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Present Continuous

Acciones en progreso en este momento

El Present Continuous se usa para acciones que están ocurriendo en el momento exacto de hablar o en un período temporal alrededor del presente. La diferencia con el Present Simple es fundamental: 'I work in a hospital' (hecho permanente) vs. 'I am working from home today' (situación temporal actual).

La estructura es: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo-ing. El verbo 'be' actúa como auxiliar y cambia según la persona: I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are. Un error muy común es olvidar 'be': 'She working' es incorrecto; necesita el auxiliar: 'She is working'.

La ortografía del gerundio (-ing) tiene reglas específicas que confunden a muchos estudiantes: los verbos que terminan en -e muda pierden la -e antes de agregar -ing (make → making, write → writing). Los verbos cortos con patrón consonante-vocal-consonante doblan la consonante final (run → running, sit → sitting). Los verbos terminados en -ie cambian a -y antes de -ing (lie → lying, die → dying).

Los marcadores temporales del Present Continuous son: now, right now, at the moment, at this moment, currently, today, this week, this year. Si ves estas palabras, probablemente necesitas el continuo.

Un punto crítico: ciertos verbos llamados 'stative verbs' (verbos de estado) normalmente NO se usan en continuo porque describen estados mentales, emociones o percepciones permanentes, no acciones en progreso: know, want, like, love, hate, understand, believe, seem, belong, prefer. Decir 'I am knowing the answer' o 'She is wanting coffee' es un error típico del hispanohablante que traduce directamente del español.

structure.txt
AFIRMATIVO:  SUJETO + am/is/are + VERBO-ing
NEGATIVO:    SUJETO + am/is/are + not + VERBO-ing
PREGUNTA:    Am/Is/Are + SUJETO + VERBO-ing?

I am working       →  I'm working
She is eating      →  She's eating
They are playing   →  They're playing

ORTOGRAFÍA DEL -ING:
work   → working    (normal)
make   → making     (quita -e final)
run    → running    (dobla consonante: CVC corto)
sit    → sitting    (dobla consonante: CVC corto)
swim   → swimming   (dobla: CVC)
lie    → lying      (-ie → -y + ing)

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  1. 1.19.6.1

    She working in the garden right now.

  2. 1.19.6.2

    They are eatting lunch at the moment.

  3. 1.19.6.3

    I am makeing a cake for the party.

  4. 1.19.6.4

    He is runing to catch the bus.

  5. 1.19.6.5

    We is watching a film right now.

  6. 1.19.6.6

    Are they sleep?

  7. 1.19.6.7

    I am lieing on the sofa.

  8. 1.19.6.8

    She is wanting a new job.

  9. 1.19.6.9

    I am knowing the answer.

  10. 1.19.6.10

    He don't working today because he is sick.

  11. 1.19.6.11

    Is she cook dinner?

  12. 1.19.6.12

    They are studying English and they are liking it.

  13. 1.19.6.13

    What you are doing right now?

  14. 1.19.6.14

    She is having a car.

  15. 1.19.6.15

    I'm thinking this is wrong.

  16. 1.19.6.16

    The team are winning and the fans is cheering.

  17. 1.19.6.17

    She is seeing the problem now.

  18. 1.19.6.18

    He is writting an email to his boss at the moment.

  19. 1.19.6.19

    Are you knowing how to swim?

  20. 1.19.6.20

    Why she is not coming to the party?

  21. 1.19.6.21

    I am siting here and waiteing for you.