HAPPY 2011!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much, my friends and followers for having visited my blog during 2010 (my blog will be one year old in a few days :) )

Best wishes for the New Year, the best for your family and your loved ones. A very Happy and Healthy New Year 2011.



Christmas texts and messages

In case you don´t know what to write in your Christmas cards or text messages,  here you have some ideas...


Christmas is a special time of year to remember those who are close to our hearts

May the peace and joy of Christmas live in your heart in new year

If you don't know what could be the best present in this Christmas, give your love!.

May you have the blessings from heaven abbest of Christmas this year and all your dreams come true

May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you all through the Year. Wishing you a season of love. Happy Christmas.

All I want for Xmas is YOU

Christmas Time

RUDOLPH

Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer, is a fictional reindeer with a shiny red nose. Everybody knows him as  "Santa's Ninth Reindeer." The luminosity of his nose is so great that it illuminates the way through inclement winter weather. Do you want to meet him?

28th November : Homeless Day in Spain

We should take care and support homeless people, draw our attention to their needs and give them opportunities. Get in touch with Caritas, local churches, registered charities and help them.




SHE CALLS OUT TO THE MAN ON THE STREET
"SIR, CAN YOU HELP ME?
IT´S COLD AND I´VE NOWHERE TO SLEEP,
IS THERE SOMEWHERE YOU CAN TELL ME?"


HE WALKS ON, DOESN´T LOOK BACK
HE PRETENDS HE CAN´T HEAR HER
STARTS TO WHISTLE AS HE CROSSES THE STREET
SEEMS EMBARRASSED TO BE THERE


OH THINK TWICE, IT´S ANOTHER DAY FOR
YOU AND ME IN PARADISE
OH THINK TWICE, IT´S JUST ANOTHER DAY FOR YOU,
YOU AND ME IN PARADISE


SHE CALLS OUT TO THE MAN ON THE STREET
HE CAN SEE SHE´S BEEN CRYING
SHE´S GOT BLISTERS ON THE SOLES OF HER FEET
CAN´T WALK BUT SHE´S TRYING


OH THINK TWICE, IT´S ANOTHER DAY FOR
YOU AND ME IN PARADISE
OH THINK TWICE, IT´S JUST ANOTHER DAY FOR YOU,
YOU AND ME IN PARADISE


OH LORD, IS THERE NOTHING MORE ANYBODY CAN DO
OH LORD, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING YOU CAN SAY


YOU CAN TELL FROM THE LINES ON HER FACE
YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE´S BEEN THERE
PROBABLY BEEN MOVED ON FROM EVERY PLACE
´COS SHE DIDN´T FIT IN THERE


OH THINK TWICE, IT´S ANOTHER DAY FOR
YOU AND ME IN PARADISE
OH THINK TWICE, IT´S JUST ANOTHER DAY FOR YOU,
YOU AND ME IN PARADISE
........................................................................................


ELLA LLAMA AL HOMBRE EN LA CALLE
´SEÑOR, ¿PUEDE AYUDARME?
HACE FRÍO Y NO TENGO LUGAR DONDE DORMIR
¿PUEDE RECOMENDARME ALGÚN LUGAR?´


ÉL SIGUE CAMINANDO, NO MIRA ATRÁS
SIMULA NO PODER OÍRLA
COMIENZA A SILBAR MIENTRAS CRUZA LA CALLE
PARECE AVERGONZARSE DE ESTAR ALLÍ


PIÉNSALO DOS VECES, ES OTRO DÍA PARA
TI Y PARA MI EN EL PARAÍSO
 PIÉNSALO DOS VECES, ES OTRO DÍA PARA TI,
PARA TI Y PARA MI EN EL PARAÍSO


ELLA LLAMA AL HOMBRE EN LA CALLE
ÉL PUEDE VER QUE ELLA HA ESTADO LLORANDO
ELLA TIENE AMPOLLAS EN LAS PLANTAS DE SUS PIES
NO PUEDE CAMINAR PERO LO ESTÁ INTENTANDO


