Present Continuous - Uses

PRESENT CONTINUOUS(STRUCTURE & USES)

PRESENT CONTINUOUSSTRUCTURE:

TO BE + VERB-ing

PRESENT CONTINUOUSaffirmative / STRUCTURE:

singular: IYOU HE SHE IT

plural: WE YOU THEY

PRESENT CONTINUOUSaffirmative / STRUCTURE:

singular: I amYOU are HE is SHE is IT is

plural: WE are YOU are THEY are

PRESENT CONTINUOUSaffirmative / STRUCTURE:

singular: I am playingYOU are eating HE is smiling SHE is writing IT is reading

plural: WE are studying YOU are listening THEY are dancing

PRESENT CONTINUOUSnegative / STRUCTURE:

singular: IYOU HE SHE IT

plural: WE YOU THEY

PRESENT CONTINUOUSnegative / STRUCTURE:

singular: I am notYOU are not HE is not SHE is not IT is not

plural: WE are not YOU are not THEY are not

PRESENT CONTINUOUSnegative / STRUCTURE:

singular: I am not playingYOU are not eating HE is not smiling SHE is not writing IT is not reading

plural: WE are not studying YOU are not listening THEY are not dancing

we use the Present Continuous to1. TALK ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING. = cosas que están pasando en el momento en el que se habla

Ex: The teacher is talking, the students are listening.(El profesor está hablando, los alumnos están escuchando.)

Ex: The teacher is talking, the students are listening.

we use the Present Continuous to 2. TALK ABOUT ANNOYING HABITS.

Ex: My students are always shouting! (Mis alumnos siempre gritando)Ex: My students are always coming late. (Mis alumnos siempre llegan tarde)

Ex: My students are always shouting! Ex: My students are always coming late.

we use the Present Continuous to 3. TALK ABOUT RECENTLY ADDED HABITS.

Ex: I am doing yoga and meditation lately, I feel great!= Estoy haciendo yoga y meditación últimamente y me siento genial.

Ex: I am doing yoga and meditation lately and I feel great! = Estoy. haciendo yoga y meditación últimamente y me siento genial.

we use the Present Continuous to 4. TALK ABOUT FUTURE INTENTIONS OR PLANS.

Ex: I am meeting my father this afternoon.(Voy a ver a mi padre esta tarde.) Ex: She is coming to the party. (Ella va a venir a la fiesta.)

Ex: I am meeting my father this afternoon.(Voy a ver a mi padre esta tarde.) Ex: She is coming to the party. (Ella va a venir a la fiesta.)

we use the Present Continuous to 5. TALK ABOUT TEMPORARY SITUATIONS.

Ex: I am staying at a hotel for a few weeks.(Me estoy quedando en un hotel unas pocas semanas.)

Ex: I am staying at a hotel for a few weeks.(Me estoy quedando en un hotel unas pocas semanas.)

LET'S PRACTICE :)

TRY HERE SOME EXERCISES ON PRESENT CONTINUOUS