The Present Continuous or progressive tense

The Present Continuous or present progressive tense, commonly it is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment (NOW).

Ex.: Robert is playING with my sister.

Basic use:

-To express action in progress now, temporarily.

Ex.: It's pouring with rain.

-For something already begun before or repeated or habitual action in the present.

Ex.: Anyone who looks at his passenger when He is driving a car is a dangerous driver.

-To show that that the repetition of an action is temporary; it will not go on being repeated forever.

Ex.: We are sleeping out on the terrace during this worm weather.

-To to express intended future action.

Ex.: I’m leaving on the first train tomorrow morning.

Patterns:  S + verb to be (AM/IS/ARE) + -ing form of a verb+ Complement.

Some electronic address to review and learn more about The Present Continuous:

http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-progressive-tense-uso-y-estructura-to-be-ing-el-gerundio-lesson-8/

http://www.wikilearning.com/curso_gratis/curso_de_ingles-present_continuous_presente_continuo/3405-7

Present simple

Present simple tense, it is used to express actions that take place in the present and/or with a certain frequency, it means, every day, every morning, and so on.

Ex.: John washes the dishes every day. (John washed the dishes every day).

Basically it is:

-To show that something happens repeatedly or habitually.

Ex.: Jhon gives his wife a bunch of flower on the first of every month.

-To express ability.

Ex.: My wife makes better omelettes than I do.

Patterns: (S+V+C)

Introducción

Conocer los tiempos verbales en inglés, sientan las bases para lograr el conocimiento del idioma de forma segura, nos permite ubicarnos en el tiempo exacto donde se desarrollan los hechos.

Vamos a investigar sobre los tiempos verbales en ingles con el objeto de conocer:

Estructura de cada uno.

Auxiliares utilizados.

Formas de los verbos.

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