FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

usos del futuro perfecto


Acciones que ya se están desarrollando o que se van a desarrollar en el futuro, pero que cuando llegue ese momento futuro que se menciona la acción ya habrá finalizado.

By tomorrow I will have finished my book.
Para mañana, habré terminado este libro.

Before winter, you will have sold your old car.
Antes del invierno, habrás vendido tu antiguo automóvil.

Before we arrive home, Mom will have prepared our breakfast.
Antes de que lleguemos a casa, mamá habrá preparado nuestro desayuno.

We will not have finished these reports by 7 pm!!
¡¡No habremos finalizado estos informes para las 7 de la tarde!!


expresiones usuales del futuro perfecto


by 10 pm - by Monday - by tomorrow - by 2010
by next week - by next month - by next year

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

usos del futuro perfecto continuo


Acontecimientos o acciones pertenecientes a un período de tiempo entre ahora y algún momento del futuro, que puede ser incompleto.

I will have been waiting here for five hours by 10 pm.
Habré estado esperando aquí durante cinco horas cuando sean las 10 de la noche.

By the time you finish our OM Basic Course, you will have been learning American English for six months.
Para cuando finalices nuestro OM Curso Básico, habrás estado aprediendo Ingñés Americano durante seis meses.

By 2100 OM Personal will have been teaching on the Internet for a century.
Para el 2100 OM Personal habrá estado enseñando en Internet durante un siglo.


expresiones usuales del futuro perfecto continuo


By the time you ... - By 2020 ... - By 8:00 am tomorrow ...

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

The past perfect progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action taking place before a certain time in the past.

Form
■A: He had been talking.
■N: He had not been talking.
■Q: Had he been talking?
Use
■action taking place before a certain time in the past
■sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
■puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action
signal words
■for, since, the whole day, all day

Structure of past perfect continuous

I'd (I had) been working hard. affirmative form
I hadn't (had not) been working hard. negative form
Had you been working hard? interrogative form

PAST PERFECT TENSE

1) Together with the Simple Past
When two past actions are combined - the first action, which was completed before the second one began, is put into Past Perfect.

Mary had read the book before she watched a film.
After Amy had gone home it started to rain.


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2) the past equivalent of the Present Perfect
He had played hockey.

Present Perfect Past Perfect
The bike is new. I've bought it. The bike was new. I had bought it.

Past Perfect - Simple Past Simple Past - Simple Past
The match had started before he arrived. The match started when he arrived.


Form of the Past Perfect
We form the Past Perfect with had and the past participle (regular verbs: infinitive + -ed; irregular verbs: 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs)

had + past participle

We use the same form of the auxiliary had every time regardless the subject.

past participle:
- regular verbs: infinitive + -ed
- irregular verbs: 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs


Affirmative sentences
regular verbs irregular verbs
I/you/he/she/it/we/they had played hockey. I/you/he/she/it/we/they had gone home.

Negative sentences
regular verbs irregular verbs I/you/he/she/it/we/they had not played hockey. I/you/he/she/it/we/they had not gone home

Questions
regular verbs irregular verbs
Had I/you/he/she/it/we/they played hockey? Had I/you/he/she/it/we/they gone home?

Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

One-syllable adjectives.
Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.

One-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
tall taller tallest
old older oldest
long longer longest

Mary is taller than Max.
Mary is the tallest of all the students.
Max is older than John.
Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
My hair is longer than your hair.
Max's story is the longest story I've ever heard.
If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.

