1. UNIT º ESO 2018/2019
PRESENT CONTINUOUS v. PRESENT SIMPLE

2. VOCABULARY – Holiday activities
CAMP
SUNBATHE
COOK
SWIM
CYCLE
TRAVEL
FLY
TREK
HITCHHIKE
UNPACK
PAK
WALK
SIGHTSEE
STAY

3. VOCABULARY – Geographical features
Beach
Ocean
Cave
River
Desert
Sea
Forest
Stream
Hill
Valley
Island
Waterfall
Lake
Mountain

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Actions in progress in the moment of speaking
What are you doing now?
What is your mum doing now?
What is your best friend doing now?

5. Gerundio
Gerund
What do they have in common?
What do they have in common?
Volando Cantando Comiendo Jugando Durmiendo Molestando Estudiando Escribiendo
Flying
Singing
Eating
Playing
Sleeping
Disturbing
Studying
Writing
Infinitive + ando/endo
Infinitive + ING

6. Gerundio
Gerund
MAKE A SENTENCE WITH “GERUNDIO” IN SPANISH
Volando Cantando Comiendo Jugando Durmiendo Molestando Estudiando Escribiendo
Flying
Singing
Eating
Playing
Sleeping
Disturbing
Studying
Writing
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
THE VERB “ ESTAR” , IN ENGLISH “ TO BE” (am, is are)

7. Examples of action in progress
You’ re studying now
The teacher is speaking
The computer is working
You are not eating
It’s raining
The sun isn’t shining
My brother isn’t painting the house at the moment, maybe he is studying
My mother is working and my father is reading the newspaper
What is your mother doing right now?
Where are you sitting now?
What is your father doing?
(estar) (-ando / -endo)
BE + VERB-ing (reading)

8. As you can see all the previous sentences have the same structure
As you can see all the previous sentences have the same structure. They all have two verbs: TO BE and a GERUND (gerundio in Spanish- cantando, (singing) jugando (playing)…)
In continuous tenses you always need these two verbs
And remember you always need to have a subject in English
Do you remember how to make a Gerund in English?

9. GERUND Infinitive verb + ING Most of the verbs Verbs ending with –E
Work Do Eat Go Catch Look Talk
Play Study Fly
Playing Studying Flying
Verbs ending with –E
Live Be Have Change Practice Escape Hide Write
Living Being Having Changing Practicing Escaping Hiding Writing
Verbs ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT
Sit Run Swim
Sitting Running Swimming
Working Doing Eating Going Catching Looking Talking

10. WHEN DO WE USE IT?
Situations taking place in the moment of speaking. ACTIONS IN PROGRESS
Now, right now, today, at this moment…
But not when talking about routines or repeated actions
Everyday, always, never, sometimes….

11. TO BE I’m You are He is She is It is We are They are I’m not Am I…?
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
I’m You are He is She is It is We are They are
I’m not
You aren’t
He’s not
She’s not
It’s not
We’re not
You’re not
They’re not
Am I…?
Are you…?
Is she…?
Is he …?
Is it…?
Are we …?
Are they …?

12. THEY ARE HAVING FUN HE IS SINGING THEY ARE DANCING HE IS LAUGHING
THEY ARE TALKING
THEY ARE DRINKING

13. GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE

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17. What do they usually do?
What are they doing now?

18. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ____________
DRIVES
Every Monday, Sally (drive)_____________ her kids to football practice.
I usually (work)__________ as a secretary, but this summer I (study) ______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ____________
Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _______________
I hate living in Santander because it (rain, always) _________________
I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)______________ because everybody (talk)_____________ so loudly.
This delicious chocolate (be) __________________made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
Water ________ at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius (boil).
Here in Montreal the winters are very long and it ________ a lot. (snow)
I'm sorry. Bob can't come to the phone. He __________ a shower. (have)
WORK
AM STUDYING
IS SLEEPING
IS RAINING
ALWAYS RAINS
ARE SAYING
IS TALKING IS
BOILS
SNOWS
IS HAVING

19. I ____________ (like) cinema very much.
At the moment they ____________ (stand) in the rain.
What time ____ they usually ________ (wake up)?
These people ____________(feel) very angry at the moment because of the traffic
She ______________(usually/drink) milk because she usually___________(like) it very much.
He ____________ (be) too fast now
It ____________ (get) late. I must go now.
I ________________ (work), so please be quiet!
____________ she _____________( read) at the moment?
ARE STANDING DO
WAKE
ARE FEELING
USUALLY DRINKS
LIKE
IS EATING
IS GETTING
AM WORKING IS
READING

20. ACTIVITIES
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21. SONG BRUNO MARS I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rExJ6j5OeCo
BRUNO MARS II
TWENTY ONE PILOTS
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