PIÉNSALO DOS VECES, ES OTRO DÍA PARA
TI Y PARA MI EN EL PARAÍSO
OH, PIÉNSALO DOS VECES, ES OTRO DÍA PARA TI,
PARA TI Y PARA MI EN EL PARAÍSO


OH SEÑOR, ¿NO HAY NADA MÁS QUE ALGUIEN PUEDA HACER?
OH SEÑOR, DEBE HABER ALGO QUE PUEDAS DECIR


PUEDES DECIRLO POR LOS RASGOS DE SU CARA
PUEDES VER QUE ELLA ESTUVO ALLÍ
PROBABLEMENTE HA SIDO ECHADA DE TODOS LADOS
PORQUE ELLA NO ENCAJABA ALLÍ


OH, PIÉNSALO DOS VECES, ES OTRO DÍA PARA
TI Y PARA MI EN EL PARAÍSO
OH, PIÉNSALO DOS VECES, ES OTRO DÍA PARA TI,
PARA TI Y PARA MI EN EL PARAÍSO

Only girl- Rihanna

 "Only Girl" 


La la la la
La la la la
La la la la

I want you to love me, like I'm a hot guy
Keep thinkin' of me, doin' what you like
So boy forget about the world cuz it's gon' be me and you tonight
I wanna make your bed for ya, then imma make you swallow your pride


[CHORUS]
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world...
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Cuz I'm the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only one...



Want you to take me like a thief in the night
Hold me like a pillow, make me feel right
Baby I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin', you can come inside
And when you enter, you ain't leavin', be my prisoner for the night


[CHORUS]
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world...
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Cuz I'm the only one who understands, like I'm the only one who knows your heart, only one...


Take me for a ride
Oh baby, take me high
Let me make you first
Oh make it last all night
Take me for a ride
Oh baby, take me high
Let me make you first
Make it last all night


[CHORUS]
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world...
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Cuz I'm the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man
Only girl in the world...
Girl in the world...
Only girl in the world...
Girl in the world...

Royal engagement

On 16 November 2010 it was announced by Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry, that Prince William and Kate Middleton are going to get married next year in London. The engagement ring given to Kate was the sapphire engagement ring of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Fireworks (Kate Perry)

A motivating song for today....Monday. Enjoy it.

Winners MTV Europe Music Awards

    If you like music, I´m sure you watched how celebrities walked on the red carpet last  Sunday night at Madrid MTV Awards. Controversial Lady Gaga (who I like very much, although I prefer listening to her to watching her) and Justin Bieber  led MTV EMAs.

A special award was given to Shakira for having social responsibility in campaigning for education for disadvantaged children through using the proceeds of her “Waka Waka” World Cup anthem.

 
And the winners were...



Best Song - Lady Gaga for "Bad Romance"
Best Live Act - Linkin Park
Best European Act - Marco Mengoni
Best New Act - KE$HA
Best Female - Lady Gaga
Best Male - Justin Bieber
Best Push Artist - Justin Beiber
Best Pop - Lady Gaga
Best Rock - Thirty Seconds to Mars
Best Alternative - Paramore
Best Spanish Singer - Enrique Iglesias
Best Video - Katy Perry for "California Gurls"
Best Hip Hop - Eminem
MTV Global Icon - Bon Jovi
World Stage - Tokio Hotel

This video is dedicated to my daughter Marta, who has been insisting on releasing Justin´s songs on my blog for moooooooooooooonths. XD 
I love you... "Baby"

 

All Saints Day in Spain

All Saints Day in Spain (Todos Los Santos) takes place on November 1st. It is a national public holiday when people honor the saints and remember all the dead. Spanih people visit the local cemeteries and lay flowers on the graves of their deceased relatives.

As well as the religious side, we cannot forget the typical sweets of these days: people eat "huesos de santo’ (saint’s bones), which are made of marzipan dough rolled into thick thumb-size tubes and filled with sweet egg yolk.

One of the All Saints’ traditions across Spain is the performing of the play Don Juan Tenorio, written by José Zorrilla. It is a story of Don Juan's choice between salvation and damnation. The third act of the play is set in a cemetery where Don Juan expresses his regrets and begs forgiveness at the tomb of his fiancee, Doña Ines, for abandoning her.