One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e Comparative Form Superlative Form
large larger largest
wise wiser wisest

Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
Max is wiser than his brother.
Max is the wisest person I know.
If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It Comparative Form Superlative Form
big bigger biggest
thin thinner thinnest
fat fatter fattest

My dog is bigger than your dog.
My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
Max is thinner than John.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the thinnest.
My mother is fatter than your mother.
Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.
Two-syllable adjectives.
With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Two-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
peaceful more peaceful most peaceful
pleasant more pleasant most pleasant
careful more careful most careful
thoughtful more thoughtful most thoughtful

This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
Max is more careful than Mike.
Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.
Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.
Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.
If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -y Comparative Form Superlative Form
happy happier happiest
angry angrier angriest
busy busier busiest

John is happier today than he was yesterday.
John is the happiest boy in the world.
Max is angrier than Mary.
Of all of John's victims, Max is the angriest.
Mary is busier than Max.
Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.
Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative forms.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -er, -le, or -ow Comparative Form Superlative Form
narrow narrower narrowest
gentle gentler gentlest

The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.
This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.
Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
Adjectives with three or more syllables.
For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Adjective with Three or More Syllables Comparative Form Superlative Form
generous more generous most generous
important more important most important
intelligent more intelligent most intelligent

John is more generous than Jack.
John is the most generous of all the people I know.
Health is more important than money.
Of all the people I know, Max is the most important.
Women are more intelligent than men.
Mary is the most intelligent person I've ever met.
Exceptions.
Irregular adjectives.

Irregular Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
good better best
bad worse worst
far farther farthest
little less least
many more most

Italian food is better than American food.
My dog is the best dog in the world.
My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.
Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.

Two-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
clever cleverer cleverest
clever more clever most clever
gentle gentler gentlest
gentle more gentle most gentle
friendly friendlier friendliest
friendly more friendly most friendly
quiet quieter quietest
quiet more quiet most quiet
simple simpler simplest
simple more simple most simple

Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
Big dogs are more gentle than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the most gentle.

Superlative adjectives

Como formar adjetivos superlativos en inglés:

1. Para adjetivos con dos consonantes añade est

Tall - the tallest

2. Para adjetivos que acaban con la letra e añade st

Large - the largest

3. Para adjetivos que acaban con una vocal + un consonante añade consonante +est

Big - the biggest

4. Para adjetivos que acaban con y añade iest

Tidy - the tidiest

5. Para adjetivos con dos sílabas ó mas usa most + adjectivo

Important -the most important
Modern -the most modern
Common - the most common

6. Con algunos adjetivos con dos sílabas se puede añadir est ó most

Clever - the cleverest ó the most clever
Pleasant - the pleasantest ó the most pleasant

7. Adjetivos irregulares

Good - the best
Bad - the worst
Old - the oldest
Far - the farthest ó the furthest

4. Para adjetivos que acaban con y añade iest (tidy, empty, dry, busy, dirty, funny, early)

Happy the happiest

5. Si el ajetivo tiene dos sílabas ó mas usa the most + el adjetivo (excepciones son los adjetivos que acaban en y)

Modern the most modern

6. Hay algunos adjetivos que se puede añadir est ó the most

Clever the cleverest ó the most clever
Narrow the narrowest ó the most narrow
Simple the Simplest ó the most simple

7. Algunos adjetivos son irregulares

Good the best
Bad the worst
Far the Farthest/Furthest

Should

"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.

Examples:
When you go to Berlin, you should visit the palaces in Potsdam. recommendation
You should focus more on your family and less on work. advice
I really should be in the office by 7:00 AM. obligation
By now, they should already be in Dubai. expectation

Must

Must" is most commonly used to express certainty. It can also be used to express necessity or strong recommendation, although native speakers prefer the more flexible form "have to." "Must not" can be used to prohibit actions, but this sounds very severe; speakers prefer to use softer modal verbs such as "should not" or "ought not" to dissuade rather than prohibit.



Examples:
This must be the right address! certainty
Students must pass an entrance examination to study at this school. necessity
You must take some medicine for that cough. strong recommendation
Jenny, you must not play in the street! prohibition

The present perfect

The present perfect tense is a rather important tense in English, but it gives speakers of some languages a difficult time. That is because it uses concepts or ideas that do not exist in those languages. In fact, the structure of the present perfect tense is very simple. The problems come with the use of the tense. In addition, there are some differences in usage between British and American English.
In this lesson we look at the structure and use of the present perfect, followed by a quiz to check your understanding:

The present perfect is formed like this:
have + past participle

The present perfect is used when the time period has not finished:

I have seen three movies this week.(This week has not finished yet.)

