Present Continuous (Presente continuo)
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Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)
Form (Forma)
Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar "to be" y el gerundio (infinitivo +
"-ing") del verbo.
Sujeto
Auxiliar (to be)
Gerundio
am
talking, eating,
learning, doing,
going...
He, She, It
is
talking, eating,
learning, doing,
going...
You, We, They
are
talking, eating,
learning, doing,
going...
Structure (Estructura)
1.
o
o
o
o
2.
o
o
o
o
3.
Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + gerundio ("-ing").
Ejemplos:
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I'm talking. (Estoy hablando.)
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He's eating. (Est comiendo.)
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They're learning. (Estn aprendiendo.)
Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo ("not") + gerundio ("ing").
Ejemplos:
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I'm not talking. (No estoy hablando.)
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He's not [He isn't] eating. (No est comiendo.)
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They're not [They aren't] learning. (No estn aprendiendo.)
Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio ("-ing")?
Ejemplos:
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o
o
o
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Are you talking? (Ests hablando?)
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Is he eating? (Est comiendo?)
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Are they learning? (Estn aprendiendo?)
Uses (Usos)
1.
o
o
o
o
2.
o
o
o
o
3.
o
o
o
o
El presente continuo se utiliza para hablar sobre algo que est pasando en el
momento en el que hablamos. Expresiones de tiempo tales como "now", "right now" and
"at the moment" indican el presente continuo.
Ejemplos:
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I'm studying now. (Estoy estudiando ahora.)
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He's eating at the moment. (Est comiendo en este momento.)
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Is it raining? (Est lloviendo?)
Tambin lo usamos para hablar de algo que est sucediendo en la actualidad
pero no necesariamente cuando hablamos. En este caso, se utilizan expresiones de
tiempo como "currently", "lately" o "these days".
Ejemplos:
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They're learning English. (Estn aprendiendo ingls.)
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She's currently looking for a job. (Actualmente est buscando un trabajo.)
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Are you working much lately? (Ests trabajando mucho ltimamente?)
Usamos el presente continuo para hablar de algo que est ya decidido que se
har en el futuro prximo. Su uso indica que es bastante seguro que lo planificado suceder.
Ejemplos:
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I'm going to the party tonight. (Voy a la fiesta esta noche.)
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He's not [He isn't] coming to class tomorrow. (No viene a la clase manaa.)
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Are you working next week? (Trabajas la semana que viene?)
Nota: Hay unos verbos que no solemos usar en los tiempos continuos. Puedes consultar la lista
de verbos de tiempos continuos y su explicacin.
En este artculo mostramos una visin global de los tiempos verbales en
ingls:
Tiempos verbales de presente
Tiempo Verbal
Ejemplo
Presente Simple (Present Simple)
I sing
Presente Continuo (Present Continuous)
I am dancing
El Condicional Simple (Conditional simple)
I would dance
El Condicional Continuo (Conditional Continuous)
I would be dancing
Tiempos verbales de pasado
Tiempo Verbal
Ejemplo
Presente Perfecto (Present Perfect)
I have danced
Presente Perfecto Continuo (Present Perfect Continuous)
I have been dancing
Pasado Simple (Past Simple)
I danced
Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous)
I was dancing
Pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect)
I had danced
Pluscuamperfecto Continuo (Past Perfect Continuous)
I had been dancing
El Condicional Perfecto (Conditional Perfect)
I would have danced
El Condicional Continuo Perfecto (Conditional Continuous
Perfect)
I would have been
dancing
Tiempos verbales de futuro
Tiempo Verbal
Ejemplo
Futuro Simple (Future Simple)
I will dance
Futuro Continuo (Future Continuous)
I will be dancing
Futuro going to (Future going to)
I am going to dance
Futuro Perfecto (Future Perfect)
I will have danced
Futuro Perfecto Continuo (Future Perfect Continuous)
I will have been dancing
Otros Tiempos verbales
Tiempo Verbal
Imperativo (Imperative)
Ejemplo
dance
Verbo "To be" en presente, pasado y futuro
Las estructuras con el verbo "to be" sirven para poder comunicar varias aspectos muy tiles como
pueden ser "hablar sobre una perso" (su nombre, nacionalidad, de dnde es, su profesin, como se
siente, etc.) y "describir las caractersticas de alguien o algo" (qu es algo, su color, a quien
pertenece, etc.).
To be
Present
Past
Future
Am
Was
Will be
You
Are
Were
Will be
He
Is
Was
Will be
She
Is
Was
Will be
It
Is
Was
Will be
We
Are
Were
Will be
You
Are
Were
Will be
They
are
were
Will be
Verbo "To be" en presente, pasado y futuro
Las estructuras con el verbo "to be" sirven para poder comunicar varias aspectos muy tiles como
pueden ser "hablar sobre una perso" (su nombre, nacionalidad, de dnde es, su profesin, como se
siente, etc.) y "describir las caractersticas de alguien o algo" (qu es algo, su color, a quien
pertenece, etc.).
To be
Present
Past
Future
Am
Was
Will be
You
Are
Were
Will be
He
Is
Was
Will be
She
Is
Was
Will be
It
Is
Was
Will be
We
Are
Were
Will be
You
Are
Were
Will be
They
are
were
Will be