{"id":3676,"date":"2025-07-09T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:52:39","slug":"presente-continuo-en-ingles-cuando-se-usa-el-present-continuous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/presente-continuo-en-ingles-cuando-se-usa-el-present-continuous\/","title":{"rendered":"Gu\u00eda de c\u00f3mo usar el Present Continuous en ingl\u00e9s para ni\u00f1os"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_ce3ec4a077937a8731abb89a6899c2c3\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1024\u0445720_Present-Continuous.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" 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       <span class=\"toc-item\">Verbos irregulares: \u00bfsiguen la misma estructura?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Verbos que no pueden usarse en este tiempo<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let 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class=\"blogTakeaways__wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"blogTakeaways__header\">\n            Puntos clave          <\/div>\n          <ul class=\"blogTakeaways__content\">\n                          <li>\n                  \nEl presente continuo se forma con el verbo \u201cto be\u201d en presente (am, is, are) + verbo principal con terminaci\u00f3n \u201c-ing\u201d.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nEl presente continuo en ingl\u00e9s indica acciones que est\u00e1n ocurriendo en el momento, situaciones temporales y planes futuros cercanos, siendo fundamental para expresar lo que pasa ahora o lo que se va a hacer pronto.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nPara negar se a\u00f1ade \u201cnot\u201d despu\u00e9s de \u201cto be\u201d (\u201cShe is not\u201d), y para preguntar se invierte el orden entre \u201cto be\u201d y el sujeto (\u201cAre you?\u201d).\u00a0\n\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_127e17195716d031fe182b71e072cd24\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El presente continuo es uno de los primeros tiempos verbales que debemos aprender en ingl\u00e9s y uno de los m\u00e1s utilizados, por eso no solo es importante aprender c\u00f3mo se forma, sino tambi\u00e9n c\u00f3mo se utiliza correctamente.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En este nuevo art\u00edculo de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novakid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, explicaremos por qu\u00e9 el dominio del presente continuo es esencial en el viaje de aprendizaje del ingl\u00e9s para los ni\u00f1os en cursos de ingl\u00e9s online, y c\u00f3mo su comprensi\u00f3n y uso adecuado enriquecen la capacidad de comunicarnos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a1Contin\u00fae leyendo!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_d2db1d4ad1d86506ffbbdab7d67edfb4\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-scaled.jpg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Una estudiante aprendiendo ingl\u00e9s\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem blogImage__imageItem--noCrop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1901168644-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_8ea2a1feea88394c033158347cb2bb9d\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_8ea2a1feea88394c033158347cb2bb9d\">\n                \u00bfQu\u00e9 es el Present Continuous?            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para hablar sobre acciones que est\u00e1n ocurriendo en el momento presente, en el momento de hablar, o para describir acciones temporales que est\u00e1n en curso de desarrollo. Se forma utilizando el verbo \u00abto be\u00bb (ser o estar) en el presente seguido del verbo principal en su forma \u00ab-ing\u00bb (gerundio).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por ejemplo:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am reading a book. (Estoy leyendo un libro.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is playing soccer. (Ella est\u00e1 jugando al f\u00fatbol.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are studying for their exams. (Ellos est\u00e1n estudiando para sus ex\u00e1menes.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Este tiempo verbal se utiliza para expresar acciones temporales, eventos planificados en el futuro cercano, cambios que est\u00e1n ocurriendo, o para transmitir la idea de algo que est\u00e1 sucediendo en el momento actual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No debemos confundir este tiempo con el <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/present-simple-aprende-que-es-y-como-se-forma-el-present-simple\/\"><b>Present Simple<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, que se utiliza para acciones habituales, hechos generales, estados permanentes y opiniones. La elecci\u00f3n entre uno y otro depende del contexto y del tipo de acci\u00f3n que se est\u00e9 expresando.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_f729a64a9a743d2a0ddde1433fba81d0\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_f729a64a9a743d2a0ddde1433fba81d0\">\n                Cu\u00e1ndo se utiliza el Present Continuous            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se puede utilizar en gran cantidad de situaciones para expresar acciones que est\u00e1n ocurriendo en el presente o alrededor de este. Te dejamos a continuaci\u00f3n algunos ejemplos para profundizar en su uso:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Acciones en curso en el momento presente<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Se utiliza para hablar sobre acciones que est\u00e1n ocurriendo en el momento exacto en que se est\u00e1 hablando.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abShe is cooking dinner right now.\u00bb (Ella est\u00e1 cocinando la cena en este momento.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Acciones temporales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Se utiliza para hablar sobre acciones temporales que pueden no estar ocurriendo en el momento exacto en el que se habla, pero que est\u00e1n en progreso en un per\u00edodo de tiempo espec\u00edfico.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abI&#8217;m staying with my friend until I find a new apartment.\u00bb (Me estoy quedando con mi amigo hasta que encuentre un nuevo apartamento.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eventos futuros planificados<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Se utiliza para hablar sobre planes o eventos futuros que ya est\u00e1n organizados o confirmados.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abThey are meeting for lunch tomorrow.\u00bb (Van a comer juntos ma\u00f1ana.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cambios o tendencias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Se utiliza para describir cambios o tendencias que est\u00e1n ocurriendo en el presente.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abThe weather is getting warmer.\u00bb (Est\u00e1 haciendo m\u00e1s calor.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reproches o quejas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A veces se utiliza para expresar reproche sobre algo que est\u00e1 sucediendo en el momento presente y que molesta.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abYou&#8217;re always interrupting me!\u00bb (\u00a1Siempre me est\u00e1s interrumpiendo!)