Present Continuous: Acordos futuros

Gramática - Tiempo presente continuo: Futuro

Utilizamos el verbo be y el participio presente (infinitivo-ing).

Para I, utilizamos am.

Para You, We y They, utilizamos are.

Para He, She y It, utilizamos is.

• SUBJECT + BE + INF.-ing
• SUJETO + BE + INFINITIVO-ing
• BE → am/are/is
• I + am + INF.-ing
• I am working tomorrow.
• You/We/They + are + INF.-ing
• They are meeting next week.
• He/She/It + is + INF.-ing
• He is coming later.

Gramática - Tiempo presente continuo: Contracciones

Contraemos am, are y is en 'm, 're y 's.

• am → 'm
• I'm working tomorrow.
• are → 're
• They're meeting next week.
• is → 's
• He's coming later.

Gramática - Tiempo presente continuo: Negaciones

A menudo contraemos las negaciones are not y is not en aren't y isn't.

Podemos contraer las negaciones are not y is not en 're not y 's not.

• am not → 'm not
• I'm not working tomorrow.
• are not → aren't/'re not
• They aren't meeting next week.
• is not → isn't/'s not
• He isn't coming later.

Gramática - Tiempo Continuo Presente: Preguntas ➤ Muchas Respuestas

Be viene antes del sujeto en las preguntas.

Para preguntas abiertas (preguntas con muchas respuestas posibles), usamos una palabra interrogativa.

• Q. + BE + SUBJj + INF.-ing ... ?
• PRONOMBRE INTERROGATIVO + BE + SUJETO + INFINITIVO-ing ... ?
• BE → am/are/is
• Q. + am + I + INF.-ing ... ?
• When am I starting?
• You're starting tomorrow/on Monday/... .
• Q. + are + you/we/they + INF.-ing ... ?
• When are they meeting?
• They're meeting next week/tomorrow/... .
• Q. + is + he/she/it + INF.-ing ... ?
• When is he coming?
• He's coming later/soon/tomorrow/... .

Gramática - Tiempo Continuo Presente: Preguntas Cerradas ➤ Yes/No

Para las preguntas cerradas (para las respuestas: yes and no), usamos el verbo be para las respuestas cortas.

Las respuestas cortas son las mismas que con be en presente simple.

• BE + SUBJ. + INF.-ing ... ?
• Yes, + SUBJ. + BE
• BE + SUJETO + INFINITIVO-ing ... ?
• Yes, + SUJETO + BE
• BE + SUBJ + INF.-ing ... ?
• No, + SUBJ. + NEG. BE
• BE + SUJETO + INFINITIVO-ing ... ?
• No, + SUJETO + BE (NEGATIVO)
• BE → am/are/is
• Yes, + I + am.
• Are you working tomorrow?
• Yes, I am.
• No, + I + 'm not.
• Are you coming later?
• No, I'm not.
• Yes, + you/we/they + are.
• No, + you/we/they + aren't.
• Are they meeting tomorrow?
• No, they aren't.
• Yes, + he/she/it + is.
• No, + he/she/it + isn't.
• Is he playing later?
• No, he isn't.