present continuous

Team 6
Ocampo Olivares Alejandro
Gómez Garduño Oscar
Pedraza García Kevin Alberto
Martínez Gonzales Roberto Yahir
what is the present continuous
• The present continuous generally refers to situations or actions
that are taking place at the moment and, as in Spanish, learning
this tense is essential to have fluency and expression in any
conversation in English. Learn in this article the correct way to use
the present continuous and its structure with very simple examples
of the present continuous.
 the main uses of the present continuous
• 1. Clearly explain actions that happen at the same time they are described. For example:He is learning
English = He is learning English
• 2. Provide context by expressing current situations. Normally these sentences are accompanied by
adverbs such as recently, currently or lately, among others. For example: She is crying a lot lately = She
has cried a lot lately
• 3. They express future events or actions with certainty. For example:We are going to the cinema next
Friday = We will go to the cinema next Friday
• 4. Describe actions or momentary facts. For example:Right now he’s talking, but yesterday he was
unconscious
• 5. Indicate situations that happen frequently. In these sentences it is necessary to add adverbs such as
forever, always, constantly, among others, to reinforce their context. For example:He is always running at
• 6 am = He is always running at 6 amStructure of the present continuous in EnglishLet's see the correct
structure to use the present continuous of English in its affirmative, negative and interrogative moods.
• Affirmative mood of the present continuousSubject + verb to be + verb in gerund + objectNegative mood
of the present continuousSubject + verb to be + not + verb in gerund + complementInterrogative mood of
the present continuous
 For what do you use it? And How is it formed?

• To describe actions that are happening at this moment, that is, at the moment in which
you are speaking. It can also be used to talk about the future, as we explain in this
other article. For now, let's focus on the present.

• With the verb to be in the present simple (am, is, are) plus the main verb in a gerund
(ending in –ing). The rule of thumb is that 99% of the time we use it, we contract when
speaking.
 present continuous rules
• Rules
• As you can see, the dominant ending in this verb tense is -ing, however, it is worth highlighting the following rules for the formation of gerunds in some verbs:
• Rule 1. All verbs end in –ing.
• There is no need to overthink this. Every verb conjugated in the present continuous must have this ending.
• Example: The elephant is playing in the water.

• Rule 2. When a verb ends in a consonant, the last letter must be doubled to add the ending -ing.
• Example: The jaguar is running.

• Rule 3. If the verb ends in silent e, this letter is removed and the ending -ing is placed.
• Example: They are dancing cumbias.

• Rule 4. Verbs that end in double e keep this ending and add –ing to the end.
• Example: I am seeing my lawyer next Monday.

• Rule 5. Verbs ending in -ie put a y + -ing instead.

• Example: He is lying to his boss.