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The present continuous tense |
El tiempo presente progresivo |
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Take a look at this example situation:
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Observa este ejemplo
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Albert is in his yellow new car. He is on
his way back home. He is driving now. He is driving and waving....He is
smiling....He is happy....He is driving, waving and smiling......
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Alberto está en su nuevo auto amarillo.
Está regresando a casa. Está manejando. Manejando y saludando...Está
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This is the present continuous tense.
We use the verb to be with the corresponding pronoun: (see unit 2)
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Este es el tiempo presente progresivo.
Utilizamos el verbo to be con el pronombre que corresponda: (ver unidad 2) |
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I am |
yo estoy |
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he /she / it is |
el / ella está |
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you / we / they are |
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And we use a following verb with an -ing
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Y utilizamos el verbo que sigue con la
terminación -ing |
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driving |
manejando |
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waving |
saludando |
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smiling etc |
sonriendo |
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Uses of this tense: |
Usos de este tiempo verbal: |
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To indicate that an action or situation is
happening now, at the time of speaking. This very instant.... |
Para indicar que una acción o situación
está sucediendo ahora, en el momento de hablar...En este instante.... |
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He is reading a book now...Make silence! |
Está leyendo un libro ahora...¡Haz silencio! |
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Peter is listening to the radio at this moment. |
Pedro está escuchando la radio
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It is raining at present....Let`s stay at home!!! |
Está lloviendo en este momento...¡Quedémonos en casa! |
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Carina is dancing with her new friend now.
They are practising for a tv programme. |
Carina está bailando
ahora con su nuevo amigo.
Están practicando para un programa de televisión. |
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We also use the present continuous
tense for changing situations:
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También usamos el tiempo presente
progresivo para situaciones cambiantes: |
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This plant is growing very fast....We need another
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Esta planta está creciendo muy rápido.....
Necesitamos otra maceta.
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Maradona is ill. But he is
getting better now. |
Maradona está enfermo. Pero ahora se está mejorando.
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To talk about something happening
around the time of speaking, but not necessarily at the time of speaking: |
Para hablar de algo que sucede cerca
del momento de hablar, pero no necesariamente en ese preciso instante. |
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Now she is having a bath. But she is
an important writer. She is writing a book on global warming |
Ella ahora está tomando un baño. Pero es una escritora
importante. Está escribiendo un libro que trata del calentamiento global.
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 Now he is
on vacations...But he is building his own
house next to ours... |
Ahora está de vacaciones...Pero está construyendo su
propia casa cerca de la nuestra...
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Negative forms: |
Formas negativas: |
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To turn all the previous sentences into
negative ones, you simply have to add ''not'' |
Para cambiar las anteriores oraciones a
negativas, sólo tienes que agregar ''not'' |
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We use am not
( 'm not) driving |
Utilice no estoy
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is not ( 's
not ) playing |
no está
( 's not) jugando, tocando etc |
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are not ( 're not)
studying etc -depending on the pronoun- |
no estamos etc ( 're not)
estudiando etc -depende del
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Examples: |
Ejemplos: |
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is not studying. He is sleeping.... |
No está estudiando. Está durmiendo. |
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 She is not reading. She is writing. |
No está leyendo. Está
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 He is not laughing. He is
crying.... |
No se está riendo. Está llorando.... |
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Now click on next to get some practice: |
Ahora haz clic en siguiente para
practicar: |
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