Present continuous = am / is / are + -ing, para lo que ocurre ahora.
Formas
- I’m reading · she isn’t reading · Are they reading?
- Respuestas: Yes, she is. / No, they aren’t.
Ortografía -ing
- write → writing (pierde la e)
- swim → swimming, run → running (dobla)
- lie → lying
Simple o continuous
- Simple: hábitos (every day, usually)
- Continuous: ahora (now, at the moment, look!)
- like, love, want, know: casi siempre en simple
Errores frecuentes
- Olvidar el auxiliar: «She reading» ✗ → She is reading.
- «I’m wanting» ✗ → I want.
- «swiming» ✗ → swimming.