1. Communicative Grammar I
The present continuous
Mgs. Jhoana Elizabeth Paladines Benítez

2. The present continuous
Se usa el presente continuo para hablar de
una acción que esta sucediendo en el
momento que se está hablando.
El Present Progressive o Continuous es una
forma verbal compuesta por el auxiliar TO
BE, (am, is, are), y por un verbo terminado
en ING (V+ing).

3. Affirmative Sentences
For example:
Peter is reading a book now.
She is going to Basel on Saturday.
His father is working in Rome this month.
My friend is preparing for his exams
I am reading the newspaper.
He is taking a shower.
We are playing tennis.

4. Negative Sentences
La forma negativa del Present Progressive
consiste en la forma negativa del verbo TO
BE más el verbo principal terminado en ING.
I’m not reading the newspaper.
He isn’t talking a shower.
We aren’t playing tennis.

5. Yes/ No Questions
Are you reading the newspaper?
Is he taking a shower?
Are they playing tennis?
Is Peter going to the cinema?
Are they playing a game?
Is she listening to the radio?
Are we talking to me?
Are they cleaning the windows?
Is she watching the news?

6. Wh- Questions
Where is Ashley going? To a restaurant.
What is Gareth reading? The newspaper.
Where is Stacey playing? In the garden.
What is she wearing? A red dress.
When is Mandy leaving? At nine.
Who is repairing his bike? Joe.
When are they are meeting? On Monday.
Who is Sandy looking? Phil.

7. Reglas de ortografía
• Cuando el verbo acaba en “e” normalmente
la “e” cae delante de la terminación -ing:
make – making; take – taking.
• Cuando se trata de un verbo monosilábico
acabado en una sola vocal seguida por una
consonante, la consonante final se duplica
delante de la terminación -ing: stop –
stopping; sit -sitting; win – winning.
• Cuando se trata de un verbo bisilábico cuya
sílaba tónica es la segunda, la consonante
final se dobla delante de la terminación - ing:
begin – beginning; prefer – preferring.

8. Reglas de ortografía
Pero si la sílaba tónica es la primera no existen
modificaciones: visit – visiting; open – opening
• No existen modificaciones cuando el verbo
acaba en vocal o consonante + y: play – playing;
study – studying
• Los verbos acabados en -ie cambian este grupo
de vocales por una y delante de la terminación -
ing: die – dying

9. Thanks for your attention