Homework 2
Homework 2
Homework 2
ENGINEERING
ENGLISH IN LISTENING AND READING
COMPREHENSION IN BUSINESS TOPICS
11/11/22
Contenido
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................2
Present continuous or Present progressive: uso.......................................................................................2
Cómo formar el present continuous (estructura)......................................................................................2
Conjugación del present continuous........................................................................................................3
Reglas......................................................................................................................................................3
Excepciones.............................................................................................................................................4
ACTIVITIES...............................................................................................................................................7
Activity 1.................................................................................................................................................7
Activity 2.................................................................................................................................................7
BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Present continuous or Present progressive: uso
Los cinco usos principales del present continuous son:
3. Adelantar hechos, citas, eventos o acciones que ocurrirán en el futuro. Quien habla debe
estar seguro de que ocurrirán.
5. Describir acciones que ocurren constantemente. En estos casos la oración se refuerza con
adverbios como always, forever, constantly, entre otros.
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Conjugación del present continuous
A continuación, podrás encontrar una tabla con la que puedes visualizar cómo afecta la
estructura a la conjugación de verbos en presente continuo:
Reglas
Como puedes ver, la terminación dominante en este tiempo verbal es –ing, sin embargo, cabe
subrayar las siguientes reglas para la formación de gerundios en algunos verbos:
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Regla 2. Cuando un verbo termina en consonante, se debe duplicar la última letra para agregar la
terminación –ing.
Regla 3. Si el verbo termina en e muda, se elimina esta letra y se coloca la terminación –ing.
Regla 4. Los verbos que terminan en doble e conservan esta terminación y agregan al final –ing.
Excepciones
La naturaleza de algunos verbos impide su conjugación en presente continuo en inglés, por lo
que no suelen tener terminación -ing. Estos verbos son conocidos como “de estado” o stative
verbs. ¿Qué señalan los stative verbs? Estados emocionales o mentales, sensaciones,
comunicación y otros. En este cuadro podrás encontrar algunos ejemplos:
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Pero hay casos especiales cuya conjugación en presente continuo depende del significado. En
esta tabla puedes conocerlos:
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ACTIVITIES
Activity 1
Instructions. - Put the verbs into present progressive.
1. My sister (to clean) ____is cleaning____ the bathroom.
2. Look! They (to go) ____are going____ inside.
3. I (to wait) ____am waiting____ in the car now.
4. Mrs. Miller (to listen) ____is listening____ to CDs.
5. We (to speak) ____are speaking____ English at the moment.
6. His brother (to write) ____is writing____ a test at the moment.
7. They (to swim) ____are swimming____ in the pool.
8. Look! David and Max (to come) ____are coming____ home.
9. My dog Charlie ____is running____ to the park.
10. I (to make) ____am making____ breakfast now.
Activity 2
Instructions. PUT THE VERBS IN PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The train always _ _leaves_ _ (1: leave) on time. "What's the matter? Why ____are you
crying____ (2: cry/you)?" That's strange. They____aren´t watching____ (3: not to watch) TV.
He____doesn´t speak____ (4: not to speak) very good English. Please be quiet! I____am
doing____ (5: do) my homework. Where____do they live____ (6: live/they)? Listen! John
____is playing____ music! (7: play) I never ___go____ (8: go) to the swimming pool. Harold
Black's a famous pianist. He____gives____ (9: give) two or three concerts every week. He
____travels____ (10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. He____is staying____ (11:
stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He____is having____ (12: have) his breakfast
in the dining−room. He____is drinking____ (13: drink) a cup of coffee and he____is
reading____ (14: read) a newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He____plays____ (15: play) the
piano regularly. He____practises____ (16: practise) for four hours every day. He____doesn´t
go____ (17: go) to bed late and he always _____gets up____ (18: get up) early. But he
sometimes____gets____ (19: get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he____is wearing____
(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.britishcouncil.org.mx/blog/present-continuous