República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación

U.E. Colegio “ Francisco Lazo Martí”

Cabudare, Edo Lara.

Integrantes:

Albornoz Génesis

Aponte Emperatriz

Navea Alexis

Pérez Nilaurys

Año y Sección:

2do Cs “B”

It is used to express a continued or ongoing action in past, an ongoing action which occurred in past and completed at some point in past. It expresses an

ongoing nature of an action in past.  For example, “he was laughing.” This sentence shows ongoing action (laughing) of a person which occurred in past. Past continuous tense is also called past progressive.  

 Rules:

Auxiliary verb “was or were” is used in sentence. 1st form of verb or base verb + ing (present participle) is

used as main verb in sentence.

Positive sentences:

          • Subject + auxiliary verb + Main Verb (present participle) + object

          • Subject + was/were + (1st form of verb or base verb +ing) +object

If the subject is “he, she, It, I, singular or proper noun” then auxiliary verb “was” is used. If subject is “you, we, they or plural” then auxiliary verb “were” is used.

Negative sentences:

         • Subject + auxiliary verb + NOT + Main verb (present participle) + object         • Subject + was/were + NOT + (1st form of verb or base verb +ing) +object

Rules for using auxiliary verb after subject are same as mentioned above. Interrogative sentences:

         • Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb (present participle) + object

         • Was/were + Subject + (1st form of verb or base verb +ing) +object

The interrogative sentence starts with the auxiliary verb. If the subject is “he, she, It, I, singular or proper noun” then the sentence

starts with auxiliary verb “was”. If subject is “you, we, they or plural” then the sentence starts with auxiliary verb “were”.

Positive sentences

         *They were laughing at the joker.

          *He was taking exam last month

          *You waiting for him yesterday

          *She was working in a factory.

         * It was raining yesterday.

Negative sentences

         *They were not laughing at the joker.

         *He was not taking exam last month

         *You were not waiting for him yesterday

         *She was not working in a factory.

        * It was not raining yesterday.

Interrogative sentences

        *Were they laughing at the joker?

        *Was he taking exam last month?

        *Were you waiting for him yesterday?

        *Was she working in a factory?

        *Was it raining yesterday?

Convert to Past Continuous and translate:

1. Manuel walk fast.

- Manuel camina rápido.

R: Manuel was walking fast.

-Manuel caminaba rápido.

2. I am going to the park.

- Yo voy al parque.

R: I was going to the park.

-Yo iba al parque.

3. Maria dance very cute.

-Maria baila muy lindo.

R: Maria was dancing very cute.

-Maria bailaba muy lindo.

4. We worked overtime.

-Nosotros trabajamos horas extras.

R: We were working overtime.

-Nosotros estábamos trabajando horas extras.

5.Mary slept all day.- Maria durmió todo el día.

R:Mary was sleeping all day.

-Maria estaba durmiendo todo el día.

6.Mario and Ana danced all night.-Mario y Ana bailaron toda la noche.

R:Mario and Ana were dancing all night.

- Mario y Ana estaban bailando toda la noche.

It is used to express a continued or ongoing action at present time. It expresses an action which is in

progress at the time of speaking. For example, a person says, “I am writing a letter”. It means that he is in the process of writing a letter right now. Such

actions which are happening at time of speaking are expressed by present continuous tense. Present

Continuous tense is also called Present progressive tense.

Rules: Auxiliary verb “am or is or are” is used in sentence.

1st form of verb or base verb + ing (present participle) is used as main verb in sentence.

Positive Sentence    • Subject + auxiliary verb + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object    • Subject + am/is/are + (1st form of verb or base verb + ing) + object

If the subject is “I” then auxiliary verb “am” is used after subject in sentence.If the subject is “He, She, It, singular or proper name” then auxiliary verb “is” is used after subject in sentence.If subject is “You, They or plural” then auxiliary verb “are” is used after subject in sentence.The participle “ing” is added to the 1st form of verb i.e. going (go) writing (write)Negative Sentence

      • Subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object      • Subject + am/is/are + not + (1st form of verb + ing) + object

Rules for using auxiliary verbs (am or is or are) after subject in negative sentences are same as mentioned above. 

