PRESENT CONTINUOUS (se utiliza para hablar de cosas que estn ocurriendo en el momento de hablar) AFFIRMATIVE I am playing You

are playing He is playing She is playing It is playing We are playing You are playing They are playing NEGATIVE I am not playing You aren t playing He isn t playing She isn t playing It isn t playing We aren t playing You aren t playing They aren t playing QUESTION Am I playing? Are you playing? Is he playing? Is she playing? Is it playing? Are we playing? Are you playing? Are they playing? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, you are / No, you arent Yes, I am / No, I am not Yes, he is / No, he isnt Yes, she is / No, she isnt Yes, it is / No, it isnt Yes, you are / No, you arent Yes, we are / No, we arent Yes, they are / No, they arent Start > Starting watch > watching Dance > dancing ride > riding Stop > stopping begin> beginning
*visiting / listening / opening snowing Study > studying say > saying

CAMBIOS AL AADIR ING Por lo general se aade solo -ing Los verbos que acaban en -e, pierden la -e al aadir -ing Si el verbo acaba en consonante + vocal + consonante se duplica la ltima consonante al aadir -ing Verbos acabados en -y
Si el verbo acaba en consonante + y se aade solo ing Pero si el verbo acaba en vocal + y se aade solo ing

A. Write the -ing form: Listen Worry Step Copy Change Accept Ask Destroy Employ Cook Repeat Type Call Mix cry Invite Accuse Laugh Invent Open Fry Try learn dance Live come swim Run lose make Speak celebrate wear Read look Study Eat watch do Stop sit write begin visit decide enjoy

B. Choose the correct form of the verbs: 1. George ______________________ (sleep). 2. He ___________________ (not eat) breakfast. 3. They _________________ (sit) in the garden. 4. They _______________________ (not work) 5. The woman ___________ (take) a photograph. 6. She ________________ (not play) golf. 7. We ______________ (spend) the weekend in the mountains. 8. The sun ____________________ (not shine). 9. My grandfather ______________ (write) a letter. 10. He __________________(not run) in the park. 11. The students ______________ (travel) by bus. 12. They ______________________(not walk). 13. _____________________(Rita/ sit) on the sofa? 14. 15. Italy? 16. ____________________(she / come) home late tonight? 17. ________________________ (it / snow) now? 18. Dave ____________________ (lend) money to his friends. 19. We __________________ (not enjoy) this concert, so lets go home. 20. Tina _______________ (sew) a dress for herself. 21. ____________________ (you / do) anything at the moment? __________________ (your father / write) ______________________ (you / go) to another report? 22.__________________ (you / enjoy) your work? 23._______________________ lunch? 24_____________________ (they / play) football? 25._________________________ (it / rain) again? 26._____________________ (we / win) the match? 27. I ______________________________ (listen) to the news at the moment. 28. The students _________________________ (go) to school now. 29. Mr. Smith ____________________________ (wait) for the bus. 30. Mary __________________________ (work) as a secretary. 31. Our friends ___________________________ (visit) Disney World today. 32. The train _____________________________ (arrive) at the station at this time. 33. You ___________________________ (do) the exercises well now. 34. They __________________________ (spend) the weekend in Miami. 35. Look! The bus _________________________ (come) over there! 36. Listen! Those children ___________________ (speak) Spanish! 37. Theres a man in the garden. He ___________________ (cut) the grass. 38. There are several students in the gym. They ____________________ (work out) (she / have)

C. Change into a) negative and b) interrogative: AFFIRMATIVE The children are watching TV Johns having breakfast now Bills answering the phone. Im helping John with the work The girls washing the dishes. The cats sleeping in class Its raining very hard now. The students are writing a letter Youre doing the exercise wrong The dogs drinking milk The boys singing an English song Were making a lot of progress D. Put the words in order: 1. Enjoying / your work? / are / you 2. She / having / lunch? / is 3. Playing football? / are / they 4. It / raining / again? / is 5. The cat / is / sleeping? 6. Are / winning the match? / we 7. He / drinking / now / is / coffee? 8. Singing? / Is / the man 9. What / are / eating? / the children 10. Wearing? / is / the man / what 11. The woman / playing? / is / What instrument 12. The teenagers / wearing / jeans? / are NEGATIVE QUESTION

E. Make questions: 1. She / work / in Peru this year? 2. You / learn / Maths / today? 3. They / listen / to the radio? 4. Peter / wash / now? 5. They / live / in Salamanca at the moment? 6. Mr Smith / eat / his dinner?

7. Rex and Ann / do his science project? 8. Sue / read a book? 9. Sues dad / eat a banana? 10. Sues cat / sleep? 11. Where / your friends / go? 12. What / Ann / cook? 13. Why / you / look / at me? F. Answer these questions: 1. Are you watching TV? Yes, ____________________ 2. Is she wearing a watch? No, ____________________ 3. Is John eating something? Yes, ___________________ 4. Is it raining? No, ___________________ G. Complete the sentences with the verbs below: Build cook go have stand stay swim work 5. Are they reading the letter? No, ___________________ 6. Is Jane having dinner now? Yes. ___________________ 7. Are John and Peter sitting on the floor? Yes, __________ 8. Are you laughing? No, ________________

1. Please be quiet. I ________________________________ 2. Where is John? He is in the kitchen. He _____________________________ 3. You _________________________ on my foot. 4. John _____________________ in the river. 5. We are on holiday. We ____________________ at the Central Hotel. 6. Where is Ann? She _____________________ a shower? 7. They ___________________________ a new theatre in the city centre at the moment. 8. I ______________________________ now. Goodbye!. H. Write the questions about the underlined words in each sentence: 1. The train is arriving in ten minutes 2. Shirley is always breaking her glasses 3. The pupils are taking the English test right now? 4. The shop is closing early today because of the holiday.

5. Ellen and Sheila are working on their project. 6. James is planning to go to Barcelona 7. Mr. Lee is learning to drive a bus 8. My little sister is starting school in the autumn. I. Translate: 1. Marta est tocando la guitarra 2. Pablo est sentado y Sandra est de pie 3. Llueve mucho ahora 4. Mi hermana lleva una falda blanca hoy. 5. Javier est jugando al ftbol en el parque 6. No estoy viendo la televisin 7. Paul est nadando en el ro 8. Liz est escribiendo una carta 9. Ellos no estn haciendo los deberes 10. Estis escuchando msica? 11. Qu hace Marta? Est jugando al tenis 12. Qu escribes? Una carta 13. Trabaja hoy tu hermana? 14. Por qu ests de pie? 15. Qu haces? Estoy leyendo el peridico. 16. Dnde va Luis? Por qu corre? 17. Llevas una camisa muy bonita 18. Qu ests comiendo? 19. Mis padres no estn viendo la tele 20. Ella no est pensando en ti.