Unit 2

Unit 2
Present continuous (affirmative, negative, interrogative)
Affirmative
Negative
full forms
short forms
full forms
short forms
I
I
’m working
I
am not working
I
’m not working
you are working
you
’re working
you
are not working
you
aren’t working
he
she
it
he
she
it
’s working
he
she
it
is not working
he
she
it
isn’t working
am working
is working
we
you are working
they
we
you ’re working
they
My mum and dad are working now.
He’s sleeping at the moment.
we
you are not working
they
we
you aren’t working
they
We aren’t working at the moment.
She isn’t listening to her teacher.
El present continuous se utiliza para hablar del presente (ahora).
Spelling rules: -ing form
Most verbs
play ➔ playing
Verbs with -e
make ➔ making
Short answers
Interrogative
working?
Most verbs with one vowel + one consonant
stop ➔ stopping
affirmative
negative
Am
I
Are
you working?
Yes, you are.
No, you aren’t.
Is
he
she
it
he
Yes, she
it
he
No, she
it
Are
we
you working?
they
working?
Yes, I
am.
is.
we
Yes, you are.
they
No, I
’m not.
isn’t.
we
No, you aren’t.
they
‘Is Gary working with Pam?’
‘Yes, he is.’
‘Are they wearing jeans?’
‘No, they aren’t.’
En las respuestas breves
afirmativas siempre se utilizan
las formas completas.
En las respuestas breves
negativas generalmente se
utilizan las formas contraídas.
Present continuous
(for future arrangements)
What are Sally and Dave doing tomorrow?
‘Is Di having a party on Saturday?’ ‘Yes, she is.’
We’re staying at home next weekend.
I’m not coming with you tonight.
El present continuous se utiliza para hablar
del futuro (mañana, el año que viene).
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