This document provides information about the present continuous tense in English and lists common stative verbs. It explains how to form the present continuous with the auxiliary verb "to be" and presents examples. It also discusses how stative verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses as they describe ongoing states rather than actions. Finally, it notes some verbs that can be used as either stative or dynamic depending on meaning, such as "be", "think", "have", "see", and "taste", and provides examples of both uses.

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Index.
Present continuous tense. .......................................................................................................................3
a.) La forma negativa añade la partícula 'not' al auxiliar: ....................................................................3
b.) La forma interrogativa invierte el sujeto y el auxiliar:....................................................................3
c.) En la forma interrogativa-negativa se coloca la partícula not después del sujeto: ........................4
Stative verbs.............................................................................................................................................4
Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic .....................................................................................5
Be..........................................................................................................................................................5
Think.....................................................................................................................................................5
Have......................................................................................................................................................5
See........................................................................................................................................................5
Taste.....................................................................................................................................................5

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Present continuous tense.
El presente continuo o progresivo se forma con el presente del auxiliar 'to be' y el gerundio
del verbo que se quiere conjugar:
I am playing
You are playing
He is playing
We are playing
You are playing
They are playing
Yo estoy jugando
Tú estás jugando
Él está jugando
Nosotros estamos jugando
Vosotros estáis jugando
Ellos están jugando
 I am reading a book / Estoy leyendo un libro
 Helen is phoning a friend / Helen está telefoneando a un amigo
a.) La forma negativa añade la partícula 'not' al auxiliar:
I am not playing
You are not playing
He is not playing
We are not playing
You are not playing
They are not playing
Yo no estoy jugando
Tú no estás jugando
Él no está jugando
Nosotros no estamos jugando
Vosotros no estáis jugando
Ellos no están jugando
 I am not reading a book / No estoy leyendo un libro
 Helen is not phoning a friend / Helen no está telefoneando a un amigo
b.) La forma interrogativa invierte el sujeto y el auxiliar:
Am I playing?
Are you playing?
Is he playing?
Are we playing?
Are you playing?
Are they playing?
¿Estoy yo jugando?
¿Estás tú jugando?
¿Está él jugando?
¿Estamos nosotros jugando?
¿Estáis vosotros jugando?
¿Están ellos jugando?
 Am I reading a book? / ¿Estoy yo leyendo un libro?
 Is Helen phoning a friend? / ¿Está Helen telefoneando a un amigo?

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c.) En la forma interrogativa-negativa se coloca la partícula not
después del sujeto:
 Aren't you reading a book? / ¿No estás leyendo un libro?
 Isn't Helen phoning a friend? / ¿No está Helen telefoneando a un amigo?
Stative verbs.
Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, aren't used in
continuous tenses (like the present continuous, or the future continuous). These verbs often
describe states that last for some time. Here is a list of some common ones:
Stative (or State) Verb List
like know belong
love realise fit
hate suppose contain
want mean consist
need understand seem
prefer believe depend
agree remember matter
mind recognise see
own appear look (=seem)
sound taste smell
hear astonish deny
disagree please impress
satisfy promise surprise
doubt think (=have an opinion) feel (=have an opinion)
wish imagine concern
dislike be have
deserve involve include
lack measure (=have length etc) possess
owe weigh (=have weight)

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A verb which isn't stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.
Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:
Be
be is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means 'behaving' or
'acting'
 you are stupid = it's part of your personality
 you are being stupid = only now, not usually
Think
 think (stative) = have an opinion
I think that coffee is great
 think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head
what are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday
Have
 have (stative) = own
I have a car
 have (dynamic) = part of an expression
I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break
See
 see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand
I see what you mean
I see her now, she's just coming along the road
 see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with
I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years
I'm seeing Robert tomorrow
Taste
 taste (stative) = has a certain taste
This soup tastes great
The coffee tastes really bitter

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 taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting
The chef is tasting the soup
('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')