curso ingles presente continuo
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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.