present continuous + to be
TRANSCRIPT
VERB TO BE
VERB TO BEAffirmative
o I amoYou areoHe isoShe iso It isoWe areoYou areoThey are
o Yo soyo Tú ereso Él eso Ella eso Eso eso Nosotros
somoso Vosotros soiso Ellos son
VERB TO BENegative
• I am not Yo no soy• You aren’t Tú no eres• He isn’t Él no es• She isn’t Ella no es• It isn’t Eso no es• We aren’t Nosotros no
somos• You aren’t Vosotros no sois• They aren’t Ellos no son
VERB TO BEInterrogative
oAm I? ¿Soy yo?oAre you? ¿Eres tú?o Is he? ¿Es él?o Is she? ¿Es ella?o Is it? ¿Es eso?oAre we? ¿Somos
nosotros?oAre you? ¿Sois
vosotros?oAre they? ¿Son ellos?
?
The verb to be can be translated into:
SER ESTAR
PRESENT CONTINUOU
S
The present continuous is used to express actions that are
happening in the momento we speak.
He is reading
now
How do we form the present continuous?
1. Remember the verb to
be!2. Choose a
subject
3. Add the verb you
want
4. Add –ing to the verb
He is
He is + READ
He is read + ING
He is reading
I am readingYou are readingHe is reading She is reading We are reading You are reading They are reading
NOW
I am not readingYou aren’t readingHe isn’t reading She isn’t reading We aren’t reading You aren’t reading They aren’t reading
NOW
Am I reading?Are you reading?Is he reading? Is she reading? Are we reading? Are you reading? Are they reading?
?NOW