Present Progressive –ar Verbs

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-ar Verbs• Explanation of Present Progressive in English• Explanation of Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar• Forming the Present Participle• Practice with the Present Progressive of –ar verbs• Translations with Present Progressive of –ar verbs

-er & -ir Verbs• Explanation of Present Progressive in English• Explanation of Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar• Forming the Present Participle• Practice with the Present Progressive of –er verbs• Translations with Present Progressive of –er verbs

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-yendo verbs• Explanation of Present Progressive with -yendo• Practice with Present Progressive with –yendo• Translations with Present Progressive -yendo

The present progressive is used to say that an action is happening now.

Present Progressive in English

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In English, we use: present tense of “to be” the present participle which ends in -ing.

I am reading.

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In Spanish, we use the present tense of “estar” present participle.

estar= _____________

estoy

estás

está

estamos

estáis

están

to be

Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar

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Forming the Present Participle of –ar verbs

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To form the present participle:

-ando 2. add the following:

1. drop the ending of the infinitive:

bailar bail

bailando

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Practice with Present Progressive –ar verbs

to dance

tú bailando

bailar

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to swim

Juan nadando.está

nadar

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trabajar

to work

Los estudiantes

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buscar

to look for

Mi compañera

buscando su tarea.estáindex

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esperar

to wait for, to expect

Mi amigo y yo

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usar

to use

Las chicas

usando las computadoras.

están

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descansar

to rest

Mis padres descansando.están

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Estudiar= __________to study

Do the following and remember to use: present tense of “estar” present participle

I am studying. Yo estudiando.

Present Progressive: estudiando

You are resting.

She is talking.

They are helping.

We are waiting.

estoy

Tú descansando.

estás

Ella hablando.está

Nosotros esperando.estamos

Ellas ayudando.están

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Present Progressive in English

The present progressive is used to say that an action is happening now.

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In English, we use: present tense of “to be” the present participle which ends in -ing.

I am reading.

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Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar

In Spanish, we use the present tense of “estar” present participle.

estar= _____________

estoy

estás

está

estamos

estáis

están

to be

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Forming the Present Participle of –er & -ir verbs

To form the present participle:

-iendo 2. add the following:

1. drop the ending of the infinitive:

comer com

comiendo

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Practice with Present Progressive-er verbs

to rain

Afuera lloviendo.

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comer

to eat

Josefina comiendo.está

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correr

to run

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escribir

to write

Nosotros escribiendo.estamos

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hacer

to do

El niño haciendoestála tarea.

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Ver

to see

Juan y Juanita

viendo la televisión.

están

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Present Progressive using -yendo

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When the stem of an -er/ir verb ends in a vowel, use yendo.

To form the present participle:

-yendo

1. drop the ending of the infinitive: leer le

leyendo

2. add the following:

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oír

to hear

oyendo

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creer

to believe, to think

creyendo

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leer

to read

leyendo

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traer

to bring

trayendo

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Marcos is reading the newspaper.

Marcos está leyendo el periodico.

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Yo estoy oyendo a la maestra hablar.

I am hearing the teacher talk.

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The boys are bringing the food.

Los chicos están trayendo la comida.

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