Comparación Presente Simple y Presente Continuo

Comparación: Presente Simple vs Presente Continuo

Aprende a distinguir cuándo usar cada tiempo verbal en inglés

📘 Introducción

El inglés tiene dos tiempos verbales básicos para hablar del presente: el Presente Simple y el Presente Continuo. Aunque ambos se refieren al presente, se usan en contextos distintos.

📗 Presente Simple

Se usa para rutinas, hábitos y hechos generales.

Estructura afirmativa: Sujeto + verbo base (+ s/es en tercera persona)

Negación: Sujeto + do/does + not + verbo base

Pregunta: Do/Does + sujeto + verbo base?

✅ She works in a bank.
❌ She does not work in a bank.
❓ Does she work in a bank?

📙 Presente Continuo

Se usa para acciones en progreso o temporales.

Estructura afirmativa: Sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + ing

Negación: Sujeto + am/is/are + not + verbo + ing

Pregunta: Am/Is/Are + sujeto + verbo + ing?

✅ She is working today.
❌ She is not working today.
❓ Is she working today?

📒 Reglas ortográficas para el -ing

• Verbos terminados en “e”: se elimina la “e” → make → making
• Verbos cortos con consonante-vocal-consonante: se duplica la última consonante → run → running
• Verbos terminados en “ie”: se cambia por “y” → die → dying
• Verbos regulares: simplemente se añade “ing” → play → playing

📊 Diferencias principales

Aspecto	Presente Simple	Presente Continuo
Auxiliares	do / does	am / is / are
Negación	do/does + not + verbo	am/is/are + not + verbo + ing
Pregunta	Do/Does + sujeto + verbo?	Am/Is/Are + sujeto + verbo + ing?
Ejemplo	Does she play tennis?	Is she playing tennis now?

📓 Ejercicios interactivos (19)

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1. She (work) in a bank. → She works in a bank.
2. She (work) today. → She is working today.
3. They (play) football on Sundays. → They play football on Sundays.
4. They (play) football now. → They are playing football now.
5. He (study) English every day. → He studies English every day.
6. He (study) English right now. → He is studying English right now.
7. I (like) pizza. → I like pizza.
8. I (eat) pizza now. → I am eating pizza now.
9. We (go) to school every day. → We go to school every day.
10. We (go) to school now. → We are going to school now.
11. Does she (play) tennis? → Does she play tennis?
12. Is she (play) tennis now? → Is she playing tennis now?
13. They (not / like) coffee. → They do not like coffee.
14. They (not / drink) coffee now. → They are not drinking coffee now.
15. He (read) newspapers every morning. → He reads newspapers every morning.
16. He (read) a newspaper now. → He is reading a newspaper now.
17. We (have) class on Mondays. → We have class on Mondays.
18. We (have) class now. → We are having class now.
19. I (not / watch) TV