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el participio presente. the present participle. When is it used?. The present participle is used together with the conjugated estar to form the progressive tense. The present participle is the equivalent of -ing words in English. For example… I was eating . I am working. -AR Verbs
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el participio presente the present participle
When is it used? • The present participle is used together with the conjugated estar to form the progressive tense. • The present participle is the equivalent of -ing words in English. • For example… • I was eating. • I am working.
-AR Verbs Quita la –AR Pon –ANDO Por ejemplo… cenar cen cenando bailar bail bailando hablar habl hablando -ER/-IR Verbs Quita la –ER o –IR Pon –IENDO Por ejemplo… comer com comiendo hacer hac haciendo vivir viv viviendo How is it formed?
-IR Stem Changers -IR verbs that have a stem change in the present also stem change in the present participle They maintain the first letter of their stem change e i / e ie = e i o ue = o u Por ejemplo… e i decir diciendo pedir pidiendo sentir sintiendo o u dormir durmiendo morir muriendo Irregulars : -IR Stem Changers
Más irregulares : -yendo The verbs ir and oír and verbs ending in –aer, -eer, and –uir have present participles that end in -yendo Por ejemplo… ir yendo oír oyendo caer cayendo leer leyendo destruir destruyendo Más Irregulares : -yendo