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Present Continuous: Rules and Exercises

The document provides instruction on how to form the present continuous tense in Spanish. It indicates that the present continuous is formed using the verb "estar" plus the verb ending in "-ando" or "-iendo". It then provides the general rules for changing verb endings to "-ando"/"-iendo" and examples for different types of verbs, including verbs ending in vowels, consonant-vowel-consonant combinations, and those that double the final consonant. A table is included for students to practice changing given verbs into their "-ando"/"-iendo" form in the present continuous.

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Present Continuous: Rules and Exercises

The document provides instruction on how to form the present continuous tense in Spanish. It indicates that the present continuous is formed using the verb "estar" plus the verb ending in "-ando" or "-iendo". It then provides the general rules for changing verb endings to "-ando"/"-iendo" and examples for different types of verbs, including verbs ending in vowels, consonant-vowel-consonant combinations, and those that double the final consonant. A table is included for students to practice changing given verbs into their "-ando"/"-iendo" form in the present continuous.

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  • Present Continuous Rules
  • Present Continuous Forms
  • Practical Exercises on Present Continuous
  • Sentence Construction and Matching
  • Question and Short Answer Practice
  • Translation and Sentence Transformation

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (presente

(estar)
BE
+
(am / is / are)

(-ando / -endo)
VERB -ing
(reading)

Reglas para aadir -ing al verbo principal


Regla general
(la mayora de los verbos)
Los verbos terminados en: -e
Los verbos terminados en:

consonante + vocal + consonante

wear wearing
drink drinking
-ing
play playing
dance dancing
Se quita la -e y se aade:
have having
-ing
make making
Doblan la ltima consonante run running
sit sitting
y se aade: -ing
swim swimming
Aaden:

Write the -ing form of the verbs below and complete the table.

1 What are they doing?


Choose a verb from the box and describe the pictures.
Use the Present Continuous.
write

sleep

talk

drink

swim

eat

run

listen

read

play

sing

cook

ride

dance

.......................................................

....................................................... We .................................................

.......................................................

I ....................................................

.........................................................

....................................................... You ............................................... .........................................................

.......................................................

.......................................................

.........................................................

.........................................................

I .....................................................

2 What is happening? sentence


Write Then match the with
the
s
sentences pictures.

t Look at the
pictures.
sentences.

Correc the
t

1 Margaret is reading a book.


2 John / eat } an
apple

/
/
2 Pierre is walking to school.

4 They / have /
breakfast
5 Ann | wait ) for the
bus

3 We're having lunch in the


garden.

4 They're doing the


shopping.

5 My sister is
teaching.
8 ffic policemen ) arrest ) a
thief
6 0ur teacher is
standing.

4 Answer the questions. Use short


affirmative (+) and negative ()
answers.

t Look at the picture in


exercise
questions. Then

1 () 1s she reading a comic? Ho, she wnt.


3 () Arc you
sleeping?
4 +) Is Pat playing the
piano?
5 () Arc they doing the
shopping?
6 () 1s she wearing red
trousers?

5 Look at the picture and


write sentences. Use these
verbs in the present
continuous.

2 Sheila {
read?
3 Susan and Kevin )
sing?

4 Mary )
drive?

8 Anthory }
rur?

t Write questions
with answer.

2 they } watch
) 7\/
3 Susan and Kevin

3 she ) do } her
homework

4 May
5 Harry
6 0ianc

7 Peter
8 Anthony

5 they ) cat ( sandwiches

Wheel.
Then

5.
Write

1- Traduce las frases.


2- Escrbelas en negativa.
3- Escribe las frases traducidas en interrogativa.

- Estoy leyendo un libro en mi habitacin.

- Jim est hablando por telfono.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Mi hermano est jugando al ftbol en el parque.

- Tu ests viendo la tele en el cuarto de estar.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Los chicos estn bailando en la discoteca.

- Ellos estn corriendo en el polideportivo.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Nosotros estamos comiendo helados.

- Vosotros llevis puesta ropa deportiva.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Mi madre est comprando ropa en esa tienda.

- Mara est cocinando la cena.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (presente (estar) BE (am / is / are) (-ando / -endo) VERB -ing (reading) + Reglas para añadir -ing al ve
1 What are they doing? Choose a verb from the box and describe the pictures. Use the P r ese n t Con t i nuou
2 What is happening? Write Then match the sentences pictures. sentence s t Look at the pictures. sentences. Correc t the w
4 Answer the questions. Use short affirmative (+) and negative (—) answers. 1 (—) 1s she reading a comic? Ho,
1- 2- 3- Tr a du c e las frases. Escríbelas en n e g a t i v a . Escribe las frases traducidas en i n

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