Question

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Put the verbs into the proper Present Continuous
form (affirmative, negative, interrogative) and
combine the sentences with the pictures. Be
attentive! Some verbs are not used in the Present
Continuous tensel
1. He
(do) the cleaning at the moment
and he
(sing) a nice song.
2. Jack
(not sleep) right now, because
the nurse
(give) him the medicine.
3. ____Linda
(play) computer games at the
moment? - No, she
(chat) with her
friends.
4. Mr. Snow
(be) at the psychiatrist's.
He
(tell him about his problems at work.
5. Why David
(paint) the wall? -
Because he doesn't like the white color.
6. Who
(watch)? - I
don't know. Maybe he
(spy) on his
girlfriend.
7. Why
the princess
(kiss) that
terrible frog? - Because she
(want it to
turn into a prince!
8. Which bus
Bob
(wait) for? - He
(not wait) for the bus, he
(wait) for his friend Kate.
9. The baby
(be) quiet, it
_(cry)
(go) to the kitchen to
your brother
loudly. Jane
fetch it some milk.
10. Why
Steve
(keep) silent? - He
(want) to try being less talkative at least
for a couple of minutes.
11._ these men
(have) a row? -
Yes, Jack's boss
(shout) at him
because he
(not be) satisfied with the
results of his work.
12. -
(wash) the car at
the moment? - No, he (stand) near it and
(talk) to our neighbor.
your father
AYUDAAAAA​

Answer 1

1 - he is cleaning at the moment and he’s singing a nice song

2 - jack is not asleep/isn’t sleeping right now because the nurse gave him the medicine.

3 - is linda playing computer games at the moment? - no, she’s chatting with her friends

4 - mr. snow is at the psychiatrist’s. he is telling him (?) about his problems at work.

5 - why is david painting the wall?
because he doesnt like the white color.

6 - who is your brother watching? - i don’t know, maybe he’s spying on his girlfriend.

7 - why did the princess kiss that terrible frog? - because she wanted it to turn into a prince


8 - which bus is bob waiting for? - he’s not waiting for the bus, he’s waiting for his friend kate.

9 - ?

10 - why is steve keeping silent? - he wants to try being less talkative at least for a couple of minutes.

11 - do these men have a row? - yes, jacks boss shouted at him because he wasn’t satisfied with the results of his work.

12 - is your father washing the car at the moment? - no, he’s standing near it and talking to our neighbor.

Answer 2

Hola, Chocodmg:

► SOLUCIÓN

Put the verbs into the proper present continuous form (affirmative, negative, interrogative) and combine the sentences with the pictures. Be attentive! Some verbs are not used in the present continuous tense!

1. He IS DOING (do) the cleaning at the moment and he IS SINGING (sing) a nice song.

2. Jack IS NOT SLEEPING (not sleep) right now because the nurse IS GIVING (give) him the medicine.

3. IS Linda PLAYING (play) computer games at the moment? - No, she IS CHATTING (chat) with her friends.

4. Mr. Snow IS (be) at the psychiatrist's. He IS TELLING (tell) him about his problems at work.

5. Why IS David PAINTING (paint) the wall? - Because he doesn't like THE COLOR WHITE [or: Because he doesn't like WHITE].

6. WhoM IS your brother WATCHING (watch) AT? - I don't know. Maybe he IS SPYING (spy) on his girlfriend.

7. Why IS the princess KISSING (kiss) that terrible frog? - Because she WANTS (want) it to turn into a prince!

8. Which bus IS Bob WAITING (wait) for? - He IS NOT WAITING (not wait) for the bus, he IS WAITING (wait) for his friend Kate.

9. The baby IS NOT (NOT be) quiet, it IS CRYING (cry) loudly. Jane IS GOING (go) to the kitchen to fetch it some milk.

10. Why IS Steve KEEPING (keep) silent? - He WANTS (want) to try being less talkative, at least for a couple of minutes.

11. ARE these men (have) HAVING a row? - Yes, Jack's boss IS SHOUTING (shout) at him because he (not be) satisfied with the results of his work.

