Present Continuous

USOS

Usamos el Presente Continuo para:

• Hablar de acciones que están sucediendo en el momento de hablar.
• Example: He is reading a book (Él está leyendo un libro)

• Hablar de acciones transitorias.
• Example: We are studying unit five this week (Esta semana, estamos estudiando la unidad cinco)

• Planes de futuro con expresiones temporales que aludan a ello.
• Example: We are leaving at 9:00 (Saldremos a las 9:00)

FORMAS

Affirmative (+)

I am working (Yo estoy trabajando)
You are working
He is working
She is working
It is working
We are working
You are working
They are working

Negative (-)

I am not working (Yo no estoy trabajando)
You are not working
He is not working
She is not working
He is not working
It is not working
We are not working
You are not working
They are not working

* are+not= aren't
* is+not= isn't

Interrogative (?)

Am I working? (¿Estoy trabajando?)
Are you working?
Is he working?
Is she working?
Is it working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?

PRÁCTICAS

Enlaces para practicar:

Present continuous I
Present continuous II
Present continuous III
Present continuous IV
Present continuous V
Present continuous vs Present simple I
Present continuous vs Present simple II
Present continuous vs Present simple III

   

Present Simple

USOS

• Expresa realidades (Warm air rises - El aire caliente sube) o permanencia (Her parents live in Madrid - Sus padres viven en Madrid), así como acción habitual, es decir, hábitos o rutinas en la vida cotidiana (I get up late on Sundays - Me levanto tarde los domingos o I eat a lot of fruit - Como mucha fruta)

• También se utiliza para hablar de eventos futuros, especialmente aquellos sujetos a un horario, como pueden ser las llegadas y salidas de transportes públicos (The train leaves at five - El tren sale a las cinco).

• Hay dos consideraciones importantes a tener en cuenta a la hora de utilizar el present simple en inglés, ambas relacionadas con el uso del negativo y el interrogativo:
• Hace falta el verbo auxiliar do: I don't (do not) live in Madrid (No vivo en Madrid). Do you speak Spanish? (¿Hablas español?).
• El auxiliar do toma la forma does para la tercer persona singular: She doesn't speak French (Ella no habla español). Does he live in Madrid? (¿Vive él en Madrid?)

Ejemplos:

Afirmativa: I speak English and French (Hablo inglés y francés) - She speaks English and French (Ella habla inglés y francés)

Negativa: I don't (do not) smoke (No fumo) - He doesn't (does not) smoke (Él no fuma)

Interrogativa: Do you speak Spanish? (¿Hablas español?) - Does she speak Spanish? (¿Habla ella español?)


FORMAS

Affirmative (+)


I work  (Yo trabajo)
You work 
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work

Negative (-)

I do not work
You do not work
He does not work
She does not work
It does not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work

*do+not= don't
*does+not= doesn't

Interrogative (?)

Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?

PRÁCTICAS

Enlaces para practicar:

Present simple I
Present simple II
Present simple III
Present simple IV
Present simple V