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
Doblan la última consonante run
running
Los verbos terminados en:
consonante + vocal + consonante sit
sitting
y se añade: -ing swim
swimming

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

washing having sitting

drinking living running
wearing dancing swimming
playing writing cutting
doing making putting
raining
eating
crying
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 cook ride dance

She is drinking
.......................................................
He is singing
.......................................................
are running
We .................................................

.......................................................
am swimming.
I .................................................... She is eating.
.........................................................

He is cooking. are dancing. She is talking.

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

they are reading.

....................................................... It is sleeping.
....................................................... She is playing.
.........................................................

He is listening.
.........................................................
am riding.
I .....................................................
John is eating an apple.( I )

She is sleeping. ( F ) Pierre isn´t walking to school.

He is listening.
They are having breakfast. ( G)
We aren´t having lunch in the garden.
We are having breakfast in the dinnig
Ann is waiting for the bus. ( H ) room.

George is riding a bike. ( B) They aren´t doing the shopping.

They are dancing.
It is raining. ( A)
My sister isn´t teaching.

The policemen is arresting a thief. ( E) She is studying.

Our teacher isn´t standing.

The man is fishing. ( D) Our teacher is seeing.
 yes, they are.
no, I am not. Is sheyla reading?
no, she isn´t . She is waiting the bus.
yes, she is.
no, they aren´t. Are susan and kevin
singing?

no, she isn´t.

is waiting the bus.

are walking in the street.
is driving a car.
is riding the bicycle.
is driking a bottle of water.
is listening in the street.
is eating .
 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.

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

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

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

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

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