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1
Q

What is the present progressive?

A

The present progressive is only used to show that the action of the verb is in progress, currently occurring.

For example,

  • Pancho is studying (right now).*
  • My sister is arguing with her BFF (right now).*
2
Q

How do I form the present progressive?

A

To form the present progressive you need to use two verbs:

1) estar > it indicates the tense (present)
2) a second verb >in the present participle, indicates what the action is

estar + verb 2 in the present participle

3
Q

What are the conjugations for

the present participle?

A
  • ar ending verbs = -ando
  • er ending verbs = -iendo
  • ir ending verbs = -iendo
4
Q

What is the present progressive

of hablar?

A

As you know, hablar is an -ar ending verb; thus, for the present progressive of hablar you need the following:

estar + hablar

1) conjugate estar in the present tense

estoy, estás, está, estamos, están

2) remove the -ar infinitive from hablar and insert -ando = hablando
3) combine them: estoy hablando, estás hablando, está hablando, estamos hablando, están hablando

( I am speaking, you are speaking, he is speaking…)

5
Q

What is the present progressive of estudiar?

A

estar + estudiar

yo estoy estudiando

estás estudiando

usted, él, ella está estudiando

nosotros, nosotras estamos estudiando

ustedes, ellos, ellas están estudiando

( I am studying, you are studying….)

6
Q

What is the present progressive of -er ending verbs, like beber?

A

estar + beber

(drop the -er and add the present participle -iendo)

estoy bebiendo

estás bebiendo

está bebiendo

estamos bebiendo

están bebiendo

(I am drinking, you are drinking, he is drinking…)

7
Q

How about irregular present participle conjugations?

A

Verb leer has an irregular present participle = yendo

estar + leer

estoy leyendo

estás leyendo

está leyendo

estamos leyendo

están leyendo

(I am reading, you are reading, he is reading…)

8
Q

What is the difference between the

present tense and the present progressive?

A

I.- The Present Tense:

a) to express facts:
* The weather* is cold today.
b) for general actions that are true in the present time period:
* Mary goes to school.*

II.- The present progressive

a) to express what someone is doing right now:
* Pancho is studying.*
b) to express that something is happening at this moment:
* It is raining hail.*

9
Q

What is the present progressive of

pasar la aspiradora?

A

estoy pasando la aspiradora

estás pasando la aspiradora

está pasando la aspiradora

estamos pasando la aspiradora

están pasando la aspiradora

10
Q

What is the present progressive of

hacer la cama?

A

estoy haciendo la cama

estás haciendo la cama

está haciendo la cama

estamos haciendo la cama

están haciendo la cama

(I am making, you are making, he is making..)

11
Q

What is the present progressive of

dar …?

A

estoy dando …

estás dando …

está dando …

estamos dando …

están dando …

12
Q

What is the present progressive of

comer?

A

estoy comiendo

estás comiendo

está comiendo

estamos comiendo

están comiendo

13
Q

What is the present progressive of

escribir?

A

estoy escribiendo

estás escribiendo

está escribiendo

estamos escribiendo

están escribiendo

14
Q

What is the present progressive of

abrir?

A

estoy abriendo

estás abriendo

está abriendo

estamos abriendo

están abriendo

15
Q

What is the present progressive of

sacudir?

A

estoy sacudiendo

estás sacudiendo

está sacudiendo

estamos sacudiendo

están sacudiendo