The document discusses the structure and uses of the present continuous tense in English, Spanish, and Catalan. It covers forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences, as well as short answers. It also provides examples of how the present continuous is used to describe actions happening now or over a period of time, describe temporary situations, and for complaints about repeated actions.

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS ESTRUCTURA ÚS

2. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES Subject + Verb + (Complements) Subject + am/are/is Verb-ing + (Complements) My friend is reading at the library

3. Present Continuous Affirmative I ’m play ing You ’re play ing He ’s play ing She ’s play ing It ’s play ing We ’re play ing You ’re play ing They ’re play ing SPELLING RULES I am play ing You are play ing He is play ing She is play ing It is play ing We are play ing You are play ing They are play ing Long Form Short Form Singular 1 2 3 M F A Plural 1 2 3

4. NEGATIVE SENTENCES Subject + Aux + not + (Verb) + (Complements) Subject + am/are/is + not + Verb-ing + (Complements) We are not listening to the radio

5. Present Continuous Negative I ’m not play ing You are n’t play ing He is n’t play ing She is n’t play ing It is n’t play ing We are n’t play ing You are n’t play ing They are n’t play ing Singular 1 2 3 M F A Plural 1 2 3

6. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Aux + Subject + (Verb) + (Complements)? Am/are/is + Subject + Verb-ing + (Complements)? Are John and Michael playing football?

7. Present Continuous Interrogative Am I play ing ? Are you play ing ? Is he play ing ? Is she play ing ? Is it play ing ? Are we play ing ? Are you play ing ? Are they play ing ? Singular 1 2 3 M F A Plural 1 2 3

8. SHORT ANSWERS Yes, P. Subject + Aux No, P. Subject + Aux + not Yes, P. Subject + am/are/is No, P. Subject + am/are/is + not Yes, I am / No, I’m not

9. Present Continuous Short Answers Yes, I am Yes, you are Yes, he is Yes, she is Yes, it is Yes, we are Yes, you are Yes, they are No, I ’m not No, you are n’t No, he is n’t No, she is n’t No, it is n’t No, we are n’t No, you are n’t No, they are n’t Affirmative Negative Singular 1 2 3 M F A Plural 1 2 3

10. Present Continuous Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short Answers Singular 1 I am play ing I ’m not play ing Am I play ing ? Yes, I am No, I ’m not 2 You are play ing You are n’t play ing Are you play ing ? Yes, you are No, you are n’t 3 M He is play ing He is n’t play ing Is he play ing ? Yes, he is No, he is n’t F She is play ing She is n’t play ing Is she play ing ? Yes, she is No, she is n’t A It is play ing It is n’t play ing Is it play ing ? Yes, it is No, it is n’t Plural 1 We are play ing We are n’t play ing Are we play ing ? Yes, we are No, we are n’t 2 You are play ing You are n’t play ing Are you play ing ? Yes, you are No, you are n’t 3 They are play ing They are n’t play ing Are they play ing ? Yes, they are No, they are n’t

11. S’utilitza per parlar d’accions que estan passant en aquest moment, mentre es parla. Sovint va acompanyat d’expressions com now (ara ahora), at the moment (en aquest moment, en este momento), today (avuí, hoy): What are you doing at the moment? I ’m reading Què fas en este moment? Estic llegint ¿Qué haces en este momento? Estoy leyendo PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ÚS

12. S’utilitza per parlar d’accions que estan passant en el present, encara que no necessàriament en el moment en que es parla. Sovint va acompanyat de periodes de temps que inclouen el present com this week (aquesta setmana esta semana), this year (aquest any este año): I ’m learning Greek this year Enguany estic aprenent grec Este año estoy aprendiendo griego PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ÚS

13. Es fa servir per descriure situacions temporals: Jenny ’s living in London because she ’s studying at University. Jenny viu a Londres perquè està estudiant en la Universitat. Jenny vive en Londres porque está estudiando en la Universidad PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ÚS

14. S’utilitza per fer descripcions (coses que estan passant en el present): A man is reading and two girls are playing football in the park. Un home està llegint i dos xiques juguen al futbol en el parc. Un hombre está leyendo y dos chicas juegan al fútbol en el parque. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ÚS

15. Ús futur del Present Continu: Per parlar de plans específics per al futur: We ’re flying to London on Monday Volarem a Londres el dilluns Vamos a volar a Londres el lunes PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ÚS BAT

16. S’utilitza per expressar queixes sobre una acció que es repeteix continuament. Va sempre acompanyat per always (recorda que always la majoria de les vegades apareixerà en el present simple): You are always biting your nails Sempre t'estàs mossegant les ungles Siempre te estás mordiendo las uñas PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ÚS BAT

17. Se utiliza para hablar de acciones que estan pasando en este momento, mientras se habla. A menudo va acompañado de expresiones como now (ara ahora), at the moment (en aquest moment, en este momento), today (avuí, hoy): What are you doing at the moment? I ’m reading Què fas en este moment? Estic llegint ¿Qué haces en este momento? Estoy leyendo PRESENT CONTINUOUS: USO

18. Se utiliza para hablar de acciones que están pasando en el presente, aunque no necesariamente en el momento en que se habla. A menudo va acompañado de periodos de tiempo que incluyen el presente como this week (aquesta setmana esta semana), this year (aquest any este año): I ’m learning Greek this year Enguany estic aprenent grec Este año estoy aprendiendo griego PRESENT CONTINUOUS: USO

19. Se usa para describir situaciones temporales: Jenny ’s living in London because she ’s studying at University. Jenny viu a Londres perquè està estudiant en la Universitat. Jenny vive en Londres porque está estudiando en la Universidad PRESENT CONTINUOUS: USO

20. Se utiliza para hacer descripciones (cosas que están pasando en el presente): A man is reading and two girls are playing football in the park. Un home està llegint i dos xiques juguen al futbol en el parc. Un hombre está leyendo y dos chicas juegan al fútbol en el parque. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: USO

21. Uso futuro del Presente Continuo: Para hablar de planes específicos para el futuro: We ’re flying to London on Monday Volarem a Londres el dilluns Vamos a volar a Londres el lunes PRESENT CONTINUOUS: USO BAT

22. Se utilitza para expresar quejas sobre una acción que se repite continuamente. Va siempre acompañado por always (recuerda que always la mayoría de las veces aparecerá en el presente simple): You are always biting your nails Sempre t'estàs mossegant les ungles Siempre te estás mordiendo las uñas PRESENT CONTINUOUS: USO BAT