Chapter 08: The Progressive Tenses

Question 1

What is the present participle of “sacar” (to take out)?

This is a regular 1st conjugation present pasticiple

Answer 1

sacando

Question 2

What is the present participle of “beber” (to drink)?

This is a regular 2nd conjugation present participle.

Answer 2

bebiendo

Question 3

What is the present participle of “sufrir” (to suffer)?

This is a regular 3rd conjugation present participle.

Answer 3

sufriendo

Question 4

The bus -is arriving- at the station.

Answer 4

El autobús -está llegando- a la estación.

To form the present progressive form of a verb, supply the appropriate present tense conjugation of “estar” plus the present participle of the verb.

Question 5

I -am learning- to cook with Hernan.

Answer 5

-Estoy aprendiendo a- cocinar con Hernan.

To form the present progressive form of a verb, supply the appropriate present tense conjugation of “estar” plus the past participle of the verb.

Question 6

Now they -are writing- the contract.

Answer 6

Ahora ellos -están escribiendo- el contrato.

Question 7

present participle and translation of “atraer”

Answer 7

atrayendo
to attract

-er and -ir verbs with a stem ending in a vowel add -yendo to the stem to form the present participle

Question 8

caer: pp and def.

Answer 8

cayendo

to fall

Question 9

creer: pp and def.

Answer 9

creyendo

to believe

Question 10

leer: pp and def.

Answer 10

leyendo

to read

Question 11

traer: pp and def

Answer 11

trayendo

to bring

Question 12

construir: pp and def.

Answer 12

construyendo

to build

Question 13

contribuir: pp and def

Answer 13

contribuyendo

to contribute

Question 14

destruir: pp and def

Answer 14

destruyendo

to destroy

Question 15

huir: pp and def

Answer 15

huyendo

to flee

Question 16

incluir: pp and def

Answer 16

incluyendo

to include

Question 17

influir: pp and def

Answer 17

influyendo

to influence

Question 18

oír: pp and def

Answer 18

oyendo

to hear

Question 19

dormir: pp and def

Answer 19

(stem-change)
durmiendo
to sleep

Question 20

morir: pp and def

Answer 20

(stem change)
muriendo
to die

Question 21

Who -is sleeping- on my sofa?

Answer 21

¿Quién -está durmiendo- en mí sofá?

Question 22

The teacher -is repeating- the instructions to the students.

Answer 22

El maestro -está repitiendo- las instrucciones a los alumnos.

Question 23

advertir: pp and def

Answer 23

(stem change)
advirtiendo
to warn

Question 24

competir: pp and def

Answer 24

(stem change)
compitiendo
to compete

Question 25

conseguir: pp and def

Answer 25

(stem change) consiguiendo to get, obtain

Question 26

decir: pp and def

Answer 26

(stem change) diciendo to say, tell

Question 27

hervir: pp and def

Answer 27

(stem change) hirviendo to boil

Question 28

mentir: pp and def

Answer 28

``` (stem change) mintiendo to lie (i.e. to tell and untruth) ```

Question 29

pedir: pp and def

Answer 29

(stem change) pidiendo to ask for

Question 30

reír: pp and def

Answer 30

(stem change) riendo to laugh

Question 31

reñir: pp and def

Answer 31

(stem change) riñendo to fight

Question 32

repetir: pp and def

Answer 32

(stem change) repitiendo to repeat

Question 33

seguir: pp and def

Answer 33

(stem change) siguiendo to follow

Question 34

sentir: pp and def

Answer 34

(stem change) sintiendo to feel

Question 35

servir: pp and def

Answer 35

(stem change) sirviendo to serve

Question 36

sugerir: pp and def

Answer 36

(stem change) sugiriendo to suggest

Question 37

venir: pp and def

Answer 37

(stem change) viniendo to come

Question 38

ir: pp and def

Answer 38

(irregular) yendo to go

Question 39

poder: pp and def

Answer 39

(irregular) pudiendo to put, place

Question 40

Chris -is preparing- dinner.

Answer 40

Chris -está preparando- la cena.

Question 41

Juan -is learning- to use the new computer program.

Answer 41

Juan -está aprendiendo- a usar el nuevo programa de la computadora.

Question 42

Laura -is reading- a novel now.

Answer 42

Laura -está leyendo- una novela ahora. Use the present progressive tense to talk about an action that is currently in progress.

Question 43

I -am learning- to drive.

Answer 43

-Estoy aprendiendo- a manejar. Use the present progressive to talk about an action that is continuing into the present.

Question 44

I -am bringing- the apples in my bag. (use the simple present)

Answer 44

-Traigo- las manzanas en la bolsa. Spanish does not use the present progressive nearly as often as English did. Most of the time, the simple present tense is used where English would use the present progressive.

Question 45

Yesterday, Pedro -was searching- for some documents.

Answer 45

Ayer, Pedro -estuvo buscando- algunos documentos. Like English, Spanish has a progressive tense for each simple tense. Simply use the appropriate conjugation of estar in the corresponding simple tense, and add the present participle.

Question 46

He/she -is still working- for the same Chilean company.

Answer 46

-Sigue trabajando- para la misma compañia chilena. Seguir can be used instead of estar with verbs of motion. In this case, the construction emphasizes the continuation.

Question 47

I -am looking- for a job (with andar)

Answer 47

-Ando buscando- trabajo. Andar can be used in place of estar with verbs of motion.

Question 48

They -are going around saying- we are a couple.

Answer 48

-Van diciendo- que somos una pareja. Ir + present participle can be used to translate “to go (around) + present participle”

Question 49

They -come walking-.

Answer 49

-Vienen caminando-. Venir + present participle can be used to translate “to come” + present participle.

Question 50

-Swaying- its tail, the cat sat down on the sofa.

Answer 50

-Meneando- su cola, el gato se sentó en el sofá. Present participles can be used in phrases just as in English.

Question 51

The guests, -waiting- patiently in line, talk about the weather.

Answer 51

Los huéspedes, -esperando- pacientemente en la fila, hablan del tiempo. Present participles can be used in phrases just as in English.

Question 52

-Dancing- is fun.

Answer 52

-Bailar- es divertido. Unlike English, the present participle may NOT function as a noun. The infinitive is used instead.

Question 53

-After having breakfast-, he/she was running around the neighborhood.

Answer 53

-Después de desayunar-, ya estaba corriendo por el barrio. In Spanish, the present participle must not immediately follow a preposition. Use the infinitive instead.

Question 54

-Upon hearing- the phone ring, they got up.

Answer 54

-Al escuchar- sonar el teléfono, se levantaron. Use “al” + infinitive to translate “upon/on” + present participle.