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The Present Progressive Tense

Enhance your Spanish skills by mastering the present progressive tense. Understand when to use this tense and how to form it with -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Practice verb conjugations with clear examples.

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The Present Progressive Tense

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  1. The Present Progressive Tense

  2. Present Progressive • We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

  3. Present Progressive • Ellos comen ensaladas. • They eat salads. • They are eating salads.

  4. Present Progressive • We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.

  5. Present Progressive • Ellos están comiendo ensaladas. • They are eating salads. (right now)

  6. Present Progressive están comiendo Present tense form of “estar” Present participle

  7. Present Progressive comiendo -er present participle ending Stem of comer

  8. Present Progressive • To make the present participle, • Use the endings: • iendo for -er / -ir verbs • ando for -ar verbs

  9. Present Progressive • Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

  10. I am dancing You are dancing He, She, It is dancing We are dancing They are dancing TO DANCE

  11. Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando Están bailando BAILAR

  12. I am eating You are eating He, She, It is eating We are eating They are eating TO EAT

  13. Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo Están comiendo COMER

  14. I am writing You are writing He, She, It is writing We are writing They are writing TO WRITE

  15. Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo Estamos escribiendo Están escribiendo ESCRIBIR

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