PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Simple Present

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

I  get up	at seven o clock in the morning
You go	to bed at midnight
He starts	his job at eleven o'clock
She cleans	her teeth in the morning
It sleeps	during the day
We leave	school at five

STRUCTURE

·        POSITIVE

SUJ+VERB+COMPLEMENT-SUJETO+VERBO+COMPLEMENTO

1.       In the positive form add a ’s’ to the base 

      form of the 3rd person singular. If the 

      verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, 

      change the -y to -ies. 

2.        I, You, We, They -> eat lunch at noon. 

3.        He, She, It -> works well in any situation. 

·         NEGATIVE 

SUJ+AUXI.DO/DOES+NOT+VERB+COMPLEMENT—–SUJETO+AUXILIAR DO/DOES+NOT+VERBO+COMPLEMENTO

1.  Conjugate the helping verb 'do' not 

(don't and doesn't) the base form of 

the verb to make negatives. 

2. I, You, We, They -> don't enjoy opera. 

3.     He, She, It -> doesn't belong to the club. 

       QUESTION 

AUXI.DO/DOES+SUJ+VERB+COMPLEMENT+?—-AUXILIAR DO/DOES+SUJETO+VERBO+COMPLEMENTO+?

1. Conjugate the helping verb 'do' 

(do or does) the base form of the verb 

in question forms. 

2. Do -> I, you, we, they -> work in this town? 

3.Does -> he, she, it -> live in this city? 

EXERCISES

A:  you  (live) in Barcelona?
B: No, I  (not live) in Barcelona. I  (live) in Cerdanyola.But my sister (live) there. 
A: And  she  (like) it?
B: Yes, she  (love) Barcelona. She  (work) in a bank in the mornings. In the afternoons, she  (play) tennis with her boyfriend or she  (watch) TV at home. In the evenings, she usually  (go) for a walk on the beach or she  (do) her English homework. She  (study) English on Saturdays. 
A:  she  (visit) you in Cerdanyola?
B: She  (not come) to Cerdanyola very often. I usually  (visit) her in Barcelona.

SOME VERB TO LEARN

TO SPEAK

to song

TO LISTEN

 

TO WATCH

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

USE

• Se usa para hablar de acciones inacabadas que están ocurriendo ahora, en el momento de hablar.
• Las expresiones de tiempo que suelen acompañar al presente continuo son: now (ahora), right now (ahora mismo), at the moment (en este momento) y at present (actualmente).

FORM

• Se forma con el presente del verbo to be + base form acabado en ing.
• El verbo to be no es el principal sino el auxiliar. En inglés informal suele usarse en forma contraída:

  Regular form	Contracted form
  He is having a shower. She is speaking on the phone. I am fixing this box.	He’s having a shower. She’s speaking on the phone. I’m fixing this box.

STRUCTURE (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
   EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + gerundio ("-ing").
   • Ejemplos:
   • I'm talking. (Estoy hablando.)
   • He's eating. (Está comiendo.)
   • They're learning. (Están aprendiendo.)
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
   EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo ("not") + gerundio ("-ing").
   • Ejemplos:
   • 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.)
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
   Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio ("-ing")?
• Ejemplos:
• Are you talking? (¿Estás hablando?)
• Is he eating? (¿Está comiendo?)
• Are they learning? (¿Están aprendiendo?)

EXERCISES:

Completa las siguientes cuestiones y haz clic en el botón -Corregir Ejercicio- para obtener la corrección de este ejercicio.

Q1 of 9: I _______ (work) now.

Q2 of 9: Nell _______ (not/watch) television at the moment.

Q3 of 9: They _______ (go) to the cinema.

Q4 of 9: _______ you _______ (call) your mother?

Q5 of 9: John _______ (read) the newspaper.

Q6 of 9: _______ Valerie _______ (study) English?

Q7 of 9: We _______ (not/play) videogames.

Q8 of 9: I _______ (not/drink) water.

Q9 of 9: We _______ (know) her.