ADDING TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF VERBS

NOW LET’S MOVE TO A NEW TENSE:

THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORMULA:

– A FORM OF ESTAR--- ESTOY, ESTÁS, ESTÁ, ESTAMOS, ESTÁIS, ESTÁN

– ADD AN INFINITIVE– IF THE INFINITIVE ENDS IN –AR = -ANDO– IF THE INFINITIVE ENDS IN –ER OR –IR = -

IENDO

THIS NEW TENSE ALLOWS ME TO SAY…

I AM SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS: YOU ARE EATING AN ICE CREAM: SHE IS WRITING A PAPER: WE ARE DANCING: WE ARE DRINKING GRAPE JUICE

(SPAIN): THEY ARE SHARING A SANDWICH:

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

I AM SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS: I AM=ESTOY SPEAK = HABLAR = HABL+-ANDO =

HABLANDO

–ESTOY HABLANDO CON AMIGOS.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

YOU ARE EATING AN ICE CREAM: YOU ARE = ESTÁS EAT = COMER = COM+-IENDO = COMIENDO

–ESTÁS COMIENDO UN HELADO.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

SHE IS WRITING A PAPER: SHE IS = ESTÁ WRITE = ESCRIBIR = ESCRIB+-IENDO =

ESCRIBIENDO

–ESTÁ ESCRIBIENDO UN PAPÉL.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

WE ARE DANCING:

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

WE ARE DRINKING GRAPE JUICE: (SPAIN)

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

THEY ARE SHARING A SANDWÍCH:

AND NOW YOU KNOW

THEPRESENT

PROGRESSIVE!!!