Present Continous

PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

subject + am/is/are + 1 > "ing"	1	2	3
	go	went	gone

...ing (...ando, ...endo)

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I am going	I am not going	Am I going ?
You are going	You are not going	Are you going ?
He is going	He is not going	Is he going ?
She is going	She is not going	Is she going ?
It is going	It is not going	Is it going ?
We are going	We are not going	Are we going ?
You are going	You are not going	Are you going ?
They are going	They are not going	Are they going ?

Affirmative	subject + am/is/are + 1 > "ing"
I am going to New York - Estoy yendo a New York
He is going to New York - El está yendo a New York
Negative	subject + am/is/are + not + 1 > "ing"
I am not going to New York - No estoy yendo a New York
He is not going to New York - El no está yendo a New York
Interrogative	Am/Is/Are + subject + 1 > "ing" ?
Am I going to New York ? - ¿Estoy yendo a New York ?
Is he going to New York ? - ¿Está él yendo a New York ?

usos del presente continuo

Acciones que ocurren en el momento de hablar.

Lucas is getting up now. Lucas se está levantando ahora.My wife is having lunch now. Mi esposa está almorzando ahora.

Planes futuros que han sido confirmados.

The manager is meeting me tonight. El gerente se va a reunir conmigo esta noche. They are arriving tomorrow morning. Van a llegar mañana por la mañana.

Acciones que tendrán lugar en un futuro próximo y sobre las que se ha tomado una resolución firme.

I am going to visit their office in Caracas next week. Voy a visitar su oficina de Caracas la próxima semana.

Acciones habituales con sentido negativo que llevan always.

Mike is always talking nonsense. Mike siempre está hablando estupideces. He is always annoying his friends. Siempre está molestando a sus amigos.

verbos que no suelen utilizarse en presente continuo

know  -  like  -  want  -  love  -  hate  -  need

expresiones usuales del presente continuo

the next  -  at moment  -  now  -  in this week on Sunday  - this evening  -  tomorrow

Tomado de la página web: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omverbs/progressivepresent.htm

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Canción: What are you doing today?