Imperfect Progressive

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Imperfect Progressive. To say what someone WAS DOING. The IMPERFECT PROGRESSIVE can only mean one thing:. What WAS HAPPENING recently. I was speaking. She was eating. Ella estaba comiendo. Yo estaba hablando. imperfect progressive. To form the , - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Imperfect ProgressiveTo say what someone WAS DOING

The IMPERFECT PROGRESSIVE can only mean one thing:

What WAS HAPPENING recently.

I was speaking. She was eating.

Yo estaba hablando. Ella estaba comiendo.

To form the , you will need :

ESTAR + -ANDO -IENDO

Take off the of the verb

or

Step 1: Conjugate ESTAR in the imperfect

Step 2:

Step 3: For an verb, add

For an verb, add

imperfect progressive2 verbs

-ar/-er/-ir

-ar -ANDO

-er / -ir -IENDO

Think of the suffix “iendo” or “ando” as the equivalent of the Engish suffix “-ing”.

I was drinking water.Yo estaba beb iendo agua.

The forms of “estar” change to match the subject. The present participle always stays the same, regardless of who the subject is.

Paco estaba limpiando la mesa. Paco was cleaning the table.

Maria y yo estabamos limpiando la mesa. Maria and I were cleaning the table.

I was singing. Yo estaba cantando.

He was washing. Él estaba lav ando.

We were playing. Estabamos jugando.

They were eating.

She was writing.

Ellos estaban comiendo.

Ella estaba escribiendo.

1. Yo _________________ música en mi dormitorio. (escuchar)

2. Mi abuela ________________ el regalo de mis padres. (abrir)3. ¿Qué ________________ tú? (hacer)

5. Mis primos y yo __________________ unalimonada fría. (beber)

4. Juan y Luis _______________ la basura. (sacar)

estaba escuchando

estaba abriendo

estabas haciendo

estában sacando

estabamos bebiendo

estabamos pasandola aspiradora.

Mi hermano y yo…

1

Mi madre…2

estába poniendo la mesa.

estaban arreglando el cuarto.

Mis primos …3

estaba haciendo un video.

Yo…4

¿Tú…5

estabas lavando la ropa?

estaba cortando el césped.

Mi padre…6

estaban rompiendo la piñata.

Miguel y Rosa…7

Mi hermano y yo…

8

estabamos limpiando la cocina.

Paquito…9

estaba comiendo el pastel.

estaba sacando la basura.

Yo…10