The Present Continuous / Progressive
John is in his car. He is in his way to work.
He is driving to work
This means he is driving now: “at the time of speaking”
This is the present continuous.
The form of the present continuous tense
The verb to be (in the simple present) verb + ing
The affirmative forms of the present continuous:
am
I
’m
You, we, they
are
’re
eatING.
is
He, she, it
's
The interrogative forms of the present continuous
Am
I
Are
you, we, they eating?
Is
he, she, it
The negative forms of the present continuous
I
You, we, they
am not
’m not
are not
aren't
eating.
He, she, it
is not
isn't
The use of the present continuous tense
The present continuous is used to talk about actions
happening at the time of speaking. / El presente continuo
se utiliza para hablar de acciones que suceden en el
momento en que se habla.
Example:
o
o
Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has
a bath)
What are you doing at the moment in front of your
screen? Don't you know? Well … you are reading
this lesson. You are learning English.
The present continuous can also be used when an action
has started but hasn’t finished yet. / El presente continuo
también se puede utilizar cuando se ha iniciado una
acción, pero no ha terminado todavía.
Example:
o I am reading a book; it’s a nice book. (It means = I
am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but
I haven’t finished it yet. / Ejemplo: Estoy leyendo un
libro, es un buen libro. (Significa = No estoy
necesariamente leyendo, yo empecé a leerlo, pero
no he terminado todavía)
Grammar Exercises - Present Continuous / Progressive.
Put the verbs into the present continuous: / ponga los verbos en
presente continuo:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Listen to the birds. They (sing)
.
Look at that one. It (fly)
high in the sky.
The other one (play)
with a worm.
I feel happy because I (have)
a good time here in
these woods.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive) / Escriba los verbos en el tiempo correcto (presente
simple o presente continuo)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Look! Sara (go)
to the movies.
On her right hand, Sara (carry)
her handbag.
The handbag (be)
very beautiful.
Sara usually (put)
on black shoes but now she (wear)
white trainers.
5. And look, she (take)
an umbrella
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