Learning Present Progressive Tense

1. One language sets you in a corridor
for life. Two languages open every
door along the way.
‒Frank Smith

2. Universidad Tecnológica Oteima
Profesorado en Media Diversificada
Evaluación de los Aprendizajes Aplicando la Tecnología
Present Progressive Tense
Presented By:
Marilyn Gonzalez S.

3. Present Continuous
(Presente continuo)

4. Objetive:
To learn about the Present Continuos, its form and structure

6. Form (Forma)
Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar "to be" y el gerundio
(infinitivo + "-ing") del verbo.
Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Gerundio
I am talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
He, She, It is talking, eating, learning, doing,
going...
You, We, They are talking, eating, learning,
doing,whaching, going...

7. )
1.Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas) Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar
("to be") + gerundio ("-ing").
Ejemplos:
1. Talk
I'm talking. (Estoy hablando.)
Structure (Estructura)

8. 2. Eat
He's eating. (Está comiendo.)

9. She is not walking
(Ella no esta caminando)

10. Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo ("not") +
gerundio ("-ing").
•Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
•Ejemplos:
I'm not talking. (No estoy hablando.)
He's not [He isn't] eating. (No está comiendo.)
She is not walking(Ella no esta caminando)
They're not [They aren't] learning. (No están aprendiendo.)

11. Practice
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12. Practice
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13. Participation 2%
Grammar 5%
Spelling 3%
Instrumento de
Evaluación

14. As you can see , the Present Continuous is
mainly used to express the idea that
something is happening at the moment of
speaking. The Present Continuous also
describes activities generally in progress.
As Conclusion