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Present Progressive: Irregular Forms. P. 171 Realidades 2. 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).
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Present Progressive: Irregular Forms P. 171 Realidades 2
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.
Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms • In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. • creer: creyendo • leer: leyendo • traer: trayendo
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms • When you use pronouns 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. • Or • Sí, estamos esperándolo.