Amsterdam

David Guetta

David Guetta was born and raised in Paris into a Moroccan family. His father was a restaurateur. In the early 1980s, at the age of 13, Guetta began mixing his first vinyls at home and then at 14, he started organising parties in his basement.


David Guetta's career started at the age of 17, when he began playing hip-hop and house music in the nightclubs of Paris. Originally influenced by the hip-hop DJs he heard on France's Radio 7 station, he began DJing at Broad, a club in Paris. From 1988 to 1990, Guetta was a DJ playing house music on Paris's Radio Nova. In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.


Nowadays Guetta is one of the best and most famous DJs in the world and everybody likes and dances his music. Many famous singers collaborate with him and their songs have become popular all around the world.

'CUL8TR = See you later'

Language is changing everyday. New words appear and technology has a lot to do with it. SMS English  is hard to avoid and often hard to understand for older people. Do you think your parents would be able to understand this? 

                        I12CU2N = I want to see you tonight

Let´s help them...

 A3 = anytime, anywhere, anyplace
 B4 = before
 COS = because
 DNT = don't
 EZ = easy
 FYI = for your information
 GFI = go for it
 HAND = have a nice day
 ILBL8 = I'll be late
 JK = just kidding
 K = ok
 LOLO = lots of love
 MYOB = mind your own business
 N1 = nice one
 OMG = oh my god
 PLZ = please
 QIK = quick
 RU = are you
 SUL = see you later
 TYSO = thank you so much
 UW = you're welcome
 VM = voice mail
 WK = week
 XME = excuse me
 YGTBKM = you've got to be kidding me
 ZUP = what's up


And by the way...HAND!!!!!!

COMMON MISTAKES

There are some typical errors and mistakes in English made by Spanish speakers. Perhaps you need some help. Read about these differences and don´t forget them!!

We say go shopping to talk about a free time activity.
We say do the shopping to talk about the housework.


Terrible refers to something bad that makes you feel shocked.
Terrific refers to something that is very good.


To rob a place or a person (of things)
To steal objects (from a place or person)


Have been is used to talk about completed visits.
Have gone implies that the person has not yet returned.


Close and shut have the same meaning, but close is more formal than shut.
Lock means to close/shut with a key, padlock or bolt.


Desert refers to a large area where it's always hot and dry.
Dessert refers to the sweet food served after a meal.


Wedding refers just to the marriage ceremony held in church or in a registry office.
Marriage refers to the state of being married or the relationship between two people who are married.

Comparison of equality

As CLEAR as a....?      
As BLIND as a...?
As HAPPY as a...?



When things being compared have equal characteristics, the comparison of equality is used.
Do you need some practice?  There are on line games that can help you.
Try this one and learn similes by a slot machine. Decide which picture finishes the simile and click.
 There are three levels in this game but you will need to get all the similes correct in each level before you can move to the next one.


http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/similiframe.htm


Good Luck!!

This post is especially dedicated to Eduardo. Thanks for the bookmarks  you´ve sent me (one of them has inspired me to write about Henry VIII)...and thanks, again, for being my friend.

HENRY VIII
"Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced, beheaded, survived."

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was king of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII.  He married six times and there is a popular rhyme which describes his wives´s fate.

                              "Divorced, beheaded, died;
                            Divorced, beheaded ,survived"

Catherine of Aragon, a Spanish princess, was Henry's first wife. They were married  for many years. Her determination to stay married to Henry, in the face of his desire for Anne Boleyn, would change the course of history forever.

Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Henry fell passionately in love with Anne while married to Catherine of Aragon. He waited several years to marry Anne, but he soon  lost his desire for her once she became his Queen.

Jane Seymour, Henry's beloved third Queen. Gentle, capable Jane gave Henry his long-awaited male heir after one year of marriage. Sadly, she gave her life to do so.


Anne of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife. This German princess served as Queen for only a few months before she and Henry agreed to divorce by mutual consent.