Interrogative Sentences

      • Auxiliary verb + Subject + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object      • Am/is/are + Subject + (1st form of verb or base verb + ing) + object

For making interrogative sentences, the sentence is started with auxiliary verb rather than putting auxiliary verb inside the sentence. If the subject is “I” the sentence starts with auxiliary verb “am”. If the subject is “He, She, It, singular or proper name” the sentence starts with auxiliary verb “is”. If subject is “You, They or plural” the sentence starts with auxiliary verb “are”.

Positive Sentences

           *I am listening to the news

           *You are washing your clothes

           *She is riding on horse

           *They are playing football.

           *It is raining

Negative Sentence

          *I am not listening to the news.

          *You are not washing your clothes.

          *She is not riding on a horse.

          *They are not playing football.

          *It is not raining.

Interrogative Sentences

         *Am I listening to the news?

         *Are you washing your clothes?

         *Is she riding on a horse?

         *Are they playing football?

         *Is it raining?

Convert to Present Continuous and translate :

1. I write a letter

-Yo escribo una carta.

R: I am writing a letter

-Yo estoy escribiendo una carta.

2. We do not study English.

- No estudiamos Inglés.

R: We are not studying English.

- No estamos estudiando Inglés.

3.  You Works in that building.

-Tú trabajas en ese edificio.

R: You are Working in that building.

-You are Working in that building.

4. We play tennis.

-Nosotros jugamos tenis.

R: We are playing tennis.

-Nosotros estamos jugando tenis.

5. He goes to the school every day.

-Él va a la escuela cada día.

R: He is going to the school every day

-Él está llendo a la escuela cada día. 

6.  I eat in the Restaurant.

-Yo como en el Restaurante. 

R:  I am eating in the Restaurant.

-Yo estoy comiendo en el Restaurante.

It is used to express a continued or an ongoing action in future. For example, “I will be waiting for you tomorrow”, it conveys ongoing nature of an action (waiting) which will occur in future.

 Rules:

Auxiliary verb “will be” is used in sentence. 1st form of verb + ing (present participle) is used as

main verb in sentence.

Positive sentence:

   • Subject + auxiliary verb + main verb (present participle) + object.

   • Subject + will be+ 1st form of verb or base form+ing (present participle) + object.

Negative sentence:

          • Subject + not between auxiliary verbs+ not + main verb (present participle)  + object.

          • Subject + will not be + 1st form of verb or base form+ing (present participle) + object .

Interrogative sentence:

• Auxiliary verb + subject + auxiliary verb + main verb (present participle) + object

• Will + subject + be+ 1st form of verb or base form+ing (present participle) + object

Positive sentences

            *We will be shifting to a new home next year.

            *He will be flying a kite.

            *It will be raining tomorrow.

            *She will be enjoying her vacations.

           *He will be expecting honesty from his employees.

            *She will be delivering a speech to people.

Negative sentences

           *We will not be shifting to a new home next year.

           *He will not be flying a kite.

           *It will not be raining tomorrow.

           *She will not be enjoying her vacations.

           *He will not be expecting honesty from his employees.

           *She will not be delivering a speech to people.

Interrogative sentence

          *Will we be shifting to a new home next year?

          *Will he be flying a kite?

          *Will it be raining tomorrow?

          *Will she be enjoying her vacations?

          *Will he be expecting honesty from his employees?

          *Will she be delivering a speech to people?

Convert to Future Continuous and translate:

1. Anna eat in a restaurant.

-Ana come en un restaurante.

R: Anna will be eating in a restaurant.

- Ana estará comiendo en un restaurante.2. She was running in the

race.

-Ella ha estado corriendo en la carrera.

R: She will be running in the race.

-Ella estará corriendo en la carrera.

3. He is jumping in the park.

- El esta saltando en el parque.

R: He will be jumping in the park.

- El estará saltando en el parque.

4. She isn’t speaking much today

-Ella no habla mucho hoy.

R:She will be not speaking tomorrow.

- Ella no hablará mañana.

5. Carlos is traveling to Italy.

-Carlos viaja a Italia.

R:Carlos will be traveling to Italy.

-Carlos viajará a Italia.

6.They were playing baseball in the stadium.

-Ellos han estado jugando béisbol en el estadio.

R: They will be playing baseball in the stadium.

-Ellos estarán jugando béisbol en el estadio.