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Simple Present vs Present Continuous: ejercicios de gramática inglesa

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like 2. reads 3. is playing 4. are running 5. barks 6. are singing 7. sleep 8. go 9. am drawing 10. are dancing

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Ingles 3° · 2024

Ejercicio 1

Completar en Simple Present: "I ______ (like) to eat ice cream."

El sujeto es "I" (primera persona del singular).
En Simple Present, para I, you, he, she, we, they el verbo va en forma base (sin -s/-es).
"like" no cambia para la primera persona.

Respuesta

I like to eat ice cream.

Ejercicio 2

Completar en Simple Present: "She ______ (read) a book every night."

El sujeto es "She" (tercera persona del singular).
En Simple Present, a los verbos con tercera persona singular se les agrega -s o -es.
"read" + "s" = "reads".

Respuesta

She reads a book every night.

Ejercicio 3

Completar en Present Continuous: "He ______ (play) with his toys right now."

El Present Continuous se forma con: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + -ing.
Sujeto "He" → se usa "is".
"play" + "ing" = "playing".
Construcción completa: He + is + playing.

Respuesta

He is playing with his toys right now.

Ejercicio 4

Completar en Present Continuous: "They ______ (run) in the park at the moment."

Formato: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + -ing.
Sujeto "They" → se usa "are".
"run" + "ing" = "running" (la "n" final se duplica).
Construcción: They + are + running.

Respuesta

They are running in the park at the moment.

Ejercicio 5

Elegir entre Simple Present o Present Continuous: "My dog always ______ (bark) loudly."

La palabra clave es "always", que indica un hábito constante.
Los hábitos se expresan con Simple Present.
Sujeto "My dog" (tercera persona singular) → verbo + "s".
"bark" + "s" = "barks".

Respuesta

My dog always barks loudly.

Ejercicio 6

Elegir entre Simple Present o Present Continuous: "Look! The birds ______ (sing) in the trees."

La palabra clave es "Look!", que indica una acción que está pasando en este momento.
Las acciones en el momento se expresan con Present Continuous.
Sujeto "The birds" (plural) → se usa "are".
"sing" + "ing" = "singing".
Construcción: The birds + are + singing.

Respuesta

The birds are singing in the trees.

Ejercicio 7

Completar en Simple Present: "Cats ______ (sleep) a lot during the day."

La oración describe un hecho general sobre los gatos, no una acción en el momento.
Hechos generales se expresan con Simple Present.
Sujeto "Cats" (plural) → el verbo va en forma base.
"sleep" no cambia.

Respuesta

Cats sleep a lot during the day.

Ejercicio 8

Completar en Simple Present: "We ______ (go) to school from Monday to Friday."

La oración describe una rutina semanal ("Monday to Friday").
Las rutinas se expresan con Simple Present.
Sujeto "We" → verbo en forma base.
"go" no cambia.

Respuesta

We go to school from Monday to Friday.

Ejercicio 9

Completar en Present Continuous: "I ______ (draw) a picture for my mom today."

Formato: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + -ing.
Sujeto "I" → se usa "am".
"draw" + "ing" = "drawing".
Construcción: I + am + drawing.

Respuesta

I am drawing a picture for my mom today.

Ejercicio 10

Completar en Present Continuous: "The kids ______ (dance) in the living room now."

Formato: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + -ing.
Sujeto "The kids" (plural) → se usa "are".
"dance" + "ing" = "dancing".
Construcción: The kids + are + dancing.

Regla general recordada:

Simple Present (hábitos/rutinas): sujeto + verbo (con -s/-es en tercera persona singular).
Present Continuous (acción en curso): sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + -ing.

Respuesta

The kids are dancing in the living room now.

Contenido de la página

This shows a habit or general activity.

Check this:

They are feeling happy and curious.
They are taking pictures.

This shows they are doing something at the moment of speaking.

Simple Present:

We use the simple present when we talk about things that happen regularly or all the time. It's like a habit.

For example: "I play with my toys every day." This means playing with toys is something you do regularly.

Present Continuous:

We use the present continuous when we talk about things happening right now or around now. It's like a snapshot of what's going on.

For example: "I am playing with my toys." This means you are playing with your toys at this very moment.

Exercises:

Simple Present:

I ______ (like) to eat ice cream.
She ______ (read) a book every night.

Present Continuous: 3. He ______ (play) with his toys right now. 4. They ______ (run) in the park at the moment.

Simple Present or Present Continuous: 5. My dog always ______ (bark) loudly. 6. Look! The birds ______ (sing) in the trees.

Simple Present: 7. Cats ______ (sleep) a lot during the day. 8. We ______ (go) to school from Monday to Friday.

Present Continuous: 9. I ______ (draw) a picture for my mom today. 10. The kids ______ (dance) in the living room now.

Ejemplos resueltos

"I play with my toys every day." (ejemplo del libro)

La expresión "every day" indica un hábito. Se usa Simple Present: I play (sin -s porque es primera persona).

Fórmulas y ecuaciones

Simple Present = Sujeto + verbo (+ s/es para he/she/it)

Present Continuous = Sujeto + am/is/are + verbo-ing

Simple Present: sujeto + verbo(base o -s/-es)

Present Continuous: sujeto + am/is/are + verbo + -ing

Tercera persona singular (he/she/it): verbo + s/es (ej. read -> reads)

Glosario (4)

Simple Present: Tiempo verbal usado para hablar de acciones que ocurren regularmente o todo el tiempo; es como un hábito.
Present Continuous: Tiempo verbal usado para acciones que están ocurriendo justo ahora o alrededor del momento actual; como una fotografía del presente.
Habit: Acción que se repite regularmente en el tiempo (ejemplo: jugar con los juguetes todos los días).
Snapshot: Metáfora de una fotografía instantánea que muestra lo que está pasando en el momento exacto.

Temas y conceptos clave

Simple PresentPresent ContinuousHábitos y rutinasAcciones en el momento de hablarAdverbios de frecuencia y tiempoSimple Present para hábitos y generalidadesPresent Continuous para acciones que están ocurriendo ahoraTerminación -s/-es en tercera persona del singular del Simple PresentAuxiliares am/is/are en el Present ContinuousPalabras clave como always (hábito) y now/look (momento presente)

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📌 Antes de leer esto

• Conocer los pronombres personales en inglés (I, you, he, she, we, they)
• Reconocer la forma base de los verbos ingleses
• Entender el concepto de -s/-es en tercera persona singular

Siguiente tema sugerido

Ejercicios adicionales comparando Simple Present y Present Continuous con adverbios de frecuencia (always, never, usually, now, today).

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This shows a habit or general activity.

Check this: They are feeling happy and curious. They are taking pictures.

This shows they are doing something at the moment of speaking. Simple Present:

We use the simple present when we talk about things that happen regularly or all the time. It’s like a habit.

For example: “I play with my toys every day.” This means playing with toys is something you do regularly.

Present Continuous:

We use the present continuous when we talk about things happening right now or around now. It's like a snapshot of what's going on.

For example: “Il am playing with my toys.” This means you are playing with your toys at this very moment.

Exercises: Simple Present:

I (like) to eat ice cream.

She_ (read) a book every night. Present Continuous:

He_____ (play) with his toys right now. They (run) in the park at the moment.

Simple Present or Present Continuous:

My dog always__ (bark) loudly.

Look! The birds ________ (sing) in the trees.

Simple Present:

Cats________ (sleep) a lot during the day. We__________ (go) to school from Monday to Friday.

Present Continuous:

Poo (draw) a picture for my mom today.

The kids (dance) in the living room now.

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