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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Learn to use Present Continuous for actions happening now with examples and rules. Improve grammar skills in Spanish with practical lessons.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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  1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Área Académica: CONTADURÍA Profesor(a): MA. E. GUADALUPE ISLAS LÓPEZ Periodo: JULIO-DICIEMBRE 2015

  2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Resumen Usaremos el presente continuo para acciones que se están realizando en el momento de decirlas. Abstract We are going to use presentcontinuousforactionsthatwe are doing and saying at thesamemoment. Keywords: continuous, actions, moment.

  3. PRESENT CONTINUOUSUse 1 • The previous examples show that we use this tense to denote an action happening at the time of speaking (adverbs: now, right now, at the moment) • We are studying English grammar.

  4. PRESENT CONTINUOUSUse 2 • These examples show that the Present Continuous Tense is also used to denote a temporary action happening today or these days. • It’s getting warmer.

  5. PRESENT CONTINUOUSUse 3 • It is also used to express the ongoing changes, especially with verbs such as become, get, grow, change, and with expressions like more and more. • Are you going to the party on Friday?

  6. PRESENT CONTINUOUSUse 4 • We use it for future arrangements with a time reference. • We’re leaving tomorrow.

  7. PRESENT CONTINUOUSForm – am, are, is + ing form • Affirmative I am sleeping. He/she/it is sleeping. You/we/they are sleeping. • Negative I am not (I’m not) singing. He/she/it is not (isn’t) singing. You/we/they are not (aren’t) singing.

  8. PRESENT CONTINUOUS • Interrogative Am I dreaming? Is he/she/it dreaming? Are you/we/they dreaming? • Short answers Yes, I am/he is/we are… No, I’m not/he isn’t/we aren’t…

  9. PRESENT CONTINUOUSing form – spelling rules • Most verbs just take –ing with no changes in spelling: watch-watching, clean-cleaning, listen-listening • Verbs ending in –e drop it before –ing: live-living, write-writing • Verbs with short vowels and one consonant double the consonant: run-running, swim-swimming

  10. PRESENT CONTINUOUSing form – spelling rules • Verbs ending in –l, double it: • travel-travelling, cancel-cancelling • Verbs ending in –ie change it to –y: • lie-lying, die-dying

  11. Referencias Evans, V. y Dooley, J. (2010). Upstream. Beginner. Express Publishing.

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