Present Continuous
Presente continuo
We use the present continuous to talk about what is happening now.
Utilizamos el presente continuo para hablar acerca de que está pasando ahora.
| subject | be | present participle (verb + -ing) |
| I | am | watching television. playing basketball. talking to the president. making cookies. eating dinner. |
| You | are | |
| He / She / It | is | |
| We | are | |
| They | are |
Spelling Rules for the main verb in the Present Continuous.
Reglas para formar el presente participio
| VERB + “-ing” | Just add “-ing”. Solo añadir “-ing”. |
catch → catching talk → talking sing → singing study → studying |
| Verbs ending in “-e” Los verbos que terminan en “-e”. |
If the verb ends in “-e”, take away the “-e” and add “-ing”. Si el verbo termina con la letra “-e”, quitamos la “-e” antes de añadir “-ing”. |
write → writing drive → driving take → taking |
| Verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant. Los verbos que terminan con un vocal y un consonante |
If the word ends in a vowel and consonant we double the last consonant and add “-ing”. Si la palabra termina en un vocal y un consonante, hay que doblar la última consonante. |
sit → sitting hug → hugging run → running |
| Exceptions / Excepciones Verbs that end with a vowel and w,x, or y Los verbos que termina con un vocal y las letras w, x, o y. |
The verbs that end in a vowel and “w, x or y” don’t double. Los verbos que terminan con un vocal y las letras “w,x o y” no doblan. |
sew → sewing fix → fixing play → playing |
| Verbs ending with two vowels and a consonant. Los verbos que terminan con dos vocales y un consonante. |
If the verb ends in two vowels and a consonant, there is no change. Si el verbo termina en dos vocales y un consonante, no hay un cambio. |
eat → eating shout → shouting sleep → sleeping |
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