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El presente progresivo

El presente progresivo. “-ing”. Present progressive tense

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El presente progresivo

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  1. El presente progresivo “-ing”

  2. Present progressive tense To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with the present participle(a.k.a -> gerund/gerundio). (The present participle/gerund is the "-ing" form of a verb.) Ex: I am talking Estoyhablando. He is eating Estácomiendo estoy estamos How to form gerundiosof regular verbs: 1: drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) 2: add –ando for –ar verbs and –iendo for –er/-ir verbs estás estáis gerundio está están hablando comiendo viviendo

  3. When to use it • In English, present progressive can be used to describe what is happening now, or what will happen in the future. • I am studying now. • I am studying with María tonight. • In Spanish, the present progressive is only used to describe an action that is in the process of taking place. It is not used for future actions. • I am studying now.(use present progressive) • I am studying with María tonight.(use present tense)

  4. ¡Importante! • Remember, only use the present progressive for actions that are "in progress." --Estudioespañol. (Present Indicative) I study Spanish. I am studying Spanish (these days).I do study Spanish. • Estoyestudiandoespañol. (Present Progressive) I am studying (right now, at this moment) Spanish.

  5. Los gerundios irregulares • -Ir stem-changing verbs have a stem change in the present participle. Otrosejemplos: pedir – pidiendodecir-diciendo venir- viniendorepetir-repitiendo sentir- sintiendo

  6. Los gerundios irregulares • Sometimes when forming the present participle it is necessary to change the spelling of a word so that it agrees with the way it is pronounced. We call this an "orthographic" change. • poder: pudiendoir: yendooír: oyendotraer: trayendoleer: leyendoseguir: siguiendo • ¡Atención!When the stem of an -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel, the present participle ends in -yendo.

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