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Cabudare October 12, 2013
Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela
Ministry of Popular Power for
Education
U.E.C.Francisco lazos Martin

5th year
section"A“
theory
 The Past Continuous is a verb tense
describes actions that were being
made ​at a time of the year to which it
refers and then continued. The Past
Continuous is constructed with the
auxiliary verb "to be" in its past and the
main verb in the infinitive with ING
termination

The Past Continuous structure is:
Subject + be + past tense verb ending- ing (gerund)
The "past continuous" is used to:


Actions that started in the past and want to stress that had a
certain duration



I was eating an apple, when I fell to the ground
Me estaba comiendo una manzana cuando caí al suelo

In this prayer is described in the past continuous action of
eating the apple had a certain duration but the fall was
instant.
I was working =yo estaba trabajando
you were working =tú estabas
trabajando
 he was working =estaba trabajando
 we were working =nosotros estábamos
trabajando
 you were working =vosotros estabais
trabajando
 they were working =ellos estaban
trabajando




Could you put the verbs in the following sentences in
Past Continuous and then translate them?
The children (play) ……………….. football during the week.
It (rain) ……………….. hard during the soccer game.
I (study) ………………. English for five years in London.
Peter (practise) ………………. the guitar before the
competition.
› Susan (drive) ………………. when the accident happened.
› My friends (fight) ………………… during the whole night at
the club.
› Daniela (teach) ……………….. language for ten hours.
›
›
›
›


The Present Continuous or Present
Progressive tense is used to express
actions happening at the same time you
are talking. This tense is constructed using
as auxiliary mode Simple Present tense of
the verb TO BE as main verb in the
infinitive with ING termination
 Affirmative
Subject(I, you, she, he, we)+verb+complemet


Negative

Subject (I, you, she, he, we)+ don't(I , You ,We) o
doesn't(she, he)+ verb+ complement








You are reading a book. Tú estás leyendo un libro.
He is studying the lesson. Él está estudiando la
lección.
She is buying a hat. Ella está comprando un
sombrero.
It is raining. Está lloviendo.
We are sleeping. Nosotros estamos durmiendo.
You are dancing in the street. Ustedes están
bailando en la calle.
They are walking in the park. Ellos están
caminando en el parque


For you to exercise the Present Continuous or Progressive
we offer the following sentences where you place the
correct form of the verb To Be and the main verb:
› It ………. rain ………. in New York. Está lloviendo en Nueva York.
› Mary………. cook………. in her house. Mary está cocinando en
su casa.
› Peter and Susan ………. play ……… in the beach. Peter y Susan
están jugando en la playa.
› My father ………. work ………. in the garden. Mi padre está
trabajando en el jardín.
› I ………. learn ………. French. Yo estoy aprendiendo francés.
› You ………. ………. study ……… math. Tú no estás estudiando
matemáticas.


The Future Continuous tense is used to
describe an action that will take place in
the future, which can be specified or
not, and that will continue in that
moment.
Affirmative
Structure 1 
 Subject + "will be" + present
participle. Structure 2 
 Subject + auxiliary
verb ("to be") + "going to be" + present
participle


Negative Sentences
Structure 1 
 Subject + "will be" + "not" +
present participle. Structure 2 
 Subject +
auxiliary verb ("to be") + "not" + "going to
be" + present participle.










Susan will be cooking tonight.
Susan estará cocinando esta noche.
Will Susan be cooking tonight?
Estará Susan cocinando esta noche?
Susan will not be cooking tonight.
Susan no estará cocinando esta noche.
We will be visiting our friends this afternoon.
Nosotros estaremos visitando a nuestros amigos esta
tarde.
Will we be visiting our friends this afternoon?
Estaremos nosotros visitando a nuestros amigos esta
tarde?
We will not be visiting our friends this afternoon.
Nosotros no estaremos visitando a nuestros amigos esta
tarde.








We (see) ……………….. Jim this evening.
Peter (visit) ……………….. you tomorrow
morning.
My father (come) ……………….. next week.
He (have) ……………….. dinner at nine.
Tom (paint) ……………….. the house
tomorrow morning.
Next Sunday Susan and Michael (travel)
………………..to London.
My parents (stay) ……………….. in a
luxurious hotel in Italy.

