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 Present Continuous

El presente continuo en inglés es una forma verbal muy utilizada para expresar acciones que se están produciendo en el momento, que ocurren en general o que ocurrirán en un futuro próximo.

CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO

Su construcción es la siguiente: sujeto + auxiliar “to be” + raíz del verbo + ing (gerundio).

USOS DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO

• 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 fútbol

• Acciones que se están desarrollando alrededor del momento en el que se habla, 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)

• Acciones que van 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)

• Acciones que se repiten con frecuencia. Expresa verdades certeras. 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)

FORMAS AFIRMATIVAS, NEGATIVAS E INTERROGATIVAS

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?

FORMACIÓN DEL PARTICIPIO DE PRESENTE O GERUNDIO (INFINITIVO + ING) Y SUS EXCEPCIONES

La forma verbo + ing se llama participio de presente (gerundio).
¿Cómo se forma el participio de presente? Basta con añadir “ing” al verbo.

• Talk = talking.
• Mix = mixing.
• Play = playing.

Si el verbo acaba en consonante + vocal acentuada + consonante, debemos duplicar la consonante final antes de añadir el sufijo “ing”.

• Stop = stopping.
• Run = runnig.
• Begin = beginning.

Los verbos que acaban en vocal + consonante + “e” muda pierden la “e” final antes de añadir el sufijo “ing”.

• Dance = dancing.
• Bake = baking.
• Close = closing.

Pero, los verbos que acaban en doble “e” la mantienen antes de añadir el sufijo “ing”.

• Agree = agreeing.

Finalmente, hay algunos verbos en inglés que acaban en ie. Estos verbos cambian la ie por y antes de añadir el sufijo ing:

• Lie = lying.
• Tie = tying.
• Die = dying.

VERBOS QUE NO SE UTILIZAN EN PRESENTE CONTINUO

Existen una serie de verbos que normalmente no pueden emplearse en Presente Continuo, excepto en ocasiones excepcionales:

• Verbos que expresan sensaciones, como feel (sentir), hear (oír), see (ver) o smell (oler).
• Verbos que expresan posesión, como belong (pertenecer), own (ser propietario de) o possess (poseer).
• Verbos que expresan sentimientos o emociones, como desire (anhelar), detest (detestar), dislike (disgustar), fear (temer), hate (odiar), like(gustar), love (amar), respect (respetar), want (querer) o wish (desear).
• Verbos que expresan actividades mentales, como agree (estar de acuerdo), believe (creer), forget (olvidar), know (saber), realice (darse cuenta), recognize (reconocer), remember (recordar), suppose (suponer), think (pensar) o understand (entender).

ACTIVIDADES PARA PRACTICAR

Vamos a practicar lo aprendido con las siguientes actividades: Actividad 1 – Actividad 2 – Actividad 3 – Actividad 4 – Actividad 5 – Actividad 6 – Actividad 7

JUEGOS Y ACTIVIDADES INTERACTIVAS

Pica en la imagen para acceder al juego.

 

Pica en la imagen para acceder al juego.

Pica en la imagen para acceder al juego.

MIXTURE

    PRONOMBRES PERSONALES

1. Escribe en inglés los pronombres personales sujeto.

     1ª singular YO ____________________

     2ª singular TÚ, USTED ____________________

     3ª singular ÉL ____________________

     3ª singular ELLA ____________________

 3ª singular (animal, cosa, lugar) ELLO, ESO ____

     1ª plural NOSOTROS, NOSOTRAS ____________________

        2ª plural VOSOTROS, VOSOTRAS ____________________

         3º plural (personas, animales, cosas, lugares) ELLOS,

PRESENTE  TO BE

3. Traduce al inglés las siguientes formas afirmativas del verbo

to be (ser, estar).

Yo soy ................................ Yo estoy ...............................

Tú eres ............................... Tú estás ...............................

Él es ................................ Él está ...............................

Élla es ................................ Ella está ...............................

(Ello) es ............................... (Ello) está ...............................

Nosotros somos . ............................... Nosotros estamos ...............

Vosotros sois . ............................... Vosotros estáis .....................

Ellos son ................................ Ellos están ...............................

4. Traduce al inglés las siguientes formas negativas del verbo to be

(ser, estar).

Yo no soy ................................ Yo no estoy ...............................

Tú no eres ................................ Tú no estás ...............................

Él no es . ............................... Él no está ...............................

Élla no es............................... . Ella no está ...............................

(Ello) no es ................................ (Ello) no está ..............................

Nosotros no somos . ...............................

   Nosotros no estamos...............................

Vosotros no sois ................................ 

   Vosotros no estáis ........................

 Ellos no son ................................ 

 Ellos no están ..............................

.

