Tiempos continuosA1–B1
Presente, pasado y futuro continuos: be más el verbo con -ing para las acciones en curso en un momento dado. Cada forma continua necesita be antes del verbo con -ing: She is reading now. Was she reading?
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Guía rápidaA1–B1
| Tiempo | Pregunta | Afirmación | Negación | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aux. | Sujeto | Verbo | Sujeto | Aux. | Verbo | Sujeto | Aux. | Verbo | |||
| B1Futuro | Will | I | be working? | I | will be | working. | I | won't be | working. | ||
| you | You | You | |||||||||
| he | He | He | |||||||||
| she | She | She | |||||||||
| it | It | It | |||||||||
| we | We | We | |||||||||
| they | They | They | |||||||||
| Presente | Am | I | working? | I | am | working. | I | am not | working. | ||
| Are | you | You | are | You | aren't | ||||||
| Is | he | He | is | He | isn't | ||||||
| she | She | She | |||||||||
| it | It | It | |||||||||
| Are | we | We | are | We | aren't | ||||||
| they | They | They | |||||||||
| A2Pasado | Was | I | working? | I | was | working. | I | wasn't | working. | ||
| Were | you | You | were | You | weren't | ||||||
| Was | he | He | was | He | wasn't | ||||||
| she | She | She | |||||||||
| it | It | It | |||||||||
| Were | we | We | were | We | weren't | ||||||
| they | They | They | |||||||||
Visión generalA1
Cada tiempo continuo se forma con be + verbo + -ing: will be para el futuro, am / is / are para el presente, was / were para el pasado.
- En las preguntas, be va antes del sujeto; en las negaciones lleva not: isn't, wasn't, won't be.
- El verbo principal siempre termina en -ing, en todos los tiempos y para todas las personas.
- Be cambia según la persona en presente y pasado; will be es igual para todos.
- En el habla y en los mensajes se usan formas contraídas: I'm, she's, they're, won't be.
La forma en -ingA1
| Terminación del verbo | Ortografía | Ejemplos | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
| la mayoría de los verbos | + ing | work → working / play → playing / go → going | trabajar / jugar / ir |
| -e | quitar la e + ing | make → making / write → writing / come → coming | hacer / escribir / venir |
| -ee | + ing | see → seeing / agree → agreeing | ver / estar de acuerdo |
| -ie | ie → ying | lie → lying / die → dying | mentir / morir |
| 1 vocal + 1 consonante, una sílaba | duplicar la consonante + ing | run → running / sit → sitting / swim → swimming | correr / sentarse / nadar |
| -w, -x, -y | + ing, sin duplicar la consonante | show → showing / fix → fixing / stay → staying | mostrar / arreglar / quedarse |
Presente continuo: formaA1
| Sujeto | Forma | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| I | am / 'm + V-ing | I'm reading. |
| he / she / it | is / 's + V-ing | He's reading. |
| you / we / they | are / 're + V-ing | They're reading. |
| sustantivo en singular | is + V-ing | My sister is reading. |
- La respuesta corta repite be; la respuesta afirmativa usa la forma completa: Are you working? — Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. — ¿Estás trabajando? — Sí, estoy trabajando. / ¿Estás trabajando? — No, no estoy trabajando.
- La palabra interrogativa va primero: palabra interrogativa + am / is / are + sujeto + V-ing. What are you doing? — ¿Qué estás haciendo?
Presente continuo: usoA1
| Uso | Ejemplo | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Acciones que ocurren ahora | I'm cooking dinner. | Estoy preparando la cena. |
| Situaciones temporales | I'm staying with my sister this week. | Esta semana me estoy quedando en casa de mi hermana. |
| Cambios y tendencias del momento | Prices are going up. | Los precios están subiendo. |
- Palabras clave: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, Look! Look! It's snowing. — ¡Mira! Está nevando.
- Planes y compromisos para el futuro: ver Formas de futuro.
Pasado continuo: formaA2
| Sujeto | Forma | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| I / he / she / it | was + V-ing | She was reading. |
| you / we / they | were + V-ing | We were reading. |
- La respuesta corta repite was / were: Were you sleeping? — Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. — ¿Estabas durmiendo? — Sí, estaba durmiendo. / ¿Estabas durmiendo? — No, no estaba durmiendo.
- La palabra interrogativa va primero: palabra interrogativa + was / were + sujeto + V-ing. What were you doing at 8? — ¿Qué estabas haciendo a las 8?
Pasado continuo: usoA2
| Uso | Ejemplo | Español |
|---|---|---|
| En curso en un momento del pasado | At 8 o'clock I was having dinner. | A las ocho yo estaba cenando. |
| Escenario de una historia | The sun was shining and children were playing. | Brillaba el sol y los niños jugaban. |
| Acción interrumpida (when + pasado simple) | I was cooking when the phone rang. | Estaba cocinando cuando sonó el teléfono. |
| Dos acciones al mismo tiempo (while) | While I was cooking, he was watching TV. | Mientras yo cocinaba, él estaba viendo la televisión. |
- while va antes de la acción larga; when va antes de la acción corta que la interrumpe.
Futuro continuo: forma y usoB1
| Uso | Ejemplo | Español |
|---|---|---|
| En curso en un momento del futuro | This time tomorrow I'll be flying to Rome. | Mañana a esta hora estaré volando a Roma. |
| Preguntas corteses sobre planes | Will you be using the car tonight? | ¿Vas a usar el auto esta noche? |
- Palabras clave: this time tomorrow, at 8 tonight, all day tomorrow.
Verbos de estadoA1–A2
Los verbos de estado se usan en los tiempos simples, también para lo que es verdad ahora mismo.
| Grupo | Verbos | Ejemplo | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentimientos | like, love, hate, want, need, prefer | I want a coffee. | Quiero un café. |
| Pensamiento | know, think (= creer), understand, remember, mean | I understand you. | Te entiendo. |
| A2Posesión | have (= poseer), own, belong | This bag belongs to me. | Esta bolsa me pertenece. |
| A2Sentidos, estado | see, hear, seem, cost | It costs £10. | Cuesta 10 libras. |
Comparación: tiempos continuos y simplesA1–A2
| Continuo | Simple |
|---|---|
| en curso, temporal | hábito, hecho, suceso terminado |
| I'm drinking tea now. — Ahora estoy tomando té. | I drink tea every day. — Tomo té todos los días. |
| What are you doing? (= ahora) — ¿Qué estás haciendo? | What do you do? (= tu trabajo) — ¿A qué te dedicas? |
| A2I was walking home… — Iba caminando a casa… | …when I saw Tom. — …cuando vi a Tom. |
- Formas simples: Tiempos simples.
Errores frecuentesA1–B1
| ✗ | ✓ | Regla |
|---|---|---|
| She working now. | She is working now. | be es obligatorio |
| I am work now. | I'm working now. | be + V-ing |
| What you are doing? | What are you doing? | be va antes del sujeto |
| Does she working? | Is she working? | las preguntas empiezan con be |
| He is runing. | He is running. | una vocal + una consonante → duplicar la consonante |
| I am knowing the answer. | I know the answer. | verbos de estado → tiempos simples |
| A2When I was walking home, I was seeing an accident. | …I saw an accident. | acción corta que interrumpe → pasado simple |
| A2We was playing. | We were playing. | you / we / they → were |
| B1I will flying tomorrow. | I will be flying tomorrow. | will be + V-ing |