The document discusses the present continuous tense in English and Spanish. It explains that the present continuous is used to describe actions happening now or ongoing activities. It provides examples of the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the present continuous tense using the verb "to work." It includes exercises asking students to conjugate other verbs like "to play," "to swim," and "to watch" in the present continuous. Finally, it asks questions for students to practice the tense, like "What are they doing now?"
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• We use it to describe what is happening right now
(Lo usamos para describir lo que está pasando ahora mismo)
Example:
You are listening to your teacher
(Tú estás escuchando a tu profesor/a.)
• We use it to describe pictures and photos
(Lo usamos para describir imágenes y fotos)
Example:
A horse is laughing.
(Un caballo se está riendo)
3. POSITIVE FORM (+) (FORMA AFIRMATIVA)
I am work+ing Yo estoy trabajando
You are work+ing Tú estás trabajando
He is work+ing Él está trabajando
She is work+ing Ella está trabajando
It is work+ing Eso está trabajando
We are work+ing Nosotros estamos trabajando
They are work+ingEllos están trabajando
4. NEGATIVE FORM (FORMA NEGATIVA)
I am NOT work+ing Yo no estoy
trabajando
You are NOT work+ing Tú no estás
trabajando
He is NOT work+ing Él no está
trabajando
She is NOT work+ing Ella no está
trabajando
It is NOT work+ing Eso no está
trabajando
5. QUESTION FORM (?) (FORMA INTERROGATIVA)
Am I work+ing ? Estoy trabajando?
Are you work+ing ? Estás trabajando?
Is he work+ing ? Está él trabajando?
Is she work+ing ? Está ella
trabajando?
Is it work+ing ? Está eso
trabajando?
Are we work+ing ? Estamos
7. EXAMPLES
1.I’m working in a bank.
2.She is studying English.
3.It’s not raining.
4.We are having dinner now.
5.I’m not watching TV.
6.They are playing in the park.
8. WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
(QUÉ ESTAN HACIENDO?)
a) b) c)
Practice
Ex: He is cooking.
(Él está cocinando)
12. ANSWER (RESPONDA)
A: What do you do every day? (Qué haces tú cada día?)
B: ........................... and ..........................
A: What are you doing now? (Qué estás haciendo ahora?)
B: I am .............................
13. WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?
(QUÉ ESTÁN HACIENDO AHORA?)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo11k1eWzzU