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Present Continuous
 Affirmative
 Negative
 Questions
and short answers
BVM©2009
Affirmative: Subject+ is/are/am+ Verb Gerund *+ (C)
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Gerund= Infinitive + ing
Examples: play
playing
work
working
Exceptions:
● Verbs ending in “-e”
live
living
● One- syllable verbs ending
in
consonant+vowel+consonant
stop
stopping
Negative:Subject+ is/are/am+not*+ Verb Gerund +(C)
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* is+not= isn´t
are+not= aren´t
◊ REMEMBER:
the main verb is
always in Gerund,
that is, ending in
“-ing”
Interrogative: is/are/am+Subject+Verb Gerund+ (C)?
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To make questions in Present
Continuous, just put the form of
“BE” before the Subject.
SHORT ANSWERS
▪ Affirmative:
Yes + Subject Pronoun+ is/are/am
▪ Negative:
No+ Subject Pronoun+ is/are/am+not
-What is Jim doing? Is he
practising windsurf?
-No, he isn´t.
-Is he practising skateboard?
-Yes, he is.
USES AND TIME EXPRESSIONS
Describe acciones
que se están
desarrollando en el
momento de
hablar: “estoy
cantando”.
 Describe planes
que tenemos para
el futuro. En este
caso se traduce
“voy a …”
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Now
At the moment
At present
Today
Tomorrow
Next …
In …