The present perfect is often used when the time is not mentioned:

Gerry has failed his exam again.

The present perfect is often used when the time is recent:

Ikuko has just arrived in Victoria.

The present perfect is often used with for and since.

Greg has lived here for 20 years.Greg has lived here since 1978.

Pronouns - one, ones

We use one (singular) and ones (plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition.

See those two girls? Helen is the tall one and Jane is the short one.
Which is your car, the red one or the blue one?
My trousers are torn. I need some new ones.
See those two girls. Helen is the one on the left.
Let’s look at the photographs. The ones you took in Paris.

We often use them after Which ... in questions:

You can borrow a book. Which one do you want?
There are lots of books here. Which ones are yours?

The Uses of One
As a determiner, the word one is sometimes used before a proper noun to designate, particularly, this person: "He delivered the package to one Ronald Pepin of Colchester." The article "a" will also function in that position for the same purpose.

Sometimes we use the word one as an adjective, as in "I'll have just one scoop of ice-cream," and we seldom have trouble with that usage. But we also use one as a pronoun, and this is where one becomes surprisingly complex.

Sometimes the pronoun one functions as a numerical expression:

Those are lovely scarves. I think I'll buy one.
One is hardly enough.
One is purple, the other green.
The three brothers get along quite well; in fact they adore one another.
One of the senators will lead the group to the front of the capitol.
The yellow car is fast, but I think the blue one will win.

The Plural of One
As a singular numerical pronoun, we don't have trouble with one: "Those donuts look delicious; I think I'll pick this one." But what if I want two donuts? It is possible, sometimes, to pluralize one:

I really like the chocolate ones.
The ones with chocolate frosting have cream fillings.
Are these the ones you want?
Do you want these ones?

FUTURE WILL

Syntax:


Positive sentences
S + [will + verb (infinitive)] + C

Negative
- Just add "not" => will not - won't

Questions
QW + [will + S + verb ]+ C


I will love you for always.
Maria won't go to the party.
France will be the next World Champion.
Will Fujimori go to jail?
When will the next earthquake be?
Tomorrow there is a party, I will get the beers.

Contractions:


I'll , he'll, she'll, it'll, we'll, you'll, they'll



USE:

We use will to express and talk about PROMISES, DECISIONS, PREDICTIONS andto OFFER help.

Promise = I'll never leave you darling!
Prediction= It'll rain later.
Offer= I'll carry the books for you.
Decisions = I will stop smoking.

Notas del "profe" :
El futuro con will es bastante sencillo pues todas las "personas" (yo, tu, ella... etc) van con la misma conjugacion.
Lo mas importante de esta lección es que sepan en que situaciones usar el "WILL"
Se usa el "will" cuando expresen una promesa, decisiones, predicciones y ofrecimientos

Promesa: I will always love you
Decisiones: Tomorrow, I will go to the mall and buy a TV.
Ofrecimientos: I will help you with that table.
Prediccion: Maria won't get married.

RECUERDEN que tengan cuidado al traducir. Siempre haganlo entendiendo el fundamento e uso en el ingles.
Hay veces que las traducciones pueden variar pero lo importante es que el uso de una oración se traduzca en el uso de esa oración en una situación similar de otra lengua.

"GOING TO + INFINITIVO".

La forma GOING TO seguida de infinitivo se utiliza:

1) Para expresar la intención de realizar en el futuro alguna acción que ya está decidida.
What are you going to do at the weekend?
¿Qué harás durante el fin de semana?
I'm going to visit a friend near Bogota.
Visitaré (Tengo intenciones de visitar) a un amigo cerca de Bogotá.

2) Para predecir acontecimientos futuros basándose en una evidencia presente. (Estos acontecimientos suelen estar situados en un futuro próximo.)
Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
Mira esas nubes. Lloverá. (Va a llover.)
Este último uso no debe confundirse con el del tiempo Present Continuous el cual indica una acción que está realizando en el momento en que se la menciona.