Katherine Howard, Henry's fifth wife. Henry's marriage to this teenager brought him brief happiness, but ended in tragedy.

Katherine Parr, Henry's sixth Queen. This intelligent, loyal, forward-thinking Renaissance woman outlived three husbands, including Henry, and went on to finally marry the man of her choice.

TEACHERS´ DAY

Today is intended to be a special day for the appreciation of teachers. One must not forget and should always appreciate the efforts which a teacher puts in giving a direction to his/her students´ lives.

How To Appreciate Your Teachers...

• Write a poem, letter, or note of appreciation and leave it on his/her desk.
• Write him/her an e-mail and thank him/her
• Print your teacher's name a on coffee mug as a present to commemorate his/her effort.

 

Quotes:

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William Arthur Ward

"I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand." - Chinese Proverb

"The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves." - Joseph Campbell

A PRAYER

We all feel bad sometimes. If so, here you have part of a beautiful prayer by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We should always look back before complaining.

Lord,

When I am hungry, send me someone to feed;

When I am thirsty, send me someone who needs a drink;

When I am cold, send me someone to warm;
When I am sad, send me someone to cheer;
When I need understanding, send me someone who needs mine;
When I need to be looked after, send me someone to care for;
When I think only of myself, draw my thoughts to another.
So let us pray as though everything depends on God,
and work as though God depends on us for everything.

Señor,

Cuando tenga hambre, envíame alguien a quien alimentar.
Cuando tenga sed, envíame a alguien que necesite beber.
Cuando tenga frío, envíame a alguien para que lo abrigue.
Cuando me sienta triste, envíame a alguien a quien consolar.
Cuando me sienta incomprendido, envíame a quien necesita de mi comprensión.
Cuando necesite que se ocupen de mí, envíame a alguien de quien cuidar.
Cuando piense sólo en mí mismo, dirige mi atención hacia otra persona.
Así,  recemos como si todo dependiera de Dios
y trabajemos como si Dios dependiera totalmente de nosotros.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES

These two pictures are similar but...can you find the differences between them? Find them out.

You can explain the differences easily by using simple structures:
there is/are, have got, adjectives (comparative structures included)

26th SEPTEMBER: European day of Languages

Learning languages in and out of school is a tool for  intercultural understanding. 26th of September is the European Day of Languages. On this day, a lot of activities are organised across Europe at school, on TV, on the radio,  at conferences etc.

I´d like to contribute to this special day with a question. Let´s see...

How many ways of saying GOODBYE do you know?
Goodbye, adiós, sayonara...

 Waiting for your answers!!!!!!!!!! 

Agatha Christie

Have you visited Google today? Beautiful, isn´t it?
It is 120 years since  Agatha Christie was born and search engine Google is celebrating with a doodle on its home page. Do you want to know about this woman?

Agatha May Clarissa Miller (1890-1976) was born in Devon, England in 1890, the youngest of three children in a conservative, well-to-do family.
As a child Agatha Christie never attended school and learned at home with the help of a tutor. She became adept at creating games to keep herself occupied at a very young age. A shy child, unable to adequately express her feelings, she first turned to music as a means of expression and, later in life, to writing.

In 1914, at the age of 24, she married Archie Christie, a World War I fighter pilot. While he was off at war, she worked as a nurse. It was while working in a hospital during the war that Christie first came up with the idea of writing a detective novel. Although it was completed in a year, it wasn't published until 1920, five years later.

"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" gave the world the inimitable Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer, Christie wrote more than 30 novels featuring Poirot. Among the most popular was "Murder on the Orient Express" (1934) and "Death on the Nile" (1937).


In 1926, her husband asked for a divorce and Agatha, already upset by the recent death of her mother, disappeared. All of England became wrapped up in the case of the now famous missing writer. She was found three weeks later in a small hotel, explaining to police that she had lost her memory. Thereafter, it was never again mentioned.


She later found happiness with another marriage to a young archaeologist who she met on a trip to Mesopotamia.


Another of Christie's most well-known and beloved characters was introduced in "Murder at the Vicarage" in 1930. Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster, solved all manner of mysteries with intense concentration and intuition.


