Present

Continuous
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING RIGHT NOW?
 Present Continuous
The present continuous verb tense
indicates that an action or
condition is happening now,
frequently.
 Present Continuous
1. an action that is going on at this moment -
NOW:
● You are using the internet.
● She’s not dancing.
● You aren’t studying English grammar.
 Present Continuous
MORE EXAMPLES:
 Present Continuous
2. an action that is going on during of time or a
trend:

● Are you still working for the same company?

● More and more people are becoming vegetarian.

 Present Continuous
MORE EXAMPLES:
 Present Continuous
The Present Continuous Formula:

verb to be
(am, is, are) + verb + -ing
 Present Continuous
For example:

● I’m having breakfast right now.

● Pedro is watching TV.

Present Continuous
Present Continuous
Present Continuous
Present Continuous
 SPELLING RULES

1. En la mayoría de verbos basta

con añadir -ing.
eat → eating ask → asking
go → going
 SPELLING RULES

2. Si el verbo acaba en -e , hay que

quitar la e antes de añadir -ing.
Take→ taking Wake→ waking
write→ writing come→ coming
dance→ dancing
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3. Si el verbo acaba en -ie, hay que

eliminar la ie y añadir -ying
die→ dying tie→ tying lie → lying
 SPELLING RULES

4. Si el verbo acaba en vocal +

consonante, hay que doblar la
consonante antes de añadir -ing.
Stop→ stopping swim → swimming
run→ running begin→ beginning
 SPELLING RULES

4.1. Si acaba en -y o -w no doblamos.

Esto se debe a que en fonética inglesa
la y y la w se consideran semivocales.
Play → playing buy → buying
draw → drawing borrow → borrowing
 SPELLING RULES

4.2. Si el acento no recae sobre la

última sílaba*, no doblamos.
listen→ listening
remember → remembering
SÍLABAS

1 sílaba = eat → eat

2 sílabas = forget → for-get
3 sílabas = remember → re- mem- ber