PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEMARÍA GUADALUPE GARCÍA CASTAÑEDA
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEFORMAFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
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USES:Thepresentcontinuousisusedtoexpress:Anactivitythatis happening now.Ex: Don´tturnthestove off. I´mcooking.Youcan´tspeakto John. He is sleeping now2. Anactivityorsituationthatis true now, butitisnotnecessarily happening at themoment of speaking.Ex: Don´ttakethatnotebook. Rita iswritingonit.3.A temporaryactivityEx: Peter is a lawyer, but he isstudyingbusinessadministrationduringtheweekends.I´m living withfriendsuntil I find a place of my own
4. A plannedfuturearrangementEx: I´mhavingdinnnerwith my parentsnextweekendWe´remeeting at 7 p.moutsidethecinema.Spelling of verb +  - ingMostverbsadd     -ingtothe  base form of theverb.Ex: goingwearingvisitingeating2. Verbsthatend in one -e dropthe –e.Ex: smoking  cominghopingwritingButverbsthatend in –eedon´tdropan –eEx: agreeingseeing3. Verbs of onesyllable, withonevowel and oneconsonant, doubletheconsonant.Ex: stoppinggettingrunningjoggingButifthe final consonantis –y or-w, itisnotdoubled.Ex: playingshowing

Present Continuous Tense

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    PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEMARÍAGUADALUPE GARCÍA CASTAÑEDA
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    USES:Thepresentcontinuousisusedtoexpress:Anactivitythatis happening now.Ex:Don´tturnthestove off. I´mcooking.Youcan´tspeakto John. He is sleeping now2. Anactivityorsituationthatis true now, butitisnotnecessarily happening at themoment of speaking.Ex: Don´ttakethatnotebook. Rita iswritingonit.3.A temporaryactivityEx: Peter is a lawyer, but he isstudyingbusinessadministrationduringtheweekends.I´m living withfriendsuntil I find a place of my own
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    4. A plannedfuturearrangementEx:I´mhavingdinnnerwith my parentsnextweekendWe´remeeting at 7 p.moutsidethecinema.Spelling of verb + - ingMostverbsadd -ingtothe base form of theverb.Ex: goingwearingvisitingeating2. Verbsthatend in one -e dropthe –e.Ex: smoking cominghopingwritingButverbsthatend in –eedon´tdropan –eEx: agreeingseeing3. Verbs of onesyllable, withonevowel and oneconsonant, doubletheconsonant.Ex: stoppinggettingrunningjoggingButifthe final consonantis –y or-w, itisnotdoubled.Ex: playingshowing