ENGLISH BLOG: enero 2013

1.- Present continuous

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I am eating.	Am I eating?	I am not eating.
You are eating.	Are you eating?	You are not eating.
He/She/It is eating.	Is he/she/it eating?	He/She/It is not eating.
We are eating.	Are we eating?	We are not eating.
You are eating.	Are you eating?	You are not eating.
They are eating.	Are they eating?	They are not eating.

El "Present Continuous" (Presente Continuo) lo utilizamos cuando queremos hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo "ahora" o, en un tiempo cercano a "ahora" o, que no han terminado.

Por ejemplo: Estoy comiendo (I'm eating) o, estoy leyendo un libro (I'm reading a book). En este último caso, te refieres a una acción inacabada, no a que estás leyendo el libro en el momento en que hablas.

Estructura: Sujeto + "to be" en presente + el verbo principal acabado en "ing".

Ejemplo 1: I am (I'm) working Yo estoy trabajando. Ejemplo 2: She is (She's)studying Ella está estudiando. Ejemplo 3. It is (It's) working . Está funcionando. Ejemplo 4: They are (They're) looking Ellos/Ellas están mirando.

2.- Reglas de Ortografia presente continuo.

1. Cuando un verbo termina en –e muda, esa –e desaparece y añadimos –ing al verbo.

Ejemplos: Argue > argu > arguing

2. Verbos acabados en –ie: la –i se convierte en –y, luego añadimos –ing al verbo.

Ejemplo: Die > dy > dying

3. Verbos monosílabos acabados en consonante + vocal + consonante doblan la última consonante.

Ejemplo: Stop > stopping

4. Verbos que acaben en –y añaden –ing sin que afecte a la ortografía del verbo.

Ejemplos: Play > playing / Study > studying

3.- Adverbios y expresiones adverbiales

Los adverbios de tiempo tales como ahora o en este momento generalmente acompañan al presente continuous.

now, at present or at the moment

Los adverbios de tiempo tales como siempre, a veces, nunca o expresiones adverbiales como cada dia, dos veces a la semana, los domingos, el fin de semana..suelen acompañar al present simple

•ALWAYS: siempre

•ALMOST ALWAYS: casi siempre

•OFTEN: a menudo

•USUALLY: usualmente

•SOMETIMES: a veces

•HARDLY EVER: casi nunca

NEVER: nunca

•Every day, week, month..: todos los días, semanas, meses..

•At the weekend: el fin de semana

•Once a week: una vez a la semana

•Twice a week: dos veces a la semana

•On Sundays...: los domingos..

4.-Verbs Vocabulary

eat - eating
speak - speaking
cook - cooking
start - starting
do - doing
stay - staying
fix - fixing
try - trying
take - taking
make - making
write - writing

take -taking

agree - agreeing
flee - fleeing
see - seeing

die - dying
tie - tying
lie - lying

sit - sitting
run - running
stop - stopping

offer - offering
listen - listening
visit - visiting

prefer - preferring
begin - beginning

5.- listening exercise

PINCHA AQUI PARA ESCUCHAR EL AUDIO

complete with the present continuous: use the gaps to the right !

Hi. This is the hall and these are my parents. Hi, Mum. Hi, Dad. Can you say hello to the camera? I'm sorry, my mum and dad are in a hurry.(1)They_______________(go) to work. This is the living room and this is my grandfather. Shh!! I'm sorry, we can't stay in here. (2) He______________.(sleep) This is my brother Andrew. Hi, Andrew. Can you say hello to the camera ?Andrew ! I'm sorry he can't hear me. (3)He _________________(play) the guitar.
My sister is in the bathroom. Can I come in, Mags? Can you say hello to the camera? I'm sorry. She can't come out. (4) She_____________(have) a shower. Well, I'm outside my house. That's my family and this is the end of my video. Goodbye.

6.-There is/ There are

- Para decir Hay en inglés usamos"There is en singular.