Quiz 1 Flashcards
I am
estoy
We are
estamos
present progressive: I am fishing
Estoy pescando
Present Progressive: We are eating
Estamos comiendo
present participle of -ar verbs hablar
hablando
present participle of -er verbs comer
comiendo
present participle of -ir verbs escribir
escribiendo
When the stem of an -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel, the present participle ends in _____
-yendo
leer present participle
leyendo
present participle of oír
oyendo
present participle of traer (to bring)
trayendo
present participle of ir
yendo
present participle of poder
-can to be able to
-pudiendo
present participle of venir
to come
preferir present participle
prefiriendo
conseguir present participle
-to get
-consiguiendo
dormir present participle
durmiendo
the present progressive in spanish is mainly used to emphasize that an action
is in progress at the time of speaking
todavía
are still
right now
ahora mismo
Uses of ser
- nationality and place of orgin
- profession or occupation
- characteristics of people and things
- generalizations
- possession
- what something is made of
- time and date
- where or when an event takes place
Uses of Estar
- location or spatial relationships
- health
- physical states and conditions
- emotional states
- certain weather expressions
- ongoing actions (progressive tenses)
El chico es listo vs El chico está listo
The boy is smart vs The boy is ready
La profesora es mala vs la profesora está mala
The professor is bad vs the professor is sick