The document discusses the present continuous tense in English. It explains that the present continuous is used to describe actions that are happening now or around now. It provides the structure of the present continuous as subject + to be verb + -ing verb + complement. Examples are given for the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Common time expressions that can be used with the present continuous are also listed.

2. Usos del “ Present Continuous ”. - Utilizamos el “Present Continuous” para expresar o decir lo que está ocurriendo en el mismo momento de hablar. Estructura del “ Present Continuous ”: Personal Pronoun + Verb TO BE + Verb –ing + Complement. Personal Pronoun + NEG verb TO BE + Verb –ing + Complement. Verb TO BE + Personal Pronoun + Verb –ing + Complement?

3. The Affirmative Form : - Pilar is listening to music in her bedroom. - I’m having a party this weekend. - You are visiting New York this year. - He is playing football this Sunday. - They are watching TV in the living-room. - We are studying in the library. Personal Pronoun + Verb TO BE + Verb –ing + Complement.

4. The Negative Form: - I’m not going shopping this afternoon. - Rubén isn’t having lunch at half past two. - They aren’t having a picnic in the country. - She isn’t working in the hospital. - We aren’t singing in the opera this Sunday. - You aren’t walking through the park. Personal Pronoun + NEG Verb TO BE + Verb –ing + Complement.

5. The Interrogative Form: - Is Vicente watching TV in the kitchen? Yes, he is. - Are you buying in the supermarket? No, I’m not. - Is she running in the beach? No, she isn’t. - Are they building a new house? Yes, they are. - Are you driving in the city? No, we aren’t. - Is Mary making a birthday cake? Yes, she is. Verb To BE + Personal Pronoun + Verb –ing + Complement? Yes, P.P. + Verb TO BE // No, P.P. + NEG Verb TO BE

6. The “ Present Continuous ” Rules : - Los verbos de una sola sílaba que acaban en consonante precedida de una vocal, doblan la consonante final al añadir –ing . - Si un verbo termina en e , quitamos la e y añadimos –ing . getting running swimming driving making having

7. Adeverbios de tiempo que se emplean en el “Present Continuous”: - Now - This week - Today - At this moments - This evening - This month - This year - This ( day of the week)