Present Continuous (Presente continuo)

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Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)

Form (Forma)
Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar "to be" y el gerundio (infinitivo +
"-ing") del verbo.
Sujeto

Auxiliar (to be)

Gerundio

am

talking, eating,
learning, doing,
going...

He, She, It

is

talking, eating,
learning, doing,
going...

You, We, They

are

talking, eating,
learning, doing,
going...

Structure (Estructura)
1.
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o
o
o
2.

o
o
o
o
3.

Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)

EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + gerundio ("-ing").
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I'm talking. (Estoy hablando.)
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He's eating. (Est comiendo.)
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They're learning. (Estn aprendiendo.)
Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo ("not") + gerundio ("ing").
Ejemplos:
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I'm not talking. (No estoy hablando.)
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He's not [He isn't] eating. (No est comiendo.)
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They're not [They aren't] learning. (No estn aprendiendo.)
Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio ("-ing")?

Ejemplos:

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o
o
o

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Are you talking? (Ests hablando?)
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Is he eating? (Est comiendo?)
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Are they learning? (Estn aprendiendo?)

Uses (Usos)
1.

o
o
o
o
2.

o
o
o
o
3.
o
o
o
o

El presente continuo se utiliza para hablar sobre algo que est pasando en el
momento en el que hablamos. Expresiones de tiempo tales como "now", "right now" and
"at the moment" indican el presente continuo.
Ejemplos:
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I'm studying now. (Estoy estudiando ahora.)
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He's eating at the moment. (Est comiendo en este momento.)
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Is it raining? (Est lloviendo?)
Tambin lo usamos para hablar de algo que est sucediendo en la actualidad
pero no necesariamente cuando hablamos. En este caso, se utilizan expresiones de
tiempo como "currently", "lately" o "these days".
Ejemplos:
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They're learning English. (Estn aprendiendo ingls.)
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She's currently looking for a job. (Actualmente est buscando un trabajo.)
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Are you working much lately? (Ests trabajando mucho ltimamente?)
Usamos el presente continuo para hablar de algo que est ya decidido que se
har en el futuro prximo. Su uso indica que es bastante seguro que lo planificado suceder.
Ejemplos:
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I'm going to the party tonight. (Voy a la fiesta esta noche.)
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He's not [He isn't] coming to class tomorrow. (No viene a la clase manaa.)
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Are you working next week? (Trabajas la semana que viene?)
Nota: Hay unos verbos que no solemos usar en los tiempos continuos. Puedes consultar la lista
de verbos de tiempos continuos y su explicacin.

En este artculo mostramos una visin global de los tiempos verbales en

ingls:

Tiempos verbales de presente

Tiempo Verbal

Ejemplo

Presente Simple (Present Simple)

I sing

Presente Continuo (Present Continuous)

I am dancing

El Condicional Simple (Conditional simple)

I would dance

El Condicional Continuo (Conditional Continuous)

I would be dancing

Tiempos verbales de pasado

Tiempo Verbal

Ejemplo

Presente Perfecto (Present Perfect)

I have danced

Presente Perfecto Continuo (Present Perfect Continuous)

I have been dancing

Pasado Simple (Past Simple)

I danced

Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous)

I was dancing

Pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect)

I had danced

Pluscuamperfecto Continuo (Past Perfect Continuous)

I had been dancing

El Condicional Perfecto (Conditional Perfect)

I would have danced

El Condicional Continuo Perfecto (Conditional Continuous

Perfect)

I would have been

dancing

Tiempos verbales de futuro

Tiempo Verbal

Ejemplo

Futuro Simple (Future Simple)

I will dance

Futuro Continuo (Future Continuous)

I will be dancing

Futuro going to (Future going to)

I am going to dance

Futuro Perfecto (Future Perfect)

I will have danced

Futuro Perfecto Continuo (Future Perfect Continuous)

I will have been dancing

Otros Tiempos verbales

Tiempo Verbal
Imperativo (Imperative)

Ejemplo
dance

Verbo "To be" en presente, pasado y futuro

Las estructuras con el verbo "to be" sirven para poder comunicar varias aspectos muy tiles como
pueden ser "hablar sobre una perso" (su nombre, nacionalidad, de dnde es, su profesin, como se
siente, etc.) y "describir las caractersticas de alguien o algo" (qu es algo, su color, a quien
pertenece, etc.).

To be

Present

Past

Future

Am

Was

Will be

You

Are

Were

Will be

He

Is

Was

Will be

She

Is

Was

Will be

It

Is

Was

Will be

We

Are

Were

Will be

You

Are

Were

Will be

They

are

were

Will be

Verbo "To be" en presente, pasado y futuro

Las estructuras con el verbo "to be" sirven para poder comunicar varias aspectos muy tiles como
pueden ser "hablar sobre una perso" (su nombre, nacionalidad, de dnde es, su profesin, como se
siente, etc.) y "describir las caractersticas de alguien o algo" (qu es algo, su color, a quien
pertenece, etc.).

To be

Present

Past

Future

Am

Was

Will be

You

Are

Were

Will be

He

Is

Was

Will be

She

Is

Was

Will be

It

Is

Was

Will be

We

Are

Were

Will be

You

Are

Were

Will be

They

are

were

Will be