The document provides instruction on verb tenses in English, including the past continuous, present continuous, and future continuous. It defines each tense, provides examples of their structure in positive, negative, and interrogative sentences, and includes exercises for students to practice forming sentences using verbs in each tense.

1. República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación
U.E Colegio “Francisco Lazo Martí”
Cabudare- Edo. Lara
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Past, present and
futuro continuous
 Cira Eduardo
 José Gallardo
 Peraza Kevin
 Rodríguez Stephany
5 año, sección “B”

2. Past continuous
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We usually use the Past Continuous
to talk about activities that lasted for
some time in the past. The actions
can be interruped by something or
can be happening at the same time.

3. Structure for each sentence
- past continuous
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Positivo
Sujeto+ was/were+VP terminado
en "ing". You were working.
Negativo
Sujeto + was/were +not+VP
terminado en"ing". You were not
(weren't) working.
Pregunta
Was/were+ Sujeto+ VP terminado
en "ing"+? Were you working?

4. Examples – past continuous
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1. I was working yersterday. Yo estuve trabajando ayer.
2. She was studying last month. Ella estuvo estudiando el
mes pasado.
3. It was snowing last year. Estuvo nevando el año
pasado. Nota: Para fenómenos meteorológicos el
sujeto es siempre "It".

5. Exercices - past continuous
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 Verbs of change simple past (pasado simple) to past
continuous (pasado continuo).
(Example: I drove --> I was driving)
1. I spoke to my teacher. I was ________ to my teacher.
2. She listened to the song. She was _________ to the
song.
3. My friend laughed at my joke. My friend
was _________ at my joke.
4. She was silly. She was ___________ silly.

6. Present continuous
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Use the Present Continuous with
Normal Verbs to express the idea
that something is happening now,
at this very moment. It can also be
used to show that something is not
happening now.

7. Structure for each sentence
- present continuous
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Positivo
Sujeto+ Verbo"to be" en
presente+VP terminado
en "ing".You are (You're)working.
Negativo
Sujeto + Verbo "to be"en presente
+not+VP terminado en"ing". You
are not (aren't) working.
Pregunta
Verbo "to be" en presente+ Sujeto+
VP terminado en"ing"+?Are you
working?

8. Examples – present
continuous
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1. I am speaking english. Yo estoy hablando inglés. (Está
sucediendo ahora).
2.
I am (I'm) working. Yo estoy trabajando.
3. She is (She's)studying. Ella está estudiando.
4. It is (It's) working. Está funcionando.
5. They are (They're) looking. Ellos/Ellas están mirando.

9. Exercices – present
continuous
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Fill in all the spaces:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
She ___________ bread. (eat)
They __________ a book. (write)
Harry __________ milk. (drink)
The nurses __________ . (study)
I _____________ a comic. (read)

10. Future continuous
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Future Continuous has two
different forms: "will be doing "
and "be going to be doing." Unlike
Simple Future forms, Future
Continuous forms are usually
interchangeable.

11. Structure for each sentence
– future continuous
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Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
 Estructura 1: Sujeto + "will be" + gerundio...
 Estructura 2: Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + "going to be" +
gerundio...
Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
 Estructura 1: Sujeto + "will" + "not" + "be" + gerundio....
 Estructura 2: Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + "not" + "going to be" +
gerundio...
Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
 Estructura 1: Verbo auxiliar "will" + sujeto + "be"+ gerundio...?
 Estructura 2: Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + "going to be" +
gerundio...?

12. Examples – future
continuous
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1. He will be eating. / He's going to be eating. (Estará
comiendo.)
2. He will not [won't] be eating./ He's not going to be
eating. (No estará comiendo.)
3. Will he be eating? / Is he going to be eating? (¿Estará
comiendo?)

13. Exercices – future
continuous
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 Complete the next sentences:
1. I _______ (study) in Paris next year.
2. George _______ (work) when we are there.
3. You _______ (not/make) much money in this new
job.
4. They _______(be) sad when you leave.

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