In all, she wrote over 66 novels, numerous short stories and screenplays, and a series of romantic novels using the pen name Mary Westmacott. Several of her works were made into successful feature films, the most notable being Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Her work has been translated into more than a hundred languages. In short, she is the single most popular mystery writer of all time.


In 1971 she was awarded the high honor of becoming a Dame of the British Empire.

Karaoke

KARAOKE!!

I know you can't sing like pop stars, but Karaoke is excellent for you to improve your English vocabulary and pronunciation.
Come on,  try now and enjoy the music!!

Secrets - One Republic

Love The Way - You Lie Eminem feat. Rihanna

QUIZ 8

Hello, guys!!!
The new academic year is already here and there is one more quiz for you. Let´s see how your brain works after the summer holidays...

Many Scottish surnames contain the prefix MAC (or its abreviation, MC)
MacDonald, MacArthur, MacKenzie or MacLaren...

What is the meaning of that prefix? Do we have something similar in Spanish surnames? Could you give an example?

A New Head for my Blog

I want to write some words here and thank Pablo Travasos for drawing the head of my blog. It looks great now!!!!

Thanks a lot for your help!!!

and never stop drawing

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN

This video, which my friend Valme posted on her Facebook, is one of the most beautiful speeches I´ve ever heard. As she is so generous, I know she won´t get angry if I release it here on my blog. It´s only six minutes long, but made me cry.
To women, especially housewives and mothers, to my students´ mothers, who also visit my blog, and...to MY mother, with all my love.

STEP UP 3

If you like street dance, you shouldn´t miss Step Up 3. Grab the pop corn and enjoy the soundtrack and the show. Girls, pay special attention to Luke (Rick Malambri) ;)

The Simpsons

Do you like watching TV? What´s your favourite

TV programme?

I´m sure most of you like THE SIMPSONS. So, read

about this famous series and look up in your

dictionary the words you don´t know.


The Simpsons is an American animated television series created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a working-class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family,which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.
The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 27 Primetime Emmy Awards, 27 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named it the 20th century's best television series, and on January 14, 2000 the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest running American primetime entertainment series. Homer's exclamatory catchphrase "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English lexicon, while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms.

London

Oceana - Cry Cry

Entre repaso y repaso, un ratito de música sin dejar de aprender Inglés.

PAST SIMPLE

Sigamos repasando, chic@s. Uno de los tiempos que suele costar trabajo manejar es el Past Simple, sobre todo por los verbos irregulares. Haceros con una buena lista y tenedla siempre a mano. En internet encontrareis muchas.
Verbos Irregulares


Recordad que...

El Pasado Simple se suele utilizar para referirnos a acciones que tuvieron lugar en un momento concreto del pasado. En este caso se utilizan partículas como yesterday (ayer) o last year (el pasado año).


She finished school last year -> Acabó el colegio el pasado año.

También se utiliza el pasado para acciones que ocurrieron en el pasado y que han finalizado, aunque no se mencione el momento preciso.

Who wrote that letter? -> ¿Quién escribió esta carta?
Para formar el pasado debemos poner el verbo en su forma pasada, y es aquí donde viene la difilcultad. Lo primero, tenemos que distinguir dos clases de verbos: los regulares y los irregulares.

Reglas para los verbos regulares
Los verbos regulares, para pasarlos al pasado, tienen que acabar en -ed. Esto como regla general, porque existen las ecepciones que veremos enseguida.

to listen (escuchar) -> listened
Solo tenemos que añadir la ''d'' cuando el verbo ya acaba en e.
to change (cambiar) -> changed


Si la última vocal del verbo está formada por consonante-vocal-consonante, y es en esta última consonante donde recae el acento, tenemos que doblar dicha consonante. También si el verbo acaba en l tenemos que doblarla.

to stop (parar) -> stopped
to travel (viajar) -> travelled


Negación e interrogación del pasado simple
Para formar las preguntas en el pasado simple nos tenemos que valer del auxiliar to do en su forma pasada, que es did para todas las personas de la conjugación. Los verbos que no necesitan auxiliar, como to have, se utilizará nen pasado (son irregulares).