Compara ahora estas dos frases:
Going to + infinitivo: I'm going to answer it. (Lo responderé; Voy a responderlo.)
Present continuous: I'm answering it. (Lo estoy respondiendo).


FORMACION DE LA ESTRUCTURA "GOING TO + INFINITIVO".
Esta estructura se construye con las formas del tiempo Present Continuous del verbo go (I'm going, She's going, etc.) más el infinitivo del verbo principal precedido de la partícula to (to visit, to answer, etc.).

Practica un poco leyendo en voz alta estos ejemplos:
I'm going to visit some friends this afternoon.
He's going to watch TV tomorrow.
She's going to leave in ten minutes.
We're going to play tennis at six o'clock.
You're to paint the kitchen on Friday.
They're going to go to the movies next week.

going to-future

Introduction
In English, there are many ways of expressing future time. One of the most common is the "be going to" construction. This page will explain the main meaning of “be going to” and show you how to use “be going to” in sentences and questions.

1. How to form "be going to" sentences
To make a verb form with “be going to”, you first put “be” into the correct form to agree with the subject, and then add “going to” + the simple form of the verb. Note also that the “be” form is often shortened. This table lists the main forms:

The Verb To be

Full Forms of the verb to be

I am a student.
He is a teacher.
She is a journalist.
It is a book.
We are mechanics.
You are pilots.
They are policemen.


Contracted forms of the verb to be

I am a student.
He is a teacher.
She is a journalist.
It is a book.
We are mechanics.
You are pilots.
They are policemen.


El verbo 'To be' tiene una importancia especial en inglés. Se corresponde a los verbos españoles "ser" y "estar". Dependiendo del sentido de la frase deduciremos de cual de los dos se trata.

I am English / Soy inglés
I am in England / Estoy en Inglaterra

Tiene algunos usos especiales distintos a sus equivalentes españoles.

- Sirve para expresar la edad, en cuyo caso se traduce por 'tener':

Mary is 20 years old / Maria tiene 20 años
I am 21 / Yo tengo 21 años
How old are you? / ¿Cuántos años tienes?

- Para expresar las sensaciones también se emplea el verbo 'to be' y equivale al 'tener' español.

Are you hungry? / ¿Tienes hambre?
He is thirsty / Tiene sed

- También para hablar sobre el tiempo atmosférico. En este caso se traduce por 'hacer'

It's windy / Hace viento
It's very cold / Hace mucho frío

PRESENTE DE INDICATIVO

FORMA AFIRMATIVA FORMA NEGATIVA FORMA INTERROGATIVA
I am (I'm) I am not (I'm not) am I?
soy, estoy no soy, no estoy ¿soy yo?, ¿estoy yo?
you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you?
eres, estás no eres, no estás ¿eres tú?, ¿estás tú?
he is (he's) he is not (he's not) is he?
él es, está él no es, no está ¿es él?, ¿está él?
we are (we're) we are not (we're not) are we?
somos, estamos no somos, no estamos ¿somos?, ¿estamos?
you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you?
sois, estáis no sois, no estáis ¿sois?, ¿estáis?
they are (they're) they are not (they're not) are they?
ellos son, están ellos no son, no están ¿son, están ellos

The Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns (this - these / that - those)


Singular (this & that)

This is used to point at something close to you (this es esto / esta)

This is my laptop (I am touching it)
This radio does not work.

That is used to point at something far from you (that es eso / esa)

That jacket is not mine.
That is the best book I have read.

Plural (These / Those)

These (estos - estas) is the plural of this and it is used for close objects or people which are close

These are my favorite shoes.
These books are very old.

Those (esos - esas) is the plural of that and it is used for close objects or people which are far

Those are not my socks.
Those pictures are excellent.

