando en el momento de momento de hablar: hablar: “estoy “estoy cantando”.cantando”.

Describe planes Describe planes que tenemos para que tenemos para el futuro. En este el futuro. En este caso se traduce caso se traduce “voy a …”“voy a …”

Now

At the moment

At present

Today

Tomorrow

Next …

In …