Present Continuous (acciones ahora) – Gramática inglesa A2

Present Continuous — am/is/are + verb-ing

Se usa para acciones en progreso ahora, situaciones temporales y planes muy próximos. Marcadores: now, right now, at the moment, currently, these days.

1) Estructura base

Afirm. S + am/is/are + V-ing Neg. S + am/is/are + not + V-ing Int. Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing?

Pronombre	Verbo to be	Ejemplo afirmativo	Negativa	Pregunta
I	am	I’m studying.	I’m not studying.	Am I studying?
you	are	You’re working.	You’re not working.	Are you working?
he/she/it	is	She’s cooking.	He’s not cooking.	Is it raining?
we/they	are	We’re watching TV.	They’re not watching.	Are they watching?

Respuestas cortas: Yes, I am / No, I’m not · Yes, she is / No, she isn’t.

2) Usos principales

Acción ahora Temporales Planes cercanos

Uso	Ejemplos	Marcadores
En este momento	I’m chatting with a friend. · She’s driving now.	now, right now, at the moment
Situación temporal	We’re living in CDMX these days.	these days, currently
Plan/arrangement cercano	I’m meeting Diego tonight.	tonight, tomorrow morning, this weekend

Comparación rápida: hábitos → Present Simple (I work on Mondays); ahora mismo → Present Continuous (I’m working now).

3) Reglas rápidas de ortografía -ing

play → playing make → making (e muda) run → running (CVC dobla) lie → lying (ie→y)

Verbos en “e” muda: make → making, write → writing.
CVC acentuado (consonante-vocal-consonante): duplica la última consonante: run → running, sit → sitting, shop → shopping.
ie → y: lie → lying, die → dying.
No cambies con vocal + consonante débil no acentuada: listen → listening, travel → traveling (US).

4) Verbos de estado (normalmente no en -ing)

Algunos verbos describen estado, no acción: know, believe, like, love, want, need, understand, remember, hate, prefer, belong.

Decimos: I know the answer (no *I’m knowing). · She likes pizza (no *is liking).

Algunos cambian de significado con -ing: think (opinar) vs be thinking (estar pensando ahora).

5) Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Hábitos/verdades → Simple Acción ahora/temporal → Continuous

Contexto	Present Simple	Present Continuous
Hábito	I drink coffee every day.	—
Ahora mismo	—	I’m drinking coffee right now.
Situación temporal	He lives in Puebla (en general).	He’s living in Puebla this month.

6) Errores comunes

Incorrecto	Correcto	Por qué
I’m know the answer	I know the answer	know = verbo de estado
She is study now	She is studying now	Necesitas is + V-ing
I’m live in CDMX	I’m living in CDMX this week / I live in CDMX	Temporal vs permanente
runing / writting	running / writing	Dobla CVC · e muda desaparece

7) Mini-práctica

Completa con am/is/are + V-ing:
They ______ (watch) a movie right now. · I ______ (cook) dinner. · It ______ (rain).
Negativa:
She ______ ______ (not/work) today.
Pregunta:
______ you ______ (study) English at the moment?
Elige Simple o Continuous:
I ______ (work) on Mondays / I ______ (work) now.
Spelling: transforma a -ing:
make · lie · swim · travel

Posibles respuestas: are watching / am cooking / is raining · is not (isn’t) working · Are you studying? · work / am working · making, lying, swimming, traveling (US) / travelling (UK).

8) Próximo paso

Sigue con Present Simple vs Present Continuous (contraste y marcadores) para dominar cuándo usar cada uno en la práctica.