PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Formación del “Present continuous”
El present continuous de cualquier verbo se compone de dos partes:
- El presente del verbo to be + el “present participle” del verbo principal.
Present participle
El "present participle" de la mayoría de los verbos sigue la estructura:
raíz del verbo + -ing. Se usa de muy diversas maneras.
(Para formar el "present participle": raíz+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)
Ejemplos:
- Afirmativa: sujeto + to be + raíz + ing she is talking
- Negativa: sujeto + to be + not + raiz + ing she is not (isn’t) talking
- Interrogativa: to be + sujeto + raíz + ing + ? is she talking?
Ejemplos: TO GO, "present continuous"
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
I am going I am not going Am I going?
You are going You aren't going. Are you going?
He, she, it is He, she, it isn't Is he, she, it
going going going?
We are going We aren't going Are we going?
You are going You aren't going Are you going?
, They are going They aren't Are they going?
going
Funciones del "present continuous"
Como ocurre con todos los tiempos verbales del inglés, la actitud del hablante es tan
importante como el momento en que ocurre la acción o el evento. Al emplear el
"present continuous", nos estamos refiriendo a algo que no ha terminado o está
incompleto
El "present continuous" se utiliza:
- Para describir una acción que está teniendo lugar en este momento: You are
using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
- Para describir una tendencia o una acción que está sucediendo en la
actualidad: Are you still working for the same company? More and more
people are becoming vegetarian.
- Para describir una acción o evento futuros que ya están programados: We're
going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they
visiting you next winter?
- Para describir una situación o evento temporales: He usually plays the drums,
but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's
raining at the moment.
- Con "always, forever, constantly", para describir y enfatizar una sucesión de
acciones repetidas: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly
complaining about your mother-in-law!
Formación del “Present continuous”
El present continuous de cualquier verbo se compone de dos partes:
- El presente del verbo to be + el “present participle” del verbo principal.
Present participle
El "present participle" de la mayoría de los verbos sigue la estructura:
raíz del verbo + -ing. Se usa de muy diversas maneras.
(Para formar el "present participle": raíz+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)
Ejemplos:
- Afirmativa: sujeto + to be + raíz + ing she is talking
- Negativa: sujeto + to be + not + raiz + ing she is not (isn’t) talking
- Interrogativa: to be + sujeto + raíz + ing + ? is she talking?
Ejemplos: TO GO, "present continuous"
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
I am going I am not going Am I going?
You are going You aren't going. Are you going?
He, she, it is He, she, it isn't Is he, she, it
going going going?
We are going We aren't going Are we going?
You are going You aren't going Are you going?
, They are going They aren't Are they going?
going
Funciones del "present continuous"
Como ocurre con todos los tiempos verbales del inglés, la actitud del hablante es tan
importante como el momento en que ocurre la acción o el evento. Al emplear el
"present continuous", nos estamos refiriendo a algo que no ha terminado o está
incompleto
El "present continuous" se utiliza:
- Para describir una acción que está teniendo lugar en este momento: You are
using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
- Para describir una tendencia o una acción que está sucediendo en la
actualidad: Are you still working for the same company? More and more
people are becoming vegetarian.
- Para describir una acción o evento futuros que ya están programados: We're
going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they
visiting you next winter?
- Para describir una situación o evento temporales: He usually plays the drums,
but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's
raining at the moment.
- Con "always, forever, constantly", para describir y enfatizar una sucesión de
acciones repetidas: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly
complaining about your mother-in-law!