Did you go to the party? -> ¿Fuistes a la fiesta?Como se aprecia en el ejemplo, el verbo está en presente. Esto es así porque el auxiliar es el que indica el pasado, con lo que el verbo principal se pone en presente. Esto hay que tenerlo muy en cuenta.

Para negar también utilizamos el auxiliar to do en su forma pasada., acompañándolo con el verbo principal en presente. El verbo auxiliar se contrae con la partícula not.

I didn´t go to the party -> No fui a la fiesta.

Una actividad para practicar este tiempo podría consistir en una composición sobre qué hicísteis el día de ayer, por ejemplo. Usad verbos que resuman la rutina diaria (get up, have breakfast, go out with friends, stay at home, watch TV, go to bed...) horas del día, adjetivos que califiquen las cosas de las que hablais y adverbios que describan bien las acciones realizadas. Los alumnos suspensos de 3º y 4º podéis mandármelas al correo y os las devuelvo corregidas. Vale? Venga, ánimo...NEVER GIVE UP!!!!

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MISSING ME? just kidding, of course.

¿Qué tal las vacaciones, chic@s? Bueno, también yo estoy descansando como vosotros, pero especialmente aquellos que tenéis exámenes extraordinarios en Septiembre no debéis perder el ritmo de estudio y hay que arrancar ya. Para los suspendieron inglés, os iré dejando ejercicios aquí, con teoría en español y partiendo de lo más elemental, para que no haya lagunas. Un idioma es como una casa, sobre unos cimientos fuertes podremos edificar cuantas plantas queramos. Si los cimientos son fágiles...poco podremos hacer, o lo que hagamos se vendrá abajo. Así que...ÁNIMO. Podéis escribirme al g-mail con dudas o cualquier cosa que necesitéis, yo procuraré contestaros a todos lo antes posible, aunque también me escaparé unos días a reponer fuerzas. Un besote a tod@s.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS




Usamos este tiempo verbal...


1. Para referirnos a acciones que se están desarrollando en el mismo momento en el que se habla.

• I am reading a book (Yo estoy leyendo un libro (en este preciso instante)

2. Tambien utilizamos el presente continuo para describir cosas que suceden alrededor del momento al que estamos hablando.

• She is studying English ( Ella está estudiando inglés (no precisamente ahora)

3. Podemos usar el presente continuo para referirnos a acciones que se vienen produciendo con cierta frecuencia. Se usa normalmente en quejas y críticas.

• You are always working ( Estás siempre trabajando (lo hace frecuentemente)

4. Cuando hablamos de una acción del futuro que ya hemos decidido que vamos a desarrollar. En este caso debemos mencionar el tiempo en el que vamos a desarrollar dicha acción.

• I am going to Madrid next week  (Voy a Madrid la semana que viene)

Negación e interrogación del presente continuo.-

Para negar el presente continuo tenemos que colocar la partícula not entre el auxiliar y el verbo principal. Para hacer preguntas tenemos que poner primero el auxiliar y después el pronombre personal.

• I am not eating now - Yo no estoy comiendo ahora
• Are you eating?  - ¿Estás comiendo?

El sufijo -ing se añade al verbo principal sin modificar éste, salvo cuando el verbo termine en -e; en este caso, se suprime esta vocal.

• Work - workin,  play - playing,  study - studying, prepare - preparing

STATIVE VERBS

En inglés hay una serie de verbos que NO se usan en su forma continua (presente continuo, futuro continuo…) son verbos que describen estados, situaciones y condiciones y se llaman STATIVE verbs. 

1) Verbos que describen un estado (feel , be) o estados mentales como opinión, duda, acuerdo o desacuerdo: 
agree, think, believe, disagree, feel, doubt, depend, understand, know, mean, remember, seem, look (=seem), mind, suppose, guess, appear, matter, concern, realise

- Mary feels good.  Mary se siente bien.
- I am very happy. Yo estoy muy contenta.
- She looks very nice in that dress. Ella se ve bien con ese vestido.