12. IS your father WASHING (wash) the car at the moment? - No, he IS STANDING (stand) near it and IS TALKING (talk) to our neighbor.

NOTAS:

1. Los verbos estáticos (= stative verbs) no se conjugan en present continuous salvo excepciones. Por eso, los verbos to be (en las oraciones 4 y 9) y want (en las oraciones 7 y 10) están en present simple.

2. Hay algunos errores en estas oraciones, que simplemente he corregido (no hay más espacio para explicaciones).

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► TRADUCCIÓN

Coloca los verbos en la forma adecuada del presente continuo (afirmativo, negativo, interrogativo) y combina las oraciones con las imágenes. ¡Presta atención! ¡Algunos verbos no se utilizan en el presente continuo!

1. Él está haciendo la limpieza en este momento y está cantando una bonita canción.

2. Jack no está durmiendo en este momento [o: en la computadora]porque la enfermera le está dando la medicina.

3. ¿Linda está jugando juegos en el ordenador en este momento? - No, está chateando/conversando con sus amigos.

4. El Sr. Snow está en lo del psiquiatra. Le está contando los problemas que tiene en su trabajo.

5. ¿Por qué está pintando David la pared? - Porque no le gusta el color blanco.

6. ¿A quién está mirando tu hermano? - No lo sé. Quizá está espiando a su novia.

7. ¿Por qué la princesa está besando a esa terrible rana? - Porque quiere que se convierta en un príncipe.

8. ¿Qué autobús está esperando Bob? - No está esperando el autobús, está esperando a su amiga Kate.

9. El bebé no está  callado/tranquilo, está llorando fuerte. Jane está yendo a la cocina para traerle un poco de leche.

10. ¿Por qué Steve está callado/silencioso? - Quiere probar ser menos hablador, al menos durante un par de minutos.

11. ¿Estos hombres están discutiendo? - Sí, el jefe de Jack le está  gritando porque no está satisfecho con los resultados de su trabajo.

12. ¿Tu padre está lavando el coche en este momento? - No, está parado cerca de él y está hablando con nuestro/a vecino/a.

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► NOTAS GRAMATICALES

La mayoría de los verbos de este ejercicio están conjugados en present continuous (o present progressive). Aquí tienes una guía para formar este tiempo verbal.

► PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE

➜ Sujeto + auxiliar 'AM/IS/ARE' + forma '-ing' del verbo principal + complementos  

Se debe elegir el auxiliar según el sujeto de la oración:  

• Sujeto: I ----------------------→ Auxiliar: AM  

• Sujeto: he, she, it ---------→ Auxiliar: IS  

• Sujeto: we, you, they ----→ Auxiliar: IS  

También se pueden usar las contracciones:  

• Sujeto: I ----------→ Contracción: I'm  

• Sujeto: he -------→ Contracción: he's  

• Sujeto: she ------→ Contracción: she's  

• Sujeto: it ----------→ Contracción: it's  

• Sujeto: we -------→ Contracción: we're  

• Sujeto: you -------→ Contracción: you're  

• Sujeto: they ------→ Contracción: they're  

Este es un resumen de las estructuras más usuales:  

➜ Present continuous - Affirmative:  

• Sujeto + auxiliar 'AM/IS/ARE' + forma '-ing' del verbo principal + complementos  

➜ Present continuous - Negative:  

• Sujeto + auxiliar 'AM/IS/ARE' + 'NOT' + forma '-ing' del verbo principal + complementos  

• Sujeto + contracción '['M NOT]/ISN'T/AREN'T' +  forma '-ing' del verbo principal + complementos  

➜ Present continuous - Interrogative:  

• Auxiliar  'AM/IS/ARE' + sujeto +  'going to' + forma '-ing' del verbo principal + complementos  

Saludos.   

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