PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USO
+ Describir acciones que ocurren en el momento exacto en que se habla o escribe
Ejemplo: You are studying English.
+ Establecer contextos. Hablar de situaciones generales, personales o sociales, que ocurren en la
actualidad. En estos casos, se puede acompañar por adverbios como currently, lately o these
days, entre otros.
Ejemplo: She is working a lot lately.
+ Adelantar hechos, citas, eventos o acciones que ocurrirán en el futuro. Quien habla debe estar
seguro de que ocurrirán.
Ejemplo: They are going to the zoo next Saturday.
Mencionar hechos temporales.
Ejemplo: Today is snowing, but yesterday was sunny.
+ Describir acciones que ocurren constantemente. En estos casos la oración se refuerza con
adverbios como always, forever, constantly, entre otros.
Ejemplo: The birds are always singing since sunrise
ESTRUCTURA
Afirmativo Sujeto + verbo to be + verbo en gerundio
+ complemento
Negativo Sujeto + verbo to be + not + verbo en
gerundio + complemento
Interrogativo Verbo to be + sujeto + verbo en gerundio +
complemento
CONJUGACIÓN
Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo
I am listening to music I am not listening to music Am I listening to music?
You are listening to music You are not listening to Are you listening to music?
music
He is listening to music He is not listening to music Is he listening to music?
She is listening to music She is not listening to music Is she listening to music?
It is listening to music It is not listening to music Is it listening to music?
We are listening to music We are not listening to music Are we listening to music?
They are listening to music They are not listening to Are they listening to music?
music
REGLAS
+ Regla 1. Todos los verbos terminan en –ing.
Ejemplo: The elephant is playing in the water.
+ Regla 2. Cuando un verbo termina en consonante, se debe duplicar la última letra para
agregar la terminación –ing.
Ejemplo: The jaguar is running.
+ Regla 3. Si el verbo termina en e muda, se elimina esta letra y se coloca la terminación
–ing.
Ejemplo: They are dancing cumbias.
+ Regla 4. Los verbos que terminan en doble e conservan esta terminación y agregan al
final –ing.
Ejemplo: I am seeing my lawyer next Monday.
+ Regla 5. Verbos terminados en –ie colocan en su lugar una y + -ing.
Ejemplo: He is lying to his boss.
EXCEPCIONES
Stative verbs
Estados emocionales o Sensaciones Comunicación Otros estados
mentales
Believe (creer) Appear (aparecer) Agree (estar de acuerdo) Be (ser/estar)
Dislike (disgustar) Hear (oír) Astonish (asombrar) Belong (pertenecer)
Doubt (dudar) See (ver) Deny (negar) Concern (concernir)
Imagine (imaginar) Seem (parecer) Disagree (no estar de Consist (consistir)
Know (saber) Smell (oler) acuerdo) Contain (contener)
Like (gustar) Sound (sonar) Impress (impresionar) Cost (costar)
Love (amar) Taste (saber, de sabor) Mean (significar) Depend (depender)
Hate (odiar) Please (complacer) Deserve (merecer)
Prefer (preferir) Promise (prometer) Include (incluir)
Realize (notar / darse Satisfy (satisfacer) Involve (involucrar)
cuenta) Surprise (sorprender) Lack (faltar)
Recognize (reconocer) Matter (importar)
Remember (recordar) Need (necesitar)
Suppose (suponer) Owe (deber, de deuda)
Understand (entender) Own (tener)
Want (querer) Possess (poseer)
Wish (desear)
CASOS ESPECIALES
Verbo Significado sin Ejemplo Significado con Ejemplo
terminación - terminación -
ing ing
Appear Parecer / It appears to be Presentarse (en My band is
Asemejar an UFO un escenario) / appearing at his
Actuar party tonight
Feel Opinar I feel you Sentir She is feeling
deserve more pain in her chest
Look Parecer It looks too Ver They are looking
weird to me at the puppies
See Entender He can’t see Visitar He is seeing his
your point couch again
Think Opinar She thinks you Pensar I am thinking
are her best about your offer
teacher
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