5. Escribe estas frases con el verbo to be en forma negativa usando formas cortas y luego traduce debajo la frase negativa al español.

1. My brother and I are Spanish. .

.....................................................

      2. Paul and Helen are from England.                          ............................................................................

3. My friends are Italian. ........................................................................

4. The zoo is open.

 ..............................................................................

5. The supermarket is closed. 

.............................................................

 

6. Escribe estas frases con el verbo to be en forma interrogativa y luego traduce la frase interrogativa al español.

1. The students are in the classroom.

     

2. These apples are from France.

      

3. The doors are closed.

      

4. The books are old.

      

5. Pedro is a good friend.

    

6. That girl is from Italy.

   

7. That book is new.

     ...............................................................................................

8. These houses are very old.

     ................................................................................................

9. This boy is from London.

      ..............................................................................................

10. These boys are from Cádiz.

    ................................................................................................

11. Your cat is in the street.

      ...............................................................................................

7. Subraya la forma correcta del verbo to be en cada caso y traduce al lado al español.

1. The boys is / are in the supermarket.

2. I is / am a student.

3. My friend Luis and I are / am Spanish.

4. The book are / is on the table.

    

5. The banks is / are in High Street.

   

6. My computer is / are new.

  

7. Ana and Pedro is / are good students.

   

8. The school and the supermarket is / are in that street.

    

8. Completa con el verbo to be en Presente afirmativa (am, is, are) y traduce al lado.

1. Hello!.I .......... Antonio.

   

2. She ............ my sister.

   

3. We ............... friends.

   

4. I......... twelve and Lucía ....... eleven.

   

5. We .........from Seville.

  

6. Carmona ............. near Seville.

 

9. Completa con el verbo to be en Presente negativa y traduce.

1. Paris ................. in Spain.

   

2. I ............very happy today.

   

3. My sister ............. twelve years old.

   

4. It ............... Friday.

   

5. Paul and Mary .................English.

   

6. My friends ............. at school.

   

10. Escribe preguntas con el verbo to be en Presente (am, is, are) y escribe respuestas cortas.

David (be) in the team .........................................? Yes, .........

  Sara (be) sixteen years old .................................? No, ...........

  Tom and Ana (be) good friends ............................? No, ............

 

11. BE: Present simple. Use the correct form of be.

- My brother ____ fifteen years old (affirmative)

- Hi, I____ John. (affirmative)

- He ____ twelve years old. (negative)

- _____ you Italian?

- Hurry up! We _____ late. (affirmative)

- I ______ from Australia, I ___ from New Zealand.

- My birthday _____ (negative) in July, it__ (affir

mative) in June.

- ___ it Wednesday today?

- Emma and Joe _____ at school. ____ they at home?

- We___ on holiday. Hurrah!

ARTÍCULO INDETERMINADO

A / AN

1. Usa el artículo indeterminado a / an con los siguientes sustantivos en

singular. Fíjate bien en los ejemplos.

a  se usa seguido de sonido de consonante:

a book _ un libro

an

se usa seguido de sonido de vocal:

an architect _ un arquitecto

............ orange. ........... ear. ......................... ice-cream

............pencil ............... rubber ...................notebook

.....................apple ...................cat .....................dog

...................pen ......................exam _ .........................umbrella

ADJETIVOS DEMOSTRATIVOS

2. Traduce al inglés usando los adjetivos demostrativos (this, that, these, those).

Este libro............................... Estos libros ............................................

Esta mesa ............................ Estas mesas...........................................

Este gato ............................... Estos gatos ..........................................

Ese coche .............................. Esos coches ........................................

Esa silla ................................. Esas sillas ...........................................

Ese lápiz ............................... Esos lápices .........................................

Aquel perro............................ Aquellos perros .....................................

Aquella casa ......................... Aquellas casas .....................................

.

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

3. Traduce al inglés usando los adjetivos posesivos adecuados (your, his, her, its, our, their

).

Su casa (de ella) .................................

Su casa (de ellos) ............................

Su casa (de un animal) .......................

Su casa ( de él) ................................

Vuestra casa ..................................

Tu casa .......................................

Nuestra casa ......................................

PRESENTE HAVE GOT

4. Escribe la forma negativa e interrogativa de las siguientes frases.

They’ve got a nice garden in their house.

......................................................................................

......................................................................................?

Helen’s got a new blue shirt.

......................................................................................

......................................................................................?

5. Completa con el verbo HAVE en Presente en forma afirmativa y traduce al lado al español.

1. She........................ two dogs.

......................................................................................

2. Paul .................... a red car.

......................................................................................

3. You .................... a beautiful daughter.

......................................................................................

4. My sisters .................. a new house with a big garden.

......................................................................................

5. Ana and I ................... a big television in our bedroom.

......................................................................................

