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PRESENT CONTINUOUS (presente continuo)

(estar)
BE

(am / is /
are)

(-ando / -endo) VERB -ing (reading)

Reglas para aadir -ing al verbo principal


Aaden:

Regla general
(la mayora de los verbos)

-ing

Los verbos terminados en: -e

Se quita la -e y se aade:

wear => wearing


drink o drinking
play => playing

dance o dancing have


=> having make =>
making
Doblan la ltima consonante y run => running sit o

-ing

Los verbos terminados en:


consonante + vocal + consonante

se aade:

ing

sitting swim o
swimming

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

AFFIRMATIVE
Long form
I am drink

(yo estoy bebiendo)

Short form
I'm drinking You're

YoU are S inging (tu ests cantando)

singing He's

He S dancing

(el est bailando)

dancing She's

She

(ella est corriendo)

running It's

running

It S playing

(-estjugando) We are eating (no

playing We're

so1ros/-as estamos comiendo) Yo U are jumping

eating You're

(vosotros/-as e stai s sa liando) Th ey are StU dy i n g

jumping They're

(ell os/-as e stan e studian do)

studying

NEGA
TIVE
Long
form
I
a
m

o
y

b
e
b
i

n
o
t
d
ri

e
n
d
o
)

n
ki
n
g

Y
O
U

(y
o
n
o

a
r
e

e
st

ot S inging

(tu no

(Est

Are

ella

th ey

I'm not

corrien

StU

drinking

do?)

dy i n

You aren't

IS it

g?

playin

( Est

g?

n e

(Est

lio s/-

as

jugand

estudi

playing

o?)

ando)

We aren't

Are we

Shor
t
form

ests cantando)
He S not dancing
(el no est
bailando) She S
not running

(ella

singing
no est corriendo)

He isn't
It S not playing

(- no est

dancing
jugando) We are not eating

She isn't
(noso1ros/-as no estamos

running
comiendo) You are not jumping

It isn't
(voso1ros/-as no estis sallando)
Th ey are n Ot StU dy i n g

(el

los/-a s no este n estud ando)

eating
You aren't

eating
?

jumping
They
aren't
studying

(Estar
nos
noso1r
os/-as
comien

Yes, I am Yes,

Am Idhnking?

you are Yes,

(Estoy yo

he is Yes, she

bebiendo?) Are

is Yes, it is

you Singing ?

Yes, we are

(Ests tu

Yes, you are

cantando?) IS he

Yes, they are

dancing ? (Est
el bailando?) IS

INTERRO
GATIVE

She running ?

do?)
Areyo
ujumpi
ng ?
( Esta
is
voso1r
os/-a s
sa
liando)

SHORT

en't

ANSWERS
Affirmative

No,

Negative

he
N
o
,
I
'
m

isn't
No,
she
isn't
No,
it
isn't

n
o
t
N
o
,
y
o
u

No,
we
are
n't
No,
you
are
n't
No,
they

a
r

are
n't

1 What are they doing?


Choose a verb from the box and describe the pictures.
Use the Present Continuous.
write

sleep

talk

drink

swim

eat

run

listen

read

play

sing

We

e
i?i J . .

Si

" %
%

cfcj

* JW5>

cook

ride dance

You

3 Look at the pictures. Correct the


sentences.
1 Margaret is reading a book.
Marcare! isrt reading a boofc.
Shck Gooicnj.____________
2 Pierre is walking to school.

4 They / have / breakfast


3 We're having lunch in the garden.
5 Ann / wait / for the bus

2 What is happening? Write sentences.


Then match the sentences with the
pictures.
1 They / listen / to music
They are lisfenin;to music.
2 John / eat / an apple

3 She / sleep

G
e
o
r
g
e

4
The
y're
doin
g
the
sho
ppin
g.

/
r
i
d
e
/
a
b
i
k
e

7 It/rain

8 The
policeme
n / arrest
/ a thief

9 The
man /
fish

5 My
sister
is
teaeh
ing.

6 Our
teach
er is
stand
ing.

4 Answer the questions. Use short


affirmative (+) and negative (-) answers.

6 Look at the picture in exercise 5. Write


questions. Then answer.
1 Bert and Mike / watch TV? ArefertandMifce________

1 (-) ls she reading a comic? Mo, she isrft__________


2 (+) Are they climbing a tree? .___________________

watching TV? Mo, they arert They Ve playing football.


2 Sheila / read?_______________________________

3 (-) Are you sleeping?_____________________


4 (+) ls Pat playing the piano?____________________
5 (-) Are they doing the shopping?________.________.

3 Susan and Kevin / sing?

6 (-) ls she wearing red trousers?_________________


4 Mary/drive?

5 Look at the picture and write


sentences. Use these verbs in the
present continuous.

5 Harry / play chess?

(drink) (drive] ( e a t ) (listen) J>l5yT


6 Diane / cook?
("de] (wait) ( wa l k)

7 Bert
and Mike
areplayin
gfootball.

7 Peter/ listen
to music?

8 Sheila______________________
9 Susan

8 Anthony /
run?

and
Kevin________________________

10________________________
Mary________________________

11________________________
Harry________________________

12________________________
Diane________________________

13________________________
Peter________________________

14________________________

7 Write
question
s with
What.
Then
answer.

1 she / read / a
book What is
she reading?_______

She's reading
a book,__________

2 they / watch /
TV_______________
. .

Anthony
.

3 she / do / her

homewor
k

4 you /

listen to / music

5 they / eat /
sandwiches
6 he/
drink/
coffee

15 Traduce las frases.


16 Escrbelas en negativa.
17 Escribe las frases traducidas en interrogativa.

- Estoy leyendo un libro en mi habitacin.

- Jim est hablando por telfono.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Mi hermano est jugando al ftbol en el parque.

- Tu ests viendo la tele en el cuarto de estar.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Los chicos estn bailando en la discoteca.

- Ellos estn corriendo en el polideportivo.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Nosotros estamos comiendo helados.

- Vosotros llevis puesta ropa deportiva.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

- Mi madre est comprando ropa en esa tienda.

- Mara est cocinando la cena.

1-

1-

2-

2-

3-

3-

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