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1
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La conjugación del verbo “to be”:

A

I am

you are (singular and plural)

he is

she is

it is

we are

they are (singular and plural; gender neutral)

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¿Cuáles son los pasos para hacer el presente continúo? (usando el verbo “to walk” = caminar)

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Infinitive: to walk 1. Conjugamos el verbo “to be” con el sujeto queremos usar (I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are) 2. Quite “to” del infinitivo = walk. 3. Agregamos “ING” (la terminación del gerundio en inglés) al final del verbo = walking. 4. Pongamos la conjugación del verbo “to be” junto con el gerundio = I am walking.

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¿Cuál es la terminación para el gerundio en inglés?

A

-ING

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Estoy caminando.

A

I am walking.

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Estás caminando.

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You are walking.

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Está caminando.

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He/she/it is walking.

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Estamos caminando.

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We are walking.

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Están caminando.

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They are walking.

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How do you say “estoy” or “soy” in English?

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I am

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How do you say “estás” or “eres” in English?

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you are

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How do you say “está” or “es” in English?

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he is

she is

it is

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How do you say “estamos” or “somos” in English?

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we are

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How do you say “están” or “son” in English?

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they are

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14
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What is the gerund for the verb “to walk”? (caminar) ¿Cuál es el gerundio para el verbo “to walk”?

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walking

WALK-ing

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What is the gerund for the verb “to run”? (correr)

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running

RUN-ning

(Por qué hay dos “n”? La regla: la palabra “run” es una sílaba y termina con consonante entonces en ésta situación ponga dos “n” y después la terminació del gerundio. Ésta es la regla para los verbos de una sílaba que terminan en consonante pero hay excepciones como siempre… y hay muchas…).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to eat”? (comer)

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eating

EAT-ing

(Sí… es una sílaba y termina en consonante pero es una excepción para la regla… lo siento, no sé porque).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to hit”? (golpear/pegar)

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hitting

HIT-ting

(sigue la regla de doble consonante antes de la terminación “ING”).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to come”? (venir)

A

coming

COM-ing

(La regla: el verbo termina en una vocal entonces quite la última vocal y después ponga “ING”).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to begin”? (comenzar)

A

beginning

be-GIN-ning

(La regla: el verbo en infinitivo tiene dos sílabas, con la énfasis en la segunda sílaba, y termina en un consonante entonces ponga un segundo consonante y la terminación “ING”).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to take”? (tomar/agarrar/coger)

A

taking

TAK-ing (quite la última vocal y ponga “ING”).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to write”? (escribir)

A

writing

WRIT-ing (quite la última vocal y ponga “ING”)

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What is the gerund for the verb “to sing”? (cantar)

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singing

SING-ing (una sílaba que termina en un consonante pero NO agregue otro consonante, solo ponga “ING”).

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What is the gerund for the verb “to keep”? (guardar)

A

keeping

KEEP-ing

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What is the gerund for the verb “to sleep”? (dormir)

A

sleeping

SLEEP-ing

25
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What is the gerund for the verb “to sit”? (sentarse)

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sitting

SIT-ting

26
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What is the gerund for the verb “to have”? (tener)

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having

HAV-ing (recuerde a decir la “h” - como jota)

27
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What is the gerund for the verb “to go”? (ir)

A

going

GO-ing

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What is the gerund for the verb “to happen”? (pasar/ocurrir/suceder)

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happening

HAP-pen-ing (recuerde que la “h” tiene sonido como jota)

29
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What is the gerund for the verb “to cut”? (cortar)

A

cutting

CUT-ting

30
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What is the gerund for the verb “to see”? (ver)

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seeing

SEE-ing