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Describe what is happening
Apply what you have learned
Write a short paragraph about what you think each member in your family is doing
now. Be speci
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c, for example: my dad is working in the
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eld; my mom is sewing in
the living room, etc.
Escribe un breve párrafo sobre lo que cada miembro de tu familia está haciendo ahora. Sé especí
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co, por
ejemplo: mi papá está trabajando en el campo, mi mamá está cosiendo en la sala, etc.
Compare your paragraph with your classmates.
Compara tu párrafo con tus compañeros.
Think about what you have learned
In this part of block III you learned that you can use the present continuous to describe
actions that happen in the moment. Why is useful to describe what is happening in
the present time? Do you think it is useful to understand an event? In which cases
the description of facts and events is especially important? Share your answers with
your classmates.
En esta parte del bloque III aprendiste que puedes usar el presente continuo para describir acciones que
ocurren en el momento. ¿Por qué es útil describir lo que está ocurriendo en el momento presente? ¿Crees que
es útil para la comprensión de un suceso? ¿En qué casos la descripción de hechos o eventos es especialmente
importante? Comparte tus respuestas con tus compañeros.
Learn more
Simple present
Tenses are a source of confusion for many people and it is quite a dif
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cult subject to
explain. Tenses de
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ne the way your sentence comes across and as such are very
important for easy communication.
You will now study the uses of the simple present and present continuous. Look at
Grammar Box 5.