Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

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Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

Do you remember your regular present progressive forms?

To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

Some verbs have irregular present participle forms.

To form the present participle of -ir stem-changing verbs, the e in the infinitive form changes to i, and the o in the infinitive form changes to u.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

Decir

Pedir

Preferir

Repetir

Seguir

Servir

Vestir

Dormir

Diciendo

Pidiendo

Prefiriendo

Repitiendo

Siguiendo

Sirviendo

Vistiendo

Durmiendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

In the following -er and –ir verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y.

creer: creyendo leer: leyendo traer: trayendo oir: oyendo ir: yendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

When you use pronouns (direct / indirect & reflexive) with the present progressive, you can put them before the conjugated form of estar or attach them to the present participle.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

Notice that if a pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is needed.

Write the accent mark over the vowel that is normally stressed in the present tense.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

¿Están Uds. esperando el autobús?

Sí, lo estamos esperando.OrSí, estamos esperándolo.