REPBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA

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UNIVERSITARIO, CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGA
INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO DE PROFESIONES GERENCIALES (IUPG)
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CONTINUOUS PRESENT & PAST CONTINUOUS

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CARACAS, 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE DEL 2015

INDICE
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................3
Present Continuous...........................................................................................4
CHARACTERISTICS.....................................................................................4
GRAMMAR OF CONTINUOUS PRESENT..................................................4
TRAINING......................................................................................................5
Past Continuous................................................................................................6
CHARACTERISTICS.....................................................................................6
Conjugation of verbs......................................................................................6
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES IN PAST CONTINUOUS................................6
Negative sentences PAST CONTINUOUS...................................................7
Interrogative sentences PAST CONTINUOUS..............................................7
CONCLUTION...................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The present progressive or present continuous: The continuously present.
English is mainly used for actions that are taking place at the moment we
speak or are happening only temporarily.
The past progressive or past continuous: This tense is formed with the
past of the verb be more ing gerund of the verb to be conjugated. Indicates a
developing action in the past, that is, use the continuous or progressive past
to say that someone was doing something at some point and that action had
begun earlier but had not been completed.

Present Continuous
The Present Continuous is used to describe actions taken at the same
instant in which one speaks. Now we explain the rules of English grammar in
relation to this tense.
CHARACTERISTICS
1.

Or n indicates an action that is to be made at a time when this spec fic.

2.
It is characterized by the use of form in present as an auxiliary verb to
be followed by the main verb in present participle or gerund.
3.
4.

In this tense the verb to be translated "Being".

Is to consist of the following elements:
S + am - is - are + V1 + C.
Where S is the subject of the sentence; am - is - are, this is how the verb to
be; V1 is the Word of prayer conjugate present participle or gerund, that is,
ending in "ing"; and C is the complement of prayer.
5.

They may be used, optionally, to determine time expressions, such as in

the add: now, right now, in this moment, etc.
GRAMMAR OF CONTINUOUS PRESENT
The indicated way to express this continuous prayer is: Pronoun / Name To
Be Auxiliary + + "-ing" Verb + Complement
As you can see from the above grammar, this topic becomes important
gerund, that is, the ending "-ing" in Spanish which gives a meaning of "ando",
"endo" or "iendo" depending on the verb. In the continuous present is
essential to know the rules to form the gerund, these rules relating to the
termination of the verb and are summarized in the following three points:
1.

Generally the gerund:

Basically (and generalized form) gerund is formed by adding the ending "-ing"
to the verb: watch / watching pay / paying do / doing
2.

Verbs ending in letter "-e"

Verbs that end in the letter "-e" are going to take this letter and add ending "ing" have / Having write / writing dance / dancing smile / smiling.

3.

spec cases tists

Verbs where the final consonant is doubled and ending "-ing" (specific cases)
is added: run / running swim / swimming stop / stopping plan / planning
Note: These examples might think that all those verbs that end in a vowel +
consonant must follow this grammar but this is not necessarily true, there are
the "speak", "pay" & "eat" verbs that have that feature but but the general rule
is not followed.
TRAINING
Affirmative
Subject + am / is / are + V-ing + complem
I am working today / She is working today / They are working today
Negative
Subject + am / is / are + V-ing + compleme
I am not working today / She is not working today / They are not working
today.
Interrogative
Am / is / are + subject + V-ing + comple?
Am I working today? / Is she working today? / Are they working today?

Past Continuous
Continuous Past is a tense that describes actions that were being made at
a time from the past to refer to and then continued. It is used for events taking
place in or around a particular moment in the past, indicates that something
was temporary or speaking situations were changing.
CHARACTERISTICS
1. Or n indicates an action that was taking place at a time of the past.
2. It is characterized by the use of the way past as an auxiliary verb to be
followed by the main verb in present participle or gerund.
3. In this tense the verb to be translated "Being".
4. Is to consist of the following elements:
S + was - Were + V1 + C.
Where S is the subject of the sentence; was - Were is the way past the verb
to be; V1 is the Word of prayer conjugate present participle or gerund, that is,
ending in "ing"; and C is the complement of prayer.
5. They may be used, optionally, to determine time expressions, such as in
the complement: yesterday, last night, last week, last year, etc.
Conjugation of verbs
As the main verb, just change your naturally present participle or gerund (V1),
adding "ing", considering that:

If the verb ends in "e", eliminating the "e" and "ing" is added.
Ex.: To Live = living / To Come = coming.

If the verb in monkeys t labor and ends in a consonant, that consonant is

doubled and "ing" is added To Beg = Ex.: begging / To Win = winning.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES IN PAST CONTINUOUS

Are recognized by the use of the past form of the verb to be (was - Were),
followed by the present participle or gerund Main Verb complying with the
following formula: S + To Be2 (was - Were) + V1 + C + ET.

Ex.: My family
S

was

To Be2

visiting

me last week.

V1

C + ET

Where: My family is the subject; It was, is one of the ways past the verb to
be; visiting, it is the present participle of the verb to Visit; me, is the
complement; and, last week, it is a time expression.
Negative sentences PAST CONTINUOUS
Are recognized subject after the negative form of the verb to be in the past
(was not - Were not) it is used, followed by the present participle or gerund of
the main verb.
Examples

Josue was living in Patanemo. Changes to: Josue wasnt living in

Patanemo.
We were studying in UC Switch to: We weren't studying in UC

Interrogative sentences PAST CONTINUOUS

Are recognized at the beginning of the sentence is how Auxiliary Past "To Be"
(Was - Were), followed by the other components of the sentence, according
to the following formula: Was - Were V1 + S + C + +?
Where: Was - Were is the way past the verb to be; S, is the subject; V1 is the
main verb in present participle; C, as complement, and: It is the question
mark closing.
Examples

Peter was painting the house. Becomes: Was Peter painting the house?

They Were going to the beach. Changes: They Were going to the beach?

CONCLUTION
It is because of this that we can conclude that the Continuous Past &
Present Continuous are composed of elements such as the subject, the verb
to be, ING and Accessories. To form a Present or Past Progressive.
One to describe actions that were being made at a time when the past and
the other to describe actions taken at the same instant in which one speaks.
To conclude in English as in Spanish, progressive past tense is formed by
the auxiliary verb be conjugated in the past tense plus the "present participle"
(form + ing) the main verb. And in the present progressive We use this time to
talk about an ongoing action that began in the past, it is still in progress, and
may continue in the future.