Presente progresivo o GerundioVersión en línea Exercises por Hilda Omaira Bautista Cardenas 1 Presente progresivo o Gerundio Read the following text carefully.It’s a rainy Saturday. It’s raining a lot and Mary and her family are spending the afternoon athome. Her uncles are visiting them.Mary and her father are in the living room. Mary is making a draw and her father, Mr.Harris,is surfing the net. They are also talking.Mary’s older brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer games. He is a computerfanatic and he spends much time playing on the computer. His little brother, Jim is also in theliving room. He is playing with his dinosaurs’ collection. Sometimes he teases Mary, he is areally naughty boy.Mary’s mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the kitchen preparing a snack for all of them. She is makingsome tea and talking to Mary’s uncles – Lucy and Tom. They are from the nearest town andstopped by to say hello.Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen’s sofa. We can’t see him in the picture, buthe is a true fluffy cat.Answer the questions about the text.1. What day of the week is it?----------------------------------------------------------------2. Where is Mary?----------------------------------------------------------------3. What is she doing?----------------------------------------------------------------4. What is Mr. Harris doing?----------------------------------------------------------------5. Is Mrs. Harris preparing a snack in the kitchen?----------------------------------------------------------------6. What is Fluffy, the cat, doing?----------------------------------------------------------------What are they doing? Use the following verbs: water / read /sleep / write / 2 Present progressive o Gerundio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0KrA-YzgbA&t=463s 3 Presente progresivo o Gerundio Positivos1I am looking forward to your letter.Estoy esperando que envíes tu carta.2I am losing my patience with you.Estoy perdiendo la paciencia contigo.3I am telling you the truth.Te estoy diciendo la verdad.4You are imagining things.Estás imaginando cosas5You are boring me!¡Me estás aburriendo!6You are lying to me.Me estás mintiendo.7He is seeking employment.Él está buscando empleo.8He is making cookies.Él está haciendo galletas.9He is wearing sunglasses.Él está usando lentes.10.She is meditating on that hill.Ella está meditando en aquél cerro.11She is singing better than my sister.Ella está cantando mejor que mi hermana.12She is leading a big business in the United States.Ella está dirigiendo un gran negocio en los Estados Unidos.13It is waiting for the past to die.Está esperando a que muera el pasado.14It's snowing in New York.Está nevando en Nueva York.15It's buying stuff that's fun.Está comprando cosas divertidas.16We are developing our informal activities.Estamos desarrollando nuestras actividades informales.17We are programming some very exciting events at the moment!¡Estamos programando algunos eventos muy interesantes en este momento!18We are downloading data with an aviation app over night.Estamos descargando datos con una aplicación de la aviación durante la noche.19You are letting a bunch of rich people decide your fate.Ustedes están permitiendo que un grupo de gente rica decida sus destinos.20You are doing something special.Ustedes están haciendo algo especial.21You are kneeling in an empty church.Ustedes se arrodillan en una iglesia vacía.22They are mistaking me for a specific person.Ellos me están confundiendo con otra persona.23They are losing their direction.Ellas están perdiendo el sentido. 4 Present progressive o Gerundio Negativos25I am not feeling too well.No me siento muy bien.26I am not writing a letter.No estoy escribiendo una carta.27I am not talking about myself.No estoy hablando de mí.28You are not eating anything.No estás comiendo nada.29You are not washing your clothes.No estás lavando tu ropa30You're not telling good stories.No estás contando buenas historias.31He's not counting all the money.Él no está contando todo el dinero.32He is not traveling to Peru but to Bolivia.Él no está viajando a Perú sino a Bolivia.33He is not thinking about his future.