Present Progressive

Question 1

-ir stem changing verbs

Answer 1

Decir - diciendo
Dormir - durmiendo
Mentir - mintiendo
Morir - muriendo
Pedir - pidiendo
Sentir - sintiendo
Sugerir - sugiriendo

Question 2

Irregular present participles

Answer 2

Ir - yendo
Poder - pudiedo
Reír - riendo
Sonreír - sonriendo

Question 3

What is the rule is -er or - ir ends in a vowel?

Answer 3

The end of it (er or ir) changes to a y

Question 4

Construir

Answer 4

Construyendo

Question 5

Leer

Answer 5

Leyendo

Question 6

Oír

Answer 6

Oyendo

Question 7

Traer

Answer 7

Trayendo

Question 8

When are progressive forms used and not used?

Answer 8

They are used when an action in going on. It’s not automatically used when the English word ends in -ing. Don’t use when talking about something that happened over a period of time.

Question 9

What do you use when you want to say keeps on doing something?

Answer 9

Use seguir

Question 10

What do you use when you want to indicate a gradual process that conveys the idea of more and more?

Answer 10

Use ir

Question 11

What do you use when you want to express something that happens over time (for years, from the beginning)?

Answer 11

Use venir

Question 12

What do you use when you want to express something that is always happening?

Answer 12

Use andar

Question 13

What are other ways to use present participles?

Answer 13

Seguir - keeps happening
Ir - happening more and more
Venir - accumulates over time (for years, from the beginning)
Andar - always happening