1. B Y : A N G I E P A O L A
A R I Z A M E D I N A

2. T h e P r e s e n t C o n t i n u o u s o r
P r e s e n t P r o g r e s s i v e t e n s e
i s u s e d t o e x p r e s s a c t i o n s
h a p p e n i n g a t t h e s a m e t i m e
y o u a r e t a l k i n g .
E x a m p l e s :
You are reading a book. Tú estás leyendo un libro.
He is studying the lesson. Él está estudiando la lección.
It is raining. Está lloviendo.

4.  F o r a c t i o n s
o c c u r r i n g n o w
o r a r o u n d t h i s
t i m e . S o o f t e n
a c c o m p a n i e d b y
e x p r e s s i o n s
s u c h a s : n o w ,
r i g h t n o w , a t

5. T h e y a r e
p l a y i n g
t e n n i s n o w .
S h e i s
s l e e p i n g a t
t h e m o m e n t .
L o o k ! S h e i s
j u m p i n g i n t o

6. M o s t o f t e n , w e
u s e t h e P r e s e n t
C o n t i n u o u s
t e n s e t o t a l k
a b o u t a c t i o n s
h a p p e n i n g a t t h e
m o m e n t o f
s p e a k i n g .

7.  T h i s t e n s e i s a l s o u s e d
f o r a c t i v i t i e s
c o n t i n u i n g o n l y f o r a
l i mi t e d p e r i o d o f t i me .
 .I 'm r i d i n g a bike to get to work
because my car is broken. Temporary
Action (His car will soon be repaired)
.They a r e n o t t a l k i n g with
each other after the last
argument. Temporary Action (They will soon
make up)
.Mary i s w o r k i n g at
McDonald's. Temporary Action (S h e i s

8. We also use the Present
Continuous when w e a r e i n
t h e m i d d l e o f
d o i n g s o m e t h i n g
t i m e -c o n s u m i n g (i .e .
s o m e t h i n g t h a t
t a k e s t i m e t o
c o m p l e t e ). A n
e x a m p l e o f s u c h a n
a c t i v i t y i s
w r i t i n g a b o o k ,
s a v i n g m o n e y o r

9.  S o m e t i m e s we use
the Present Continuous to
s h o w t h a t
s o m e t h i n g i s
p l a n n e d a n d
w i l l b e d o n e
i n t h e n e a r
f u t u r e .

10.  T h i s t e n s e i s
a l s o u s e d f o r
e x p r e s s i n g
t e n d e n c i e s o r
t r e n d s .
 Our country i s
g e t t i n g richer.

11.  I r r i t a t i o n o r
A n g e r A n d t h e
last use of this tense is to express
irritation or anger over somebody or
something in the present with
adverbs such
as: always, continually or contantly.
 She i s continually c o m p l a i
n i n g about
e v e r y t h i n g !