El presente continuo se usa para acciones que ocurren ahora mismo o temporales.
El presente continuo (present continuous / progressive) se usa para acciones que están ocurriendo ahora mismo o temporalmente. Se forma con to be + verbo-ing.
📊 Formación: be + verbo-ing
Persona
Afirmativo
Negativo
Pregunta
I
I am eating.
I'm not eating.
Am I eating?
He / She / It
She is eating.
She isn't eating.
Is she eating?
You / We / They
They are eating.
They aren't eating.
Are they eating?
📌 Reglas de ortografía para -ing
Regla
Base
+ ing
General: + ing
eat, go, read
eating, going, reading
-e final: quitar e + ing
make, come, write
making, coming, writing
CVC corto: doblar + ing
run, sit, swim
running, sitting, swimming
-ie: ie → ying
die, lie, tie
dying, lying, tying
⏰ Expresiones de tiempo típicas
now ahora
right now ahora mismo
at the moment en este momento
today hoy
this week esta semana
Look! ¡Mira!
⚖️ Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Present Simple = hábito/rutina
I drink coffee every morning.
siempre, cada día
Present Continuous = ahora
I am drinking coffee right now.
en este momento
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También para planes futuros El presente continuo se usa para planes ya decididos: "I am meeting John tomorrow." (He quedado con John mañana).