TALLER N° 5

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE We form the present continuous tense by placing the appropriate form of to-be before the present participle (ING form) of the main verb. I  AM  STUDYING                                            WE ARE   STUDYING        YOU ARE  STUDYING                                     YOU ARE STUDYING HE IS  STUDYING SHE IS STUDYING IT IS STUDYING                                               THEY ARE STUDYING The Present continuous tense describes an action that is going on at the present moment. Example:  He is talking with her now    /     He is not talking with me                                        We form questions with to-be by placing the verb before the subject. Example:           Mary is building her new house   (present progressive or continue tense)                           Is Mary building her new house? (present progressive or continue tense)

LAS REGLAS DEL "ING":

Cuando nosotros le agregamos el sufijo ING a los verbos regulares e irregulares del inglés, le damos la terminación verbal ANDO-ENDO, ejemplo: Playing-jugando, sleeping-durmiendo; esto sucede con la mayoría, pero existen algunos casos especiales donde debemos tener en cuenta los siguientes aspectos:

1°.- Cuando un verbo regular o irregular termina en la letra "e", pero ésta es no sonora en su fonema o pronunciación, la debemos omitir y procedemos  a agregar el ING.

Example:

TAKE             TAKEING (INCORRECTO)

[TEIK]

TAKE            TAKING (CORRECTO)

[TEIK]             [TEIKING]

2°.- Cuando el verbo termina en "e" sonora, procedemos a agregarle ING example:
SEE    SEEING (CORRECTO)            BE      BEING (CORRECTO)

[SI]     [SING]                                            [BI]     [BING]

3°.- Si el verbo termina en una consonante precedida de una vocal acentuada, a excepción de W-X-Y-Z, duplicamos la última consonante y le agregamos ING,

Examples:
STOP                 STOPPING

SWIM                SWIMMING

BEGIN              BEGINNING

NOTA: Lo mismo sucede cuando es un verbo de tres letras con vocal intermedia,

Examples:

RUN                  RUNNING

PUT                   PUTTING

                       

4º.- Para los terminados en IC, se le agrega la terminación KING, example: PICNIC- queda PICNIKING, que significa comida informal que se realiza de puertas para afuera.

5°. - EXCEPCIONES; Tenemos los verbos:
TIE                TYING   (AMARRAR)

 LIE    -         LYING   (MENTIR)

 DIE    -           DYING   (MORIR)

El verbo DYE (TEÑIR), no se le suprime la "e", para no confundirlo con DIE
(MORIR), entonces queda DYE          DYEING

Recordemos que el ING se emplea después de cualquier forma del verbo TO - ­BE.

A.- Complete the following sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs given in parentheses:

1.- They are WAITING for us on the corner now.

2.- The bus is STOPPING for us now.

3.- Listen!, I think the telephone is RINGING  now.

4.- I see that you are WEARING your new suit today.

5.- Look!, It is BEGINNING to rain.

6.- Listen!, someone  is KNOCKING at the door.

7.- Please be quiet!, The baby is SLEEPING in this moment.

8.- Look!, the cat is TRYING to climb that tall tree.

9.- Helen is DOING good progress in her studies.

10.- The leaves are BEGINNING to fall from the tress.

11.- Listen!, Mary is PLAYING the piano.

12.- John is HAVING lunch in the cafeteria now.

13.- At the present, they are TRAVELLING in South of America.

14.- Be careful!, the teacher is WATCHING you.

15.- They are HAVING sales in all the big stores now.

B.- Take the exercises given above and bring them to the negative as in the examples.

1.- They are not waiting for us on the corner now.

2.- The bus is not stopping for us now.

3.- Listen!, I think the telephone is  not ringing  now.

4.- I see that you are not wearing your new suit today.

5.- Look!, It isn’t beginning to rain.

6.- Listen!, someone  isn’t  knocking at the door.

7.- Please be quiet!, The baby is not sleeping in this moment.

8.- Look!, the cat is not trying to climb that tall tree.

9.- Helen is not doing good progress in her studies.

10.- The leaves are not beginning to fall from the tress.

11.- Listen!, Mary is not playing the piano.

12.- John is not having lunch in the cafeteria now.

13.- At the present, they aren’t travelling in South of America.

14.- Be careful!, the teacher is not watching you.

15.- They aren’t having sales in all the big stores now.

C.- Take the exercises given above and bring them to question forms as in the examples.

1.-  Are they waiting for us on the corner now?

2.- Is the bus stopping for us now?

3.- Listen!, Is think the telephone ringing  now?

4.- I see that are you wearing your new suit today?

5.- Look!, Is it beginning to rain?

6.- Listen!, Is someone knocking at the door?

7.- Is the baby sleeping in this moment?

8.- Look!, Is the cat trying to climb that tall tree?

9.- Is Helen doing good progress in her studies?

10.- Are  the leaves beginning to fall from the tress? 

11.- Listen!, Is Mary playing the piano?

12.- Is John having lunch in the cafeteria now?

13.- At the present, Are they travelling in South of America?

14.- Be careful!, Is the teacher watching you?

15.- Are they having sales in all the big stores now?