The Demonstrative Adjective

1) Demonstrative pronouns/adjectives:


Singular Plural Distance
This These Close to the speaker
That Those Far from the speaker

Demonstrative Pronouns: substitute nouns that are understood in context and indicate if they are replacing singular or plural nouns and give the location of the object.
Examples:
What’s that? (that se refiere a algo en singular y que se encuentra alejado de la persona)
- That is a book. (That es el sujeto pues va antes del verbo to be)

En estos casos son Demonstrative Pronouns pues renombran a un sustantivo (noun)

Demonstrative Adjectives: these describe nouns and there position. In this case, you need to put a noun after the demonstrative adjectives.
Examples:
Whose is this umbrella? (el sustantivo es “umbrella” y “this” esta describiendo la localización)
- That umbrella is Juan’s. (De igual forma “that” describa la localizacion de el paragua pero umbrella es el sujeto y sustantivo)

En ingles es mas simple que en ingles asi que recomiendo aprender la estructura sin necesidad de traducir pues en espanol hay mas reglas.

Simple Past Tense

El Pasado Simple es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones que han sucedido en un tiempo anterior y que ya han finalizado, por ejemplo:


She cleaned her house. Ella limpió su casa.
I broke the window. Yo rompí la ventana.


Aquí vemos su conjugación que en el español equivale al Pretérito Indefinido. Observa que la estructura de la oración es similar a la del Presente Simple:




Tanto en la forma interrogativa como en negativa se utiliza como auxiliar DID que es la forma pasada del verbo "TO DO" y acompaña al verbo principal en su forma infinitiva. En las negaciones puede utilizarse la forma contraída de DID NOT o sea DIDN'T. En el cuadro superior se emplea el verbo To Play (Jugar) a modo de ejemplo.

Al expresar una oración en Pasado Simple se entiende que la acción no guarda relación con el presente, como vemos en los siguientes casos:


He lost the keys. Él perdió las llaves.
(Puede que en el presente las haya encontrado).

She lent me a book. Ella me prestó un libro.
(Puede que ya se lo haya devuelto).


También es posible indicar el momento en que se desarrolla la acción para indicar el tiempo con mayor precisión:


They saw the movie last night. Ellos vieron la película anoche.
We went to London yesterday. Nosotros fuimos a Londres ayer.


Para poder formar una oración en tiempo pasado debemos distinguir dos tipos: VERBOS REGULARES y VERBOS IRREGULARES.

En el primero de los casos forman su Pasado Simple añadiendo la terminación ED al infinitivo, mientras que los irregulares reciben ese nombre por no seguir un patrón determinado y en este caso deben estudiarse individualmente.

Presente Progresivo

Se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando en este mismo momento:

I am reading a book. = Yo estoy leyendo un libro (en este preciso instante)
You are playing football. = Tú estás jugando al futbol


También se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando alrededor del momento en el que se habla, se mira,aunque no necesariamente en ese preciso instante:

I am studying French. = Yo estoy estudiando francés (me he matriculado en una academia, pero no necesariamente en este preciso momento estoy con los libros de francés)
I am looking my favorite tv show = Estoy viendo my show favorito de television.

Asimismo, se utiliza para describir una acción que va a tener lugar en el futuro próximo y sobre la que se ha tomado una resolución firme. En este caso, siempre se tiene que mencionar el tiempo en el que se va a desarrollar la acción:

I am going to London next week. = Yo voy a Londres la próxima semana (la acción se va a desarrollar en el futuro próximo y existe una decisión firme por mi parte de llevarla a cabo)


Otro uso del presente continuo es para describir acciones que se vienen repitiendo con frecuencia; en este caso, la oración viene acompañada del adverbio "always" (siempre):

He is always working. El está siempre trabajando (con el significado de que trabaja frecuentemente, quizás, incluso, excesivamente)


Formación del "present continuous": se construye con el presente del indicativo del verbo "to be", en su función de verbo auxiliar, y el "present participle" ( = gerundio) del verbo principal.

Afirmación Negación Interrogación
I am eating I´m not eating Am I eating?
You are eating You aren´t eating Are you eating?
He / she is eating He / she isn´t eating Is he/she eating?
We are eating We aren't eating Are we eating?
You are eating You aren't eating Are you eating?
They are eating They aren't eating Are they eating?