<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_38dc478a7e9d5e0c496ec7c2b12585cb\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Present continuous\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_445236823-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_0f3363498a2bc8e30cc342bb9404191b\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_0f3363498a2bc8e30cc342bb9404191b\">\n                C\u00f3mo se forma el Present Continuous            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahora que sabemos cu\u00e1ndo se utiliza, tenemos que aprender c\u00f3mo se forma para usarlo bien. El Present Continuous se forma utilizando el verbo \u00abto be\u00bb (ser o estar) en el presente, seguido del verbo principal en su forma \u00ab-ing\u00bb (gerundio).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recuerda que la forma del verbo \u00abto be\u00bb (am\/is\/are) cambia dependiendo del sujeto y que el verbo principal siempre va seguido de \u00ab-ing\u00bb para formar el gerundio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Estructura del Presente Continuo en ingl\u00e9s \u2013 Frases afirmativas<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La estructura del presente continuo en ingl\u00e9s es sencilla y se formar\u00e1 as\u00ed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sujeto + Verbo auxiliar \u201cto be\u201d + Verbo Principal en gerundio (Verb+ing)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Algunos ejemplos son:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am playing video games<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you leaving tomorrow?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Estructura del Present Continuous \u2013 Frases negativas<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por otro lado, la estructura del present continuous en negativo, ser\u00e1:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sujeto + Verbo auxiliar \u201cto be\u201d + part\u00edcula not + Verbo en gerundio (Verb+ing)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Algunos ejemplos en frases negativas son:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am not studying these days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is not singing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Present Continuous \u2013 Estructura Interrogativa<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En su forma interrogativa, el Present Continuous se forma as\u00ed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Verbo auxiliar \u201cto be\u201d + Sujeto + Verbo en gerundio (Verb+ing)?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you studying?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are they leaving?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aprender de forma correcta este tiempo verbal es imprescindible para que el ni\u00f1o sea capaz de aprender formas verbales m\u00e1s complejas.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_80ef9aa583ad6c25b1d00e31b7f4c5a1\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-scaled.jpg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Present continuous\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem blogImage__imageItem--noCrop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_1682638468-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-co\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_156a26abac9433df46056dc1f56da74c\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h3 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_156a26abac9433df46056dc1f56da74c\">\n                Verbos irregulares: \u00bfsiguen la misma estructura?            <\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En el caso de los <\/span><b>verbos irregulares en ingl\u00e9s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, la forma del presente continuo sigue la misma estructura, pero presentan algunas variantes. \u00a1Se las contamos a continuaci\u00f3n!<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En verbos acabados en \u2018-ie\u2019, se cambia por la terminaci\u00f3n \u2018-ying\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Die &#8211; Dying<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En verbos terminados en \u2018-e\u2019, se sustituye por \u2018-ing\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give &#8211; Giving<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hay muchos verbos que terminan en consonante y para formar el gerundio necesitan doblarla y sumar \u2018-ing\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run &#8211; Running<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los verbos en ingl\u00e9s <\/span><b>terminados en consonante<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solo la duplican si:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terminan en una consonante que no sea r, w, x o y<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antes de la \u00faltima letra hay una vocal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Es un monos\u00edlabo o se acent\u00faa en la \u00faltima s\u00edlaba<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Termina en la letra \u2018L\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_4038a885a1cc4c5e981c99ed5730449c\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h3 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_4038a885a1cc4c5e981c99ed5730449c\">\n                Verbos que no pueden usarse en este tiempo            <\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para terminar con este tiempo verbal, tenemos que contarte que hay algunos verbos que, por su naturaleza, no pueden usarse con tiempos continuos, como el present continuous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Verbos de percepci\u00f3n y estado mental<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbos que expresan percepciones sensoriales (ver, o\u00edr, gustar, oler, etc.) y estados mentales (creer, saber, entender, querer, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abShe believes in ghosts.\u00bb (Ella cree en fantasmas.) No se dice \u00abShe is believing in ghosts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Verbos de posesi\u00f3n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbos que expresan posesi\u00f3n (have, own, possess, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abHe has a car.\u00bb (\u00c9l tiene un coche.) No se dice \u00abHe is having a car.\u00bb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Verbos que describen emociones o sentimientos<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los verbos que expresan emociones o sentimientos (love, hate, like, dislike, prefer, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abShe loves ice cream.\u00bb (A ella le encanta el helado.) No se dice \u00abShe is loving ice cream.\u00bb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Verbos relacionados con la comunicaci\u00f3n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los verbos que implican comunicaci\u00f3n (know, understand, remember, forget, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abThey understand the instructions.\u00bb (Ellos entienden las instrucciones.) No se dice \u00abThey are understanding the instructions.\u00bb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esperamos poder haberle ayudado a comprender y usar mejor el Present Continuous en ingl\u00e9s. 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