www.english-area.com
Los mejores recursos gratuitos para aprender y enseñar inglés
Presente Continuo
Uso: se utiliza normalmente para hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo en el
momento en el que se habla. En español suele equivaler a “estar + gerundio”.
• Afirmativa
forma completa forma contraída
I am working I´m working
You are working you´re working
He / she / it is working he / she / it´s working
We are working we´re working
You are working you´re working
They are working they´re working
• Negación
forma completa forma contraída
I am not working I´m not working
You are not working you aren´t working
He / she / it is not working he / she /it isn´t working
We are not working we aren´t working
You are not working you aren´t working
They are not working they aren´t working
• Interrogación
respuesta breve + respuesta breve -
Am I working? Yes, I am No, I´m not
Are you working? Yes, you are No, you aren´t
Is he / she / it working? Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isn´t
Are we working? Yes, we are No, we aren´t
Are you working? Yes, you are No, you aren´t
Are they working? Yes, they are No, they aren´t
• Reglas ortográficas de los verbos acabados en –ing:
- Los verbos que acaban en una sola –e pierden esta vocal y añaden –ing:
write → writing have → having come → coming
- Los verbos de una sílaba acabados en “vocal + consonante” duplican la
consonante y añaden –ing (excepto en el caso de w y y):
put→ putting stop → stopping shop → shopping