Video de Present Continuous



5 ejemplos:

-I am reading a novel- I am not reading a novel-am I reading a novel?
-You are playing chess- you are not playing chess-are you playing chess?
-He is always reading- he is not always reading-is he alwais working?
-She is eating fish-she is not eating fish-is she eating fish?
We are talking english- we are not talking english-are we talking english?

Documento de Present Continuos.

Present continuous

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Simple Past Tense

El Pasado Simple es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones que han sucedido en un tiempo anterior y que ya han finalizado, por ejemplo:


She cleaned her house. Ella limpió su casa.
I broke the window. Yo rompí la ventana.


Aquí vemos su conjugación que en el español equivale al Pretérito Indefinido. Observa que la estructura de la oración es similar a la del Presente Simple:




Tanto en la forma interrogativa como en negativa se utiliza como auxiliar DID que es la forma pasada del verbo "TO DO" y acompaña al verbo principal en su forma infinitiva. En las negaciones puede utilizarse la forma contraída de DID NOT o sea DIDN'T. En el cuadro superior se emplea el verbo To Play (Jugar) a modo de ejemplo.

Al expresar una oración en Pasado Simple se entiende que la acción no guarda relación con el presente, como vemos en los siguientes casos:


He lost the keys. Él perdió las llaves.
(Puede que en el presente las haya encontrado).

She lent me a book. Ella me prestó un libro.
(Puede que ya se lo haya devuelto).


También es posible indicar el momento en que se desarrolla la acción para indicar el tiempo con mayor precisión:


They saw the movie last night. Ellos vieron la película anoche.
We went to London yesterday. Nosotros fuimos a Londres ayer.


Para poder formar una oración en tiempo pasado debemos distinguir dos tipos: VERBOS REGULARES y VERBOS IRREGULARES.

En el primero de los casos forman su Pasado Simple añadiendo la terminación ED al infinitivo, mientras que los irregulares reciben ese nombre por no seguir un patrón determinado y en este caso deben estudiarse individualmente.

Present continuous (presente continuo)

Se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando en este mismo momento:

I am reading a book. = Yo estoy leyendo un libro (en este preciso instante)
You are playing football. = Tú estás jugando al futbol


También se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando alrededor del momento en el que se habla, se mira,aunque no necesariamente en ese preciso instante:

I am studying French. = Yo estoy estudiando francés (me he matriculado en una academia, pero no necesariamente en este preciso momento estoy con los libros de francés)
I am looking my favorite tv show = Estoy viendo my show favorito de television.

Asimismo, se utiliza para describir una acción que va a tener lugar en el futuro próximo y sobre la que se ha tomado una resolución firme. En este caso, siempre se tiene que mencionar el tiempo en el que se va a desarrollar la acción:

I am going to London next week. = Yo voy a Londres la próxima semana (la acción se va a desarrollar en el futuro próximo y existe una decisión firme por mi parte de llevarla a cabo)


Otro uso del presente continuo es para describir acciones que se vienen repitiendo con frecuencia; en este caso, la oración viene acompañada del adverbio "always" (siempre):

He is always working. El está siempre trabajando (con el significado de que trabaja frecuentemente, quizás, incluso, excesivamente)


Formación del "present continuous": se construye con el presente del indicativo del verbo "to be", en su función de verbo auxiliar, y el "present participle" ( = gerundio) del verbo principal.

Afirmación Negación Interrogación
I am eating I´m not eating Am I eating?
You are eating You aren´t eating Are you eating?
He / she is eating He / she isn´t eating Is he/she eating?
We are eating We aren't eating Are we eating?
You are eating You aren't eating Are you eating?
They are eating They aren't eating Are they eating?

Video de Present Continuous



5 ejemplos:

-I am reading a novel- I am not reading a novel-am I reading a novel?
-You are playing chess- you are not playing chess-are you playing chess?
-He is always reading- he is not always reading-is he alwais working?
-She is eating fish-she is not eating fish-is she eating fish?
We are talking english- we are not talking english-are we talking english?

Documento de Present Continuos.

Present continuous

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