2) Verbos que describen gustos, preferencias, o emociones: like, dislike, prefer, love, hate.                         

-I don´t like cheese. No me gusta el queso.
-I  love westerns. Me encantan las películas del oeste.

3) Verbos relacionados con la posesión o pertenencia: have, possess, belong, own, owe, lack, include, involve.
-That house belongs to the Murphys. Esta casa pertenece a los Murphys.
-I don´t understand her accent. No entiendo su acento.

3) Verbos que describen el peso, medida, contenido o características de algo: weigh, measure, consist, contain.
- The parcel weighs 3kg and contains 6 video games. El paquete pesa 3kg y contine 6 videojuegos.

4) Verbos que expresan deseo o necesidad: want, wish, need, deserve.
-I want an ice cream. Quiero un helado.

5) Verbos relacionados con la percepción y los sentidos: sound, hear, taste, see, smell,  imagine, recognise, satisfy
- The soup smells good. La sopa huele bien.       

Peroalgunos verbos pueden ser tanto stative como  dynamic;  estos verbos tienen más de un significado. 

Algunos de ellos son: be, have, think, see, smell o taste.

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

Be 
-She is funny. Ella es divertida.
-She is being very funny. Ella está siendo muy divertida.

En la primera frase se “funny” describe una característica de la persona (static), mientras que en la segunda se habla de un comportamiento en un determinado momento (dynamic). 

Have

-I have a car. Tengo un coche.
-Are you having a good time? ¿Lo estás pasando bien?

En el primer ejemplo “have” indica posesión (static) mientras que en el segundo forma parte de la expresión “to have a good time” que no tiene nada que ver con la posesión, otras expresiones con have: have lunch, have a shower, have a party, have a good time

See 

-I see what you mean. Entiendo lo que quieres decir.
-I see you now, you are in front of the bookshop. Ahora te veo, estás delante de la librería.
-I´m seeing Mary this afternoon. Voy a ver a Mary esta tarde.
-I´ve been seeing my girlfriend since last August. He estado viendo a mi novia desde agosto del año pasado.

See puede significar ver o entender (static) y también reunirse con alguien o tener una relación (dynamic)

Taste (smell)

-The food tastes good. La comida sabe bien.
-The cook is tasting the food. El cocinero está probando la comida.

Podemos decir que algo tiene un sabor u olor determinado, (static) y también hablar de la acción de saborear u oler (dynamic).

Como dato curioso, te sonará seguro un caso en el que estas reglas no se aplican, y es que quién no ha escuchado el famosísimo eslogan de Macdonalds' 
“I´m loving it”.

EXERCISES

Completa las siguientes oraciones con presente continuo:

She ..................(give) me a gift.

My father and my brother ....................(paint) the house.

Joe ....................(climb) the mountain.

They ....................(eat) at the shopping center.

My grandmother ....................(wear) a coat.

Meg and Brian ....................(wait) for you.

The pupils ....................(explain) the lesson.

My sister ....................(buy) a red dress.

The secretary ....................(write) a letter.

The maid ....................(clean) the house.

The tourists ....................(take) photographs.

They ....................(repair) the car.

The dog and the cat ....................(play) in the garden.

Peter and Tom ....................(work) in a pet shop.

I ....................(invite) you to my birthday party.

The kids ....................(invite) the hands.

The doctor .................... ( talk) to the nurse.

My friends ....................(open) a new store.

Max .................... (send) you an e-mail.

I ....................(stay) at the hotel.

Pasa a negativa y a interrogativa las siguientes oraciones:

1. I am learning English.
2. You are carrying a parcel.
3. It is growing colder.
4. We are living in Halifax.
5. They are running a race.
6. He is drinking coffee.
7. She is shopping for presents.
8. I am cleaning the window.
9. We are buying pencils.
10. They are playing football.

Construye con presente continuo: 

Mike / clean / the house /
He / cook / an omelette / for dinner -
He / laugh at / you ?
Mike / think / not/ about / his / problems
He / wait for / the / bus
Mike / smile at / you?