6. Completa con el verbo HAVE en Presente en forma

negativa y traduce al español.

1. I ........................... a cat.

......................................................................................

2. My friend Luis and I ................. a computer.

......................................................................................

3. My sister ..................... a boyfriend.

......................................................................................

4. Ana and Pedro .................... a new car.

......................................................................................

5. Your house ....................... a big garden.

....................................................................................

7. Escribe preguntas y responde con respuestas cortas.

1. Kate’s parents / a nice house?

         Yes, _______________

2. Ana / a pet?

        No, ________________

3. You / a big television?

        No, ________________

8. Elige la mejor palabra para hacer cada pregunta.

Sigue el ejemplo.

What is your name?

 

When...?=¿Cuándo...?

Why...?=¿Por qué...?

What...?=¿Qué...?

Where...?=¿Dónde...?

How...?=¿Cómo...?

How many...?=¿Cuantos...?

- ? -

do you live?

- ? -

are you?.

- ? -

time do you go to work?

- ? -

do you usually have lunch?

- ? -

does she read in bed?

- ? -

does your husband get home?

- ? -

do you do after work?

- ? -

brothers and sisters do you have?

- ? -

do you get up at 6 o'clock?

- ? -

music do you like?

- ? -

old are you?

- ? -

my new radio?

THE TIME

1. Escribe las horas en inglés con letra.

1) 3:47 _______________________________________

2) 4:30 _______________________________________

3) 3:25 _______________________________________

4) 2:15 _______________________________________

5) 9:05 _______________________________________

PRESENTE SIMPLE

2. Coloca los verbos en los espacios en blanco con su forma correcta del present simple.

- She ________ in a bank. (work)

- I ______ milk. (like)

- David and John ______ in Barcelona. (live)

- We _______ TV on Sundays (watch)

- Anna _______ her parents and grandmother. (help)

It _______ a lot. (rain)

- They ________ their family in Portugal. (visit)

3. Escribe la 3ª persona del singular del Presente simple de los siguientes

verbos.

STUDY he ..........................

LOOK she ..........................

GO he ..........................

PLAY it ..........................

READ she ..........................

5. Completa estas frases afirmativas poniendo el verbo del paréntesis en

Presente Simple.

1. She (watch) ..........................TV on Saturdays.

2. Paul (listen) ................... to music every day.

3. He (study) .................. English at school.

4. We (visit) ...................our grandmother very often.

 

 

Present Simple exercises

Write sentences using present simple tense:

1. She (think) Manuel is crazy.

2. They  (not know) what to say.
3.  (feel/she) ok?
4. He  (not be) a relative of mine.
5. I  (not know) who she  (be).
6. She  (wash) her car every week.
7. Paul   (sleep) seven hours a day.
8. Mary and John  (be) my cousins.
9. She always  (win).
10. James  (cry) very easily.
11. She  (pray) in church every Sunday.
12. Sarah  (not like) pop music.
13.  (play) football everyday?
14.  (be) she a friend of yours?
15.  (be) they in love?
16.  (believe/ Mary) in God?
17. Who (be) your favourite football player? 

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 1. George  (go) to school everyday.

2. Mary  (not Know) who you are.

3. She  (be) my best friend.

4.  (work) as teachers?

5. John  (watch) TV twice a day

6. Michael  (not like) mobile phones.

7.  (know) the truth?

8. He  (work) as a shop - assistant.

9. The baby  (cry) everyday.

10. Women  (be) more intelligent than men.

Past Simple exercises

Put the verbs into the correct form (past simple).

1. Last year I (spend)  my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be)  great.
3. I (travel)  around by car with two friends and we (visit)  lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go)  to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn)  some Irish dances.
6. We (be)  very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
8. But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

 

1. It was warm, so I  off my coat. (take)

2. The film wasn't very good. I  it very much. (enjoy)

3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I  her. (disturb)

4. I was very tired, so I  to bed early. (go)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I  very well. (sleep)

6. Sue wasn't hungry, so she  anything. (eat)

7. We went to Kate's house but she  at home. (be)

8. It was a funny situation but nobody  (laugh)

9. The window was open and a bird  into the room. (fly)

10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It  very much. (cost)

11. I was in a hurry, so I  time to phone you. (have)

12. It was hard work carrying the bags. They  very heavy. (be)

B. Complete the exercise with the verbs inside the box. (simple past tense)

buy	catch	cost	drink
fall	hurt	sell	spend
teach	throw	win	write

1. Mozart  more than 600 pieces of music.

2. 'How did you learn to drive?' 'My father  me.'

3. We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we  it.

4. I was very thirsty. I  the water very quickly.

5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He's much better than me, so he

 easily.

