Form
am / is / are + verb-ing
| Affirmative | Negative | Question |
|---|
| I am working. | I'm not working. | Am I working? |
| She is working. | She isn't working. | Is she working? |
| They are working. | They aren't working. | Are they working? |
Use
- Actions happening now: I'm reading a book. Look! It's raining.
- Temporary situations: I'm staying at a hotel this week.
- Changing situations / this period: She is learning English this year.
Time expressions
now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, Look!, Listen!
Spelling of -ing
- Most verbs: add -ing (play → playing).
- Ends in -e: drop the e (make → making, write → writing).
- One vowel + one consonant: double (run → running, sit → sitting, swim → swimming).
- -ie → -y: die → dying.
Watch out
State verbs (know, want, like, love, hear, need, have = possess) are not used in the continuous: I am knowing → I know.
En español
El presente continuo (am/is/are + -ing) expresa lo que ocurre ahora o de forma temporal: estoy leyendo. Los verbos de estado no se usan en continuo.
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