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    El "present continuous" de cualquier verbo se compone de dos partes: el presente del verbo to be + el "present participle" del verbo principal.

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    Present Continuous

    Formacin del "present continuous"

    El "present continuous" de cualquier verbo se compone de dos partes: el presente del verbo
    to be + el "present participle" del verbo principal.

    (Para formar el "present participle": raz+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)

    Afirmativa
    Sujeto + to be + raz + ing
    She is talking.
    Negativa
    Sujeto + to be + not + raz + ing
    She is not (isn't) talking
    Interrogativa
    to be + sujeto + raz + ing
    Is she talking?

    Ejemplos: TO GO, "present continuous"

    Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa


    I am going I am not going Am I going?
    You are going You aren't going. Are you going?
    He, she, it is going He, she, it isn't going Is he, she, it going?
    We are going We aren't going Are we going?
    You are going You aren't going Are you going?
    They are going They aren't going Are they going?

    Nota: contracciones de las formas negativas: I'm not going, you're not going, he's not going
    etc.

    Funciones del "present continuous"

    Como ocurre con todos los tiempos verbales del ingls, la actitud del hablante es tan
    importante como el momento en que ocurre la accin o el evento. Al emplear el "present
    continuous", nos estamos refiriendo a algo que no ha terminado o est incompleto

    El "present continuous" se utiliza:


    para describir una accin que est teniendo lugar en este momento: You are using
    the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
    para describir una tendencia o una accin que est sucediendo en la actualidad: Are
    you still working for the same company? More and more people are becoming
    vegetarian.
    para describir una accin o evento futuros que ya estn programados: We're going
    on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they visiting you next
    winter?
    para describir una situacin o evento temporales: He usually plays the drums, but
    he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at
    the moment.
    con "always, forever, constantly", para describir y enfatizar una sucesin de
    acciones repetidas: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly
    complaining about your mother-in-law!

    CUIDADO! Hay algunos verbos que no suelen emplear la forma progresiva

    Verbos que no suelen emplear la forma progresiva

    Los verbos de la siguiente lista suelen utilizar la forma simple porque hacen referencia a
    estados, ms que acciones o procesos.
    Sensacin / Percepcin

    to feel*
    to hear
    to see*
    to smell
    to taste
    Opinin

    to assume
    to believe
    to consider
    to doubt
    to feel (= pensar)
    to find (= considerar)
    to suppose
    to think*
    Estados mentales

    to forget
    to imagine
    to know
    to mean
    to notice
    to recognise
    to remember
    to understand
    Emociones / deseos

    to envy
    to fear
    to dislike
    to hate
    to hope
    to like
    to love
    to mind
    to prefer
    to regret
    to want
    to wish
    Medidas

    to contain
    to cost
    to hold
    to measure
    to weigh
    Otros

    to look (=parecerse a)
    to seem
    to be (en la mayora de los casos)
    to have(cuando significa "poseer")*

    Excepciones

    Los verbos de sensacin y percepcin (see, hear, feel, taste, smell) suelen utilizarse con
    can: : I can see... Pueden tomar la forma progresiva pero, en este caso, su significado suele
    variar.

    This coat feels nice and warm. (percepcin de las cualidades del abrigo)
    John's feeling much better now (est mejor de salud)
    She has three dogs and a cat. (posesin)
    She's having supper. (est tomando)
    I can see Anthony in the garden (percepcin)
    I'm seeing Anthony later (tenemos intencin de vernos)

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