PRESENT CONTINUOUS (presente continuo)

(estar) (-ando / -endo)

BE + VERB -ing
(am / is / are) (reading)

Reglas para añadir -ing al verbo principal

wear  wearing
Regla general Añaden:
drink  drinking
(la mayoría de los verbos) -ing play  playing
dance  dancing
Se quita la -e y se añade:
Los verbos terminados en: -e have  having
-ing make  making
Los verbos terminados en: Doblan la última consonante run  running
sit  sitting
consonante + vocal + consonante
y se añade: -ing swim  swimming

Write the -ing form of the verbs below and complete the table.

AFFIRMATIVE He is
Long form dancing
(el esta bailando)
I am drinking (yo estoy bebiendo) She is
You are sing ing (tu estas cantando)
 running (ella esta corriendo)

It is playing ( - esta jugando) Short form

We are eat ing (nosotros/-as estamos comiendo)
You are jump ing (vosotros/-as estais saltando) I' m drinking
They are study ing (ellos/-as estan estudiando) You're sing
ing He's
dancing She's
running
It 's playing
We're eat ing
You're jump ing
They're study ing

NEGATIVE
Long form Short form

I amnot drinking (:yo no estoy bebiendo)

I' m not drinking
You are not s in gin g u no estas
You aren't sin gin g
cantando) He is not dan cin g He isn't dan cin g
(el no esta bailando) She She is n't runnin g
is not run n in g (ella no esta corriendo) It It isn't play in g
is not playing ( - no esta jugando)
We are n't eat in g
We are not eat in g (nosotros/-as no estamos comiendo)
You are n't jumpin g
You are not jumping (vosotros/-as no estais saltando)
They aren't stu dy ing
They are not stu dy in g (ellos/-as no estan

estudiando)

SHORT ANSWERS
INTERROGATIVE Affirmative Negative

Am I drinking ? (GEstoy yo bebiendo?)

Yes, I am No, I' m not
Are you sing ing ? (GEstas tu cantando?)
Yes, you are No, you aren't
Is he dancing ? ((.Esta el bailando?)
Yes, he is No, he isn 't
Is she run ning ? (GEsta ella corriendo?)
Yes, she is No, she isn't
Is it playing ? ((.Esta - jugando?)
Yes, it is No, it isn 't
Are we eat ing ? (GEstamos nosotros/-as comiendo?)
Yes, we are No, we aren't
Are you jumping ? (GEstais vosotros/-as saltando)
Yes, you are No, you aren't
Are they study ing ? ((.Estan ellos/-as estudiando)
Yes, thev are No, thev
aren't
1 What are they doing?
Escoge un verbo de la lista y usalo aplicando
Presente continuo. Use the Present Continuous.
writesleeptalkdrinkswimeatrunlistenreadplaysingcookridedance

....................................................... ....................................................... We .................................................

....................................................... I .................................................... .........................................................

....................................................... You ............................................... .........................................................

....................................................... ....................................................... .........................................................

......................................................... I .....................................................
2 ¿Qué está sucediendo? Escribir
oraciones. Luego, une las oraciones con
las imágenes.
 3 Mira las imágenes, corregirlas.

l They/ listen/ to music

They are lis:tening to mus:ic. (C)

2 John / eat/ an apple

l Margaret is reading a
book. Mar aret is:n't readin ci

book.
he's: cookin .

3 She/ sleep 2 Pierre is walking to school.

4 They/ have / breakfast

3 We're having lunch in the garden.

5 Ann / wait/ for the bus

6 George/ ride / a bike 4 They're doing the shopping .

71t/rain
5 My sister is teaching.

8 The policemen /arrest/ a thief

6 Our teacher is standing.

9 The man / fish

4 Answer the questions. Use short 1 (-) Is she reading a comic? N=o =s:he is:h='t. _ _ _
_
affirmative (+) and negative (-) answers.
2 (+) Are they climbing a t ree? _
6 Look at the picture in exercise 5. Write
3 (-) Are you sleeping? questions. Then answer.
4 (+) Is Pat playing the piano? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Bert and Mike/ watch N? Are 'Gert arid Mike
watchirig TV9 No, they areri't. They're playirig football.
5 (-) Are they doing the shopping? _

6 (-) Is she wearing red trousers? _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 Sheila / read? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 Look at the picture and write 3 Susan and Kevin/ sing? _

sentences. Use these verbs in the
present continuous.
4 Mary/ drive? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[ drink ) ( drive ) @D ( listen )
[ ride) ( wait) ( walk )
5 Harry/ play chess? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 Diane / cook?

7 Peter/ listen to music? _

8 Anthony/ run? _

7 Write questions with What. Then

answer.
1 Bert an d Mike are playirig football.
1 she / read / a book What is: s:he readirig9
2 Sheila _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hes; readirig a book.
3 Susan and Kevin _
2 they/ watch / N _
4 Mary _

5 Harry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 she / do / her homework _
6 Diane _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 Peter _
4 you / liste n t o / music _
8 An th ony _

5 they / eat / sandwiches _

6 he/ drink / coff ee _

 1- Traduce las frases.
2- Escríbelas en negativa.
3- Escribe las frases traducidas en interrogativa.

- Estoy leyendo un libro en mi habitación. - Jim está hablando por teléfono.

1- 1-

2- 2-

3- 3-

- Mi hermano está jugando al fútbol en el parque. - Tu estás viendo la tele en el cuarto de estar.

1- 1-

2- 2-

3- 3-

- Los chicos están bailando en la discoteca. - Ellos están corriendo en el polideportivo.

1- 1-

2- 2-

3- 3-

- Nosotros estamos comiendo helados. - Vosotros lleváis puesta ropa deportiva.

1- 1-

2- 2-

3- 3-

- Mi madre está comprando ropa en esa tienda. - María está cocinando la cena.

1- 1-

2- 2-

3- 3-