Él no está pensando sobre su futuro.34She is not working at this company.Ella no está trabajando en esta compañia.35She is not imagining insults where none exist.Ella no está imaginando insultos donde no los hay.36She is not putting flowers in a vase.Ella no está poniendo las flores en el florero.37It is not occupying much space as you say.No está ocupando mucho espacio como dices.38It is not raining.No está lloviendo.39It is not solving the problem of infrastructure.No está resolviendo el problema de infraestructura.40We are not stopping development.No estamos parando el desarrollo.41We are not investing in our futures!¡No estamos invirtiendo en nuestro futuro!42We are not inventing a process here!¡No estamos inventando un proceso aquí!43You are not lying about your disability.Ustedes no están mintiendo sobre sus discapacidades.44You are not proving him a liar.No están demostrando que el es un mentiroso.45You are not sowing lettuce seeds.Ustedes no están sembrando semillas de lechuga.46We are not spoiling the name of the country.No estamos estropeando el nombre del país.47We are not teaching our students the tools of tomorrow.No estamos enseñando a nuestros estudiantes las herramientas del mañana48We are not winning the cyber war.No estamos ganando la guerra cibernética. 5 Presente progresivo o Gerundio Interrogativos49What am I doing this for?¿Por qué estoy haciendo esto?50What am I saying?¿Qué estoy diciendo?51Am I rising or am I digging my hole?¿Estoy ascendiendo o estoy cavando mi agujero?52Are you interrogating me?¿Me estás interrogando?53What are you reading?¿Qué estás leyendo?54Where are you staying?¿Dónde te estás quedando?55Is he studying now?¿Ahora está estudiando?56Is he working tomorrow?¿Él trabaja mañana?57Is he drinking coffee?¿Él se está tomando un café?58Is she becoming a bully?¿Ella se está convirtiendo en una abusadora?59Is she dealing with intense emotions?¿Ella está tratando con emociones intensas?60Why is she paying state and local taxes?¿Por qué ella está pagando los impuestos estatales y locales?61Why is it taking so long to install a game?¿Por qué está tomando tanto tiempo instalar un juego?62Is it sinking like the Titanic?¿Se está hundiendo como el Titanic?63Is it wetting enough of the roots?¿Está mojando lo suficiente a las raíces?64Are we wearing mask of customs and traditions?¿Estamos usando las mascaras de costumbres y tradiciones?65Are we spending too much on college?¿Estamos gastando demasiado en la universidad?66Are we smelling a delicious peach or a rotten egg?¿Estamos oliendo un delicioso melocotón o un huevo podrido?67Why are you crying?¿Por qué están llorando?68What are you eyeing?¿Qué están mirando?69Are you studying English?¿Están estudiando Inglés?70Are they stealing your information?¿Ellos están robando tu información?71What Are They Saying About Thalia?¿Qué es lo que están diciendo sobre Thalia?72Are they sending me a secret message?¿Ellos me están enviando un mensaje secreto? 6 Presente progresivo o Gerundio Chang to Present Continuous Tense Principio del formulario 1. We (study) English. We are studying English. 2. They (play) hide and seek. They_____ ______ hide and seek. 3. You (do) your homework. You _____ _____ your homework. 4. He (ride) a horse. He_____ ____ a horse. 5. We (make) a table. We_____ _____ a table. 6. It (hide) the bone. It_____ _____ the bone. 7. I (shut) the book. I _____ _____ the book. 8. The servant (open) the window. The servants _____ _____ the window. 9. Mr. Manote's pupils (draw) pictures. Mr. Manote's pupils ______ ______ pictures. 10. Those young people (swim) in the pool. Those young people ______ ______in the pool. 7 Presente progresivo o Gerundio 11. My friend (write) English. My friend _____ ______ English. 12. Their servant (clean) the house. Their servant ______ ______ the house. 13. Preecha's sister (prepare) food. Preecha's sister ______ _______ food. 14. Those children (speak) with the teacher. Those children ______ ______ with the teacher. 15. Those pupils (sit) near the teacher. Those pupils ______ _______ near the teacher. 16. He and she (play) ping-pong. He and she ______ _______ ping-pong. 17. You and they (watch) television. You and they______ _______ television. 18. He and I (speak) English. He and I_______ _______ English. 19. The father and the son (work) in the field. The father and the son_______ _______ in the field. 20. The farmer and his cows (work) in the field, too. The farmer and his cows______ ________ in the field, too.
