Present Continuous Tense Quiz

1	IsAreAm they coming over for dinner?	Click for answerAre
2	Maxwell isaream not sleeping on our sofa.	Click for answeris
3	My mother-in-law is staystayingbe staying at our house this week.	Click for answerstaying
4	I eateatingam eating my dinner right now.	Click for answeram eating
5	My sister learnis learninglearning Spanish.	Click for answeris learning
6	I workbe workingam working at the hair salon until September.	Click for answeram working
7	We eatare eatingeats at a fancy restaurant tonight. Jason decided this yesterday.	Click for answerare eating
8	When do you startstartingare starting your new art class?	Click for answerstart
9	They are openingopenningoppening a new record shop downtown.	Click for answeropening
10	Melissa is lieinglyingliying down on her bed.	Click for answerlying

Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)

Form (Forma)

Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar "to be" y el gerundio (infinitivo + "-ing") del verbo.

Sujeto	Auxiliar (to be)	Gerundio
I	am	talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
He, She, It	is	talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
You, We, They	are	talking, eating, learning, doing, going...

Structure (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
   EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + gerundio ("-ing").
   • Ejemplos:
   • I'm talking. (Estoy hablando.)
   • He's eating. (Está comiendo.)
   • They're learning. (Están aprendiendo.)
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
   EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo ("not") + gerundio ("-ing").
   • Ejemplos:
   • I'm not talking. (No estoy hablando.)
   • He's not [He isn't] eating. (No está comiendo.)
   • They're not [They aren't] learning. (No están aprendiendo.)
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
   Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio ("-ing")?
   • Ejemplos:
   • Are you talking? (¿Estás hablando?)
   • Is he eating? (¿Está comiendo?)
   • Are they learning? (¿Están aprendiendo?)