PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense Miss Nancy Sánchez CLASS OBJECTIVE Identificar el uso del present continuous en situaciones que ocurren en el momento de hablar, reconociendo su estructura gramatical y expresiones de tiempo. Utilizamos el presente continuo para hablar de acciones que ocurren ahora mismo o acciones temporales. EXAMPLES: They are reading a book now. I am staying with a friend this week. My mum is cooking dinner in the kitchen. When to use? affirmative STRUCTURE: I + am + eating. How to use? He She + is + eating. It We You + are + eating. They For all subjects, the verb takes -ing. NEGATIVE STRUCTURE: How to use? I + am not + eating. He She + isn’t + eating. It We You + aren’t + eating. They For all subjects, the verb takes -ing. Am + I + eating? he Is + she + eating? it we Are + you + eating? they For all subjects, the verb takes -ing. interrogative STRUCTURE: How to use? Attention! ¡Existen varias reglas ortográficas a la hora de añadir -ing! Para la mayoría de los verbos, basta con añadir -ing a la forma base del verbo. do play study doing playing studying For verbs ending in e, drop the "e" and add -ing. make take write m...