1. PRESENT CONTINUOS
GIEINY KERIN MEDINA RIVERA
GRADO:10 d
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA
CANDELARIA

2. FORM DE EXPRESAR PRESENT
CONTINOUS:
[am/is/are + present participle]
Examples:
• You are watching TV.
• Are you watching TV?
• You are not watching TV.

3. PRESENT CONTINOUS
In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this
month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes,
we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in
the process of doing a longer action which is in
progress; however, we might not be doing it at this
exact second.

4. USES
• the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that
something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to
show that something is not happening now.
Examples:
• You are learning English now.
• You are not swimming now.
• Are you sleeping?
• I am sitting.
• I am not standing.
• Is he sitting or standing?
• They are reading their books.
• They are not watching television.
• What are you doing?
• Why aren't you doing your homework?

5. The Present Continuous with words such as "always" or
"constantly" expresses the idea that something
irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the
meaning is like Simple Present, but with negative
emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or
"constantly" between "be" and "verb + Ing."
Examples:
• She is always coming to class late.
• He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.
• I don't like them because they are always
complaining.

6. Present continuous
(interrogative forms)
1) Short questions:
To make short questions follow this structure
Verb to be: subject verb + '-ing' object (see
same
Am I reading a paper? examples
Are you listening to this man? below)
Is he playing golf?
Is she phoning
her
boyfriend?
Is it raining?
Are we listening to
his
explanation?
Are they greeting each other?

7. Am I reading a paper?
Yes, I am / No, I am not
Are you listening to this man?
Yes, I am / No, I am not
Is he playing golf?
Yes, he is / No, he isn`t

8. form to the present continuous is used the auxiliary
verb "to be" and the gerund (infinitive + " -ing") of the
word
Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Gerundio
I am talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
He, She, It is talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
You, We, They are talking, eating, learning, doing, going...

9. Afirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas
• Afirmative Sentences (Frases
afirmativas)Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to
be") + gerundio ("-ing").
• Exemplas:
• I'm talking. (Estoy hablando.)
• He's eating. (Está comiendo.)
• They're learning. (Están aprendiendo.)

10. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
• Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo
("not") + gerundio ("-ing").
• I'm not talking. (No estoy hablando.)
• He's not [He isn't] eating. (No está comiendo.)
• They're not [They aren't] learning. (No están
aprendiendo.)

11. interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio ("-
ing")?
• Are you talking? (¿Estás hablando?)
• Is he eating? (¿Está comiendo?)
• Are they learning? (¿Están aprendiendo?)

12. Muchas gracias