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Pasado presente y futuro continuo

  • 1. Cabudare October 12, 2013 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ministry of Popular Power for Education U.E.C.Francisco lazos Martin 5th year section"A“
  • 2. theory  The Past Continuous is a verb tense describes actions that were being made ​at a time of the year to which it refers and then continued. The Past Continuous is constructed with the auxiliary verb "to be" in its past and the main verb in the infinitive with ING termination 
  • 3. The Past Continuous structure is: Subject + be + past tense verb ending- ing (gerund) The "past continuous" is used to:  Actions that started in the past and want to stress that had a certain duration   I was eating an apple, when I fell to the ground Me estaba comiendo una manzana cuando caí al suelo In this prayer is described in the past continuous action of eating the apple had a certain duration but the fall was instant.
  • 4. I was working =yo estaba trabajando you were working =tú estabas trabajando  he was working =estaba trabajando  we were working =nosotros estábamos trabajando  you were working =vosotros estabais trabajando  they were working =ellos estaban trabajando  
  • 5.  Could you put the verbs in the following sentences in Past Continuous and then translate them? The children (play) ……………….. football during the week. It (rain) ……………….. hard during the soccer game. I (study) ………………. English for five years in London. Peter (practise) ………………. the guitar before the competition. › Susan (drive) ………………. when the accident happened. › My friends (fight) ………………… during the whole night at the club. › Daniela (teach) ……………….. language for ten hours. › › › ›
  • 6.  The Present Continuous or Present Progressive tense is used to express actions happening at the same time you are talking. This tense is constructed using as auxiliary mode Simple Present tense of the verb TO BE as main verb in the infinitive with ING termination
  • 7.  Affirmative Subject(I, you, she, he, we)+verb+complemet  Negative Subject (I, you, she, he, we)+ don't(I , You ,We) o doesn't(she, he)+ verb+ complement
  • 8.        You are reading a book. Tú estás leyendo un libro. He is studying the lesson. Él está estudiando la lección. She is buying a hat. Ella está comprando un sombrero. It is raining. Está lloviendo. We are sleeping. Nosotros estamos durmiendo. You are dancing in the street. Ustedes están bailando en la calle. They are walking in the park. Ellos están caminando en el parque
  • 9.  For you to exercise the Present Continuous or Progressive we offer the following sentences where you place the correct form of the verb To Be and the main verb: › It ………. rain ………. in New York. Está lloviendo en Nueva York. › Mary………. cook………. in her house. Mary está cocinando en su casa. › Peter and Susan ………. play ……… in the beach. Peter y Susan están jugando en la playa. › My father ………. work ………. in the garden. Mi padre está trabajando en el jardín. › I ………. learn ………. French. Yo estoy aprendiendo francés. › You ………. ………. study ……… math. Tú no estás estudiando matemáticas.
  • 10.  The Future Continuous tense is used to describe an action that will take place in the future, which can be specified or not, and that will continue in that moment.
  • 11. Affirmative Structure 1 
 Subject + "will be" + present participle. Structure 2 
 Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + "going to be" + present participle  Negative Sentences Structure 1 
 Subject + "will be" + "not" + present participle. Structure 2 
 Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + "not" + "going to be" + present participle. 
  • 12.       Susan will be cooking tonight. Susan estará cocinando esta noche. Will Susan be cooking tonight? Estará Susan cocinando esta noche? Susan will not be cooking tonight. Susan no estará cocinando esta noche. We will be visiting our friends this afternoon. Nosotros estaremos visitando a nuestros amigos esta tarde. Will we be visiting our friends this afternoon? Estaremos nosotros visitando a nuestros amigos esta tarde? We will not be visiting our friends this afternoon. Nosotros no estaremos visitando a nuestros amigos esta tarde.
  • 13.        We (see) ……………….. Jim this evening. Peter (visit) ……………….. you tomorrow morning. My father (come) ……………….. next week. He (have) ……………….. dinner at nine. Tom (paint) ……………….. the house tomorrow morning. Next Sunday Susan and Michael (travel) ………………..to London. My parents (stay) ……………….. in a luxurious hotel in Italy.