| 9.2.3 Verbos modales en los tiempos continuos |
| Ejemplos: present continuous con verbos modales |
| Verbo modal | be |
+
verbo pleno |
+redobl. de conso. | + sufijo -ing |
= present continuous |
| he may | be | do |
ing | he
may be doing |
|
| she must | be | go |
ing | she
must be going |
|
| we have to | be | run |
n |
ing | we
shall be shopping |
| they shall | be | shop |
p |
ing | they
have to be running |
| you ought to | be | sleep |
ing | you
ought to be sleeping |
|
| I dare to | be | cook |
ing | I
dare to be cooking |
| Ejemplos | |
| He may be doing his homework. |
|
| Probablemente está haciendo sus tareas. | |
| She must be going home now. | |
| Tiene que ir a casa (Tiene que estar yendo a casa) | |
| They have to be running to get the train. |
|
| Tienen que correr para tomar el tren. (Tienen que estar corriendo si quieren tomar el tren.) | |
| We shall be shopping. |
|
| Deberíamos estar de compras. | |
| You ought to be sleeping. |
|
| Deberías estar durmiendo. | |
| I dare to be cooking. |
|
| Me estoy atreviendo a cocinar. |
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