curso ingles presente continuo

Present Continuous Present Continuous on the time line:on the time line:

PASTPAST FUTUREFUTURE

PRESENTPRESENT

Near Future Near Future        To indicate that something will To indicate that something will or will not happen in the near or will not happen in the near

future.future.EXAMPLES:EXAMPLES:

I I am meetingam meeting some friends some friends after work.after work.IsIs he he visitingvisiting his parents next his parents next weekend.weekend.IsIsn'tn't he he comingcoming with us with us tonight.tonight.

THE RULESTHE RULES

Positive Sentence Form :Positive Sentence Form :

SubjectSubject ++amamisisareare ++Verb-ingVerb-ing++ TimeTime exp.exp.

II amam talkingtalking now.now.

SheShe isis readingreading at the moment.at the moment.

BUT, DON’T FORGET!BUT, DON’T FORGET!Never use the non-progressive verbs in continuous forms.

I am knowing you. I know you.

I love you.I am loving you.

I understand you.I am understanding you.

Spelling Rules:Spelling Rules:1. The 1. The ee is left off when is left off when the infinitive ends in the infinitive ends in ee

makmakee - - makmakiingng taktake e - tak- takiingng

22. . If verbs of one syllable end with a If verbs of one syllable end with a vowel + consonant, the vowel + consonant, the

consonant is doubled:consonant is doubled:

sesett - se - setttting ing   PuPut-t- pu puttittingng

3. 3. If the infinitive endsIf the infinitive ends with with ieie, , ieie becomes becomes yy::

ddieie - d - dyying ing llie ie - l- lyyinging

Now, Now, ExamplesExamples

The Pilot is The Pilot is flying the flying the airplane.airplane.

She is reading an She is reading an interesting book.interesting book.

He is catching He is catching butterflies for his butterflies for his

collectionscollections

He is paintHe is paintinging beautiful pictures beautiful pictures

this weekthis week

He is taking the He is taking the dog for a walk.dog for a walk.

He is having a He is having a bath tonight.bath tonight.

He is eating He is eating his lunch at his lunch at

1pm.1pm.

He is driving a car He is driving a car next week.next week.