CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL GERUNDIO ( ING )
Aunque hay que tener en cuenta unas consideraciones:
GERUNDIOEN VERBOS ACABADOS EN -IE
Se sustituye la terminación "ie" por "ying"
VERBO
Die
Lie
Gerundio
dying
lying
GERUNDIO EN VERBOS ACABADOS EN -E
Se sustituye la "e" final por "ing"
VERBO
use
have
Gerundio
using
haveing
DOBLADO DE LA CONSONANTE FINAL EN LA FORMACIÓN DEL GERUNDIOS
Numerosos verbos doblan su consonante final para formal el gerundio:
VERBO
get
set
forbid
Gerundio
getting
setting
fobidding
Para que se realice el doblado se tienen que cumplir estas 3 condiciones:
1. Que la palabra acabe en una única consonante (que no sea r, w, x ó y) ejemplo: set
2. Que la última consonante sea precedida de una única vocal.
ejemplo: let
3. Que la palabra sea monosílaba o que recaiga el acento en la última sílaba o bien que termine la palabra en "L"
FRASES AFIRMATIVAS
Subject +verbto be + complement
I am studing english
He is running a marathon
Thay are learning
I’m Studing english
He’s running in a marthon
They’re learning
FRASES NEGATIVAS
Subject + verb to be + Negative auxiliary (not)+ complement
I am not talking
He’s not eating
I’m not talking
He isn’t eating
LA INTERROGACIÓN EN EL PRESENTE CONTINUO
Para construir la interrogación simplemente
hay que invertir el orden delsujeto y del verbo to be:
Estructura de la interrogación:
Verb to be + subjetc + complement + ?
Conjugación
Are you talking?
Is he eating?
Are they learning?
am I singing?
are you singing?
is he singing?
are we singing?
are they singing?
Significado
¿Estas hablando?
¿El esta comiendo?
¿Están aprendiendo ?
¿estoy cantando?
¿estás cantando?
¿está cantando?
¿estamos cantando?
¿están cantando?
Es importante aprender a saber las diferencias gramáticas entre
present continuous y present simple
use
I’m studying now
He’s eating at the moment
Is it raining?
They’re learning English
She’s currently looking for a job
Are you working much lately?
I’m going to the party tonight
He’s not [He isn’t] coming to class tomorrow
Are you working next week?
Danna is studying English
The nurse is working hard
NEGATIVE FORM
He is not jumping
She is not cooking
INTERROGATIVE FORM
What are you doing?
Are you reading?
EXERCISES
Sample
I am working (work) now
1 Nell_______________ (not/watch) television at the moment.
2 They__________________ (go) to the cinema.
3 _________you __________ (call) your mother?
4 John____________ (read) the newspaper.
5 __________Valerie _________ (study) English?
6 We____________ (not/play) videogames.
7 I ______________(not/drink) water.
8 We____________ (know) her.
Fill in the blanks with the present continuous verbs of the verbs in parenthesis
A: So whatis happening (happen)? Are theyhaving (they/have) a party?
B: Yes, they are
A: And what _______________________ (they/do)?
B: Well, a few of them _______________________ (dance).
A: ______________________________ (Mom and Dad/dance)?
B: Momisbut Dad _______________________ (talk) touncle Jack and they
_______________________ (laugh) a lot.
A: IsAunty Linda there?
B: Yes she ____. She _______________________ with Brian fromnextdoor. Oh, and
Dad _______________________ (give) everyone a drinknow.
A: What _______________________ (they/drink)?
B: Coffee, I think. And some of them _______________________ (drink) juice. Mom
_______________________ (not/drink) anything.
A: _______________________ (they/eat)?
B: Onlycrisps and nuts and somecheese.
A: And we _______________________ (not/eat) anything. It’snotfair!
B: Buttheythinkwe _______________________ (sleep) upstairs.
A: Oh no, theydon’t. They _______________________ (look) thisway. I think Dad
_______________________ (come) overhere.