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    The document defines and explains the present continuous tense in English grammar. It discusses how the present continuous is formed using the present tense of "to be" plus the present participle ("-ing" form) of the main verb. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present continuous. It also outlines some common uses of the present continuous to describe ongoing or planned actions.

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    The document defines and explains the present continuous tense in English grammar. It discusses how the present continuous is formed using the present tense of "to be" plus the present participle ("-ing" form) of the main verb. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present continuous. It also outlines some common uses of the present continuous to describe ongoing or planned actions.

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    The document defines and explains the present continuous tense in English grammar. It discusses how the present continuous is formed using the present tense of "to be" plus the present participle ("-ing" form) of the main verb. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present continuous. It also outlines some common uses of the present continuous to describe ongoing or planned actions.

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    PRESENT CONTINUOUS

    DEFINITION

    Forming the present continuous. The present


    continuous of any verb is composed of two
    parts - the present tense of the verb to be +
    the present participle of the main verb. (The
    form of the present participle is: base+ing, e.g.
    talking, playing, moving, smiling) Affirmative.
    Subject.
    GRAMMATICAL

    1. FORM

    Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo


    auxiliar “to be” y el verbo + ing.

    Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Verbo + ing

    talking, eating, learning,


    I Am
    doing, going…

    talking, eating, learning,


    he, she, it Is
    doing, going…

    talking , eating, learning,


    you, we, they Are
    doing, going…
    2. STRUCTURE

    AFIRMATIVE SENTENCES NEGATIVE SENTENCES

    Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo + ing Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + auxiliar
    negativo (not) + verbo + ing

    EJEMPLO EJEMPLO
    - I’m talking.(Estoy hablando.)
    - He’s eating.(Está comiendo.)  I’m not talking.(No estoy
    hablando.)
    - They’re learning.(Están
     He’s not [He isn’t]
    aprendiendo.)
    eating.(No está comiendo.)
    INTERROGATIVE
    SENTENCES

    Verbo auxiliar (to be) + sujeto + verbo+ing?

    EJEMPLO
     Are you talking?(¿Estás
    hablando?)
     Is he eating?(¿Está comiendo?)
     Are they learning?(¿Están
    aprendiendo?)
    FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

    As with all tenses in English, the speaker's attitude is as


    important as the time of the action or event. When
    someone uses the present continuous, they are thinking
    about something that is unfinished or incomplete

    The present continuous is used:

     to describe an action that is going on at this moment: You are using the
    Internet. You are studying English grammar.

     to describe an action that is going on during this period of time or a


    trend: Are you still working for the same company? More and more
    peopleare becoming vegetarian.
    - to describe an action or event in the
    future, which has already been planned
    or prepared: We're going on holiday
    tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend
    tonight. Are they visiting you next winter

    - to describe a temporary event or


    situation: He usually plays the drums, but
    he's playing bass guitar tonight. The
    weather forecast was good, butit's raining
    at the moment.
    COMPLETAR
    leaving
    1. I am …….. a poem now.
    building 2. She is ………. tomorrow morning.
    3. We are ………… a house. watching
    4. Paul and Jennifer are ………. French at
    writing university.
    5. I am ………….. TV right now. studying
    COMPLETAR
    leaving
    1. I am writing a poem now.
    building 2. She is ………. tomorrow morning.
    3. We are ………… a house. watching
    4. Paul and Jennifer are ………. French at
    university.
    5. I am ………….. TV right now. studying
    COMPLETAR

    1. I am writing a poem now.


    building 2. She is leaving tomorrow morning.
    3. We are ………… a house. watching
    4. Paul and Jennifer are ………. French at
    university.
    5. I am ………….. TV right now. studying
    COMPLETAR

    1. I am writing a poem now.


    2. She is leaving tomorrow morning.
    3. We are building a house. watching
    4. Paul and Jennifer are ………. French at
    university.
    5. I am ………….. TV right now. studying
    COMPLETAR

    1. I am writing a poem now.


    2. She is leaving tomorrow morning.
    3. We are building a house. watching
    4. Paul and Jennifer are studying French at
    university.
    5. I am ………….. TV right now.
    COMPLETAR

    1. I am writing a poem now.


    2. She is leaving tomorrow morning.
    3. We are building a house.
    4. Paul and Jennifer are studying French at
    university.
    5. I am watching TV right now.

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