Gramática Inglesa "Present Continuous Tense"

Formando el Present Continuous

Present Continuous de cualquier verbo se compone de dos partes: the present tense of the verb to be + the present participle of the main verb.

(La forma del Present Participle es: base+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)

Ejemplos: TO GO, Present Continuous

Nota: contracciones negativas alternativas: I'm not going, you're not going, he's not going etc.

Functions of the Present Continuous

Como ocurre con todos los tiempos en inglés, la actitud del hablante es tan importante como el momento de la acción o evento. Cuando alguien usa el presente continuo, está pensando en algo que está inacabado o incompleto.

The Present Continuous is used:

• para describir una acción que está ocurriendo en este momento: You are using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
• para describir una acción que está ocurriendo durante este período de tiempo o una tendencia: Are you still working for the same company? More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
• para describir una acción o evento en el futuro, que ya ha sido planeado o preparado: We're going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they visiting you next winter?
• para describir un evento o situación temporal: He usually plays the drums, but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at the moment.
• con "always, forever, constantly", para describir y enfatizar una serie continua de acciones repetidas: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly complaining about your mother-in-law!