PRESENT CONTINUOUS (presente continuo)

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

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
Los verbos terminados en: - añade: have  having
e make  making
-ing
Doblan la última consonante
run 
Los verbos terminados en:
running
consonante + vocal +
consonante
y se añade: -ing sit 
sitting
swim  swimming

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

They are writing. I m Swimming. She is eating.

He is cooking You are dancing. She is talking on the phone.

They are reading. It is sleeping. She is playing the piano.

He is listening. I am riding a bike.

 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-I am reading a book in my room. 1-Jim is talking on the phone.

2- I not reading reading in my room. 2-Jim is not talking on the phone.

3- I am reading a book in my room? 3- Jim is talking on the phone?

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

1- My brother is playing soccer in the park. 1-You are watching Tv in the hall.

2- You are not watching Tv in the hall.

2-My brother is not playing soccer in the park
3-You are watching Tv in the hall?.
3-My brother is playing soccer in the park?.
- Ellos están corriendo en el polideportivo.
- Los chicos están bailando en la discoteca.
1-They are running in the Stadium.
1.The children are dancing in the
discotheque.
2-They are not running in the Stadium.

2- The children are not dancing in the

discotheque. 3-They are running in the Stadium?

3- The children are dancingin the discotheque? - Vosotros lleváis puesta ropa deportiva.

- Nosotros estamos comiendo helados. 1-You are wearing sport clothes.

1-They are eating ice cream. 2-You are not wearing the sport clothing.

2-They are are not eating ice cream. 3-You are wearing sport clothes?

3-They are eating ice cream? - María está cocinando la cena.

- Mi madre está comprando ropa en esa tienda. 1- Maria is cooking dinner.

1-My mother is buying clothes in that store. 2-Maria is not cooking dinner.

2-My mother is not buying clothes in thah store. 3-Maria is cooking dinner?.

3-My mother is buying clothes in that store?