6. Don  down the stairs this morning and  his leg.

7. Jim  the ball to Sue, who  it.

8. Ann  a lot of money yesterday. She 

a dress. It  100.

Exercises with was / were

Complete the sentences with was / were

1. How many people __________ at your house last weekend?

2. The book wasn´t difficult It __________ easy.

3. Those __________ my best jeans.

4. Dinosaurs __________ prehistoric animals.

5. __________ your friends at school yesterday?

6. Sandra __________ not at school yesterday.

7. You __________ nasty to me!

8. __________ your grandparents designers.

9. John and I __________ in the garden.

10. __________ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they __________ .

11. My grandmother __________ a nurse. She wasn´t a doctor.

12. I __________ thin when I was 6 years old.

13. When I __________ younger, I played with teddy bears.

14. We __________ away on vacation last month.

15. __________ you at the cinema last night?

16. Ten years ago, I __________ a baby.

17. __________ the exam difficult?

18. The film __________ (not) exciting. It was boring.

19. __________ there many people at the party?

20. __________ the girls in the park? No, they __________ .

21. Her name wasn´t Kate. It __________ Isabel.

22. Paco wasn´t happy. He __________ sad.

23. __________ the boys at the football game? Yes, they __________ .

24. The books __________ (not) on the shelf. They were in the bookcase.

25. __________ Tom at a concert? Yes, he __________ . 

Complete the sentences with was / were

1. It wasn´t my dad´s birthday on Sunday, it __________ on Saturday.

2. The exercises weren´t easy, they __________ difficult.

3. My grandfather wasn´t a writer, he __________ a composer.

4. My cousins weren´t at the park, they __________ at the cinema.

5. Last night I wasn´t at home, I __________ at a party.

6. __________ the weather good yesterday?

7. What __________ your first class this morning?

8. __________ her sister at the party.

9. Who __________ his favourite film star?

10. Where __________ you last night?

11. __________ they interested in rap music?

12. Where __________ you yesterday?

13. I __________ (not) at home last night.

14. __________ your teacher at school? No, she __________ .

15. Why __________ (not) Marta at school?

16. We __________ (not) at a party last week.

17. __________ you at a concert last night?

18. The students __________ in London last summer.

19. __________ it sunny yesterday?

20. __________ Meg at the library? No, she __________ .

21. The Beatles__________ a pop group.

22. __________ your teacher ill yesterday?

23. We __________ at a party last week.

24. My mum __________ (not) at work yesterday.

25. __________ you cold last night? 

Complete the sentences with was / were

1. It __________ six o´clock when we got home.

2. __________ you still in bed when I phoned?

3. Edison __________ a famous inventor.

4. The weather __________ fine this morning.

5. He __________ sick yesterday.

6. Beethoven __________ a German composer.

7. There __________ a lot of people at our party yesterday.

8. Don´t blame him. It __________ my mistake.

9. He __________ not well yesterday.

10. __________ you at the party yesterday?

11. Sam __________ second in the race, __________ she?

12. Jack __________ (not) in London.

13. We __________ on the same school team.

14. Betty __________ (not) at the cinema.

15. We __________ the champions last year.

16. Victoria __________ (not) in the UK.

17. Mom and Dad __________ on vacation last week.

18. Sally and Mark __________ (not) at home.

19. There __________ a small lake here many years ago.

20. There __________ any clouds in the sky.

21. My friend __________ ill yesterday.

22. They __________ third in the race.

23. Mom __________ angry when she saw the broken vase.

24. The Romans __________ brave soldiers.

25. It __________ very wet on Monday. 

Complete the sentences with was / were

1. Picasso __________ a great artist.

2. She __________ (not) at home, she was at school.

3. __________ you at the park? Yes, I __________ .

4. Bill Gates __________ a student at Harvard University.

5. I __________ in bed at 9 o´clock this morning.

6. The math questions __________ (not) easy, they were difficult.

7. She __________ reading in bed at 11 o´clock last night.

8. The room __________ (not) big, it was small.

9. __________ it sunny yesterday?

10. Einstein __________ a great mathematician.

11. __________ English you favourite subject last year?

12. It __________ (not) cold, it was hot.

13. I __________ with my friends in the park.

14. The English exam __________ (not) difficult, it was OK.

15. Alexander __________ in a cinema in Oxford.

16. __________ it a good film?

17. Lamberto __________ with his family in Norway.

18. __________ they at home? No they __________ .

19. __________ your friends in Málaga? Yes, they __________ .

20. __________ you a good student last year? Yes, I __________ .

21. Silvia and her sister __________ at the zoo.

22. John and Teresa __________ on holiday in France.

23. __________ your sister at home? Yes, she __________ .

24. __________ famous people always good at school? No, they __________ .

25. __________ Antonio Banderas in Málaga last summer?