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El presente progresivo. Español 2-2 Sra. Carpinella. ¿ Cuándo se usa ?. The present progressive is used to express what is happening or what someone is doing at any given time.
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El presenteprogresivo Español 2-2 Sra. Carpinella
¿Cuándo se usa? • The present progressive is used to express what is happening or what someone is doing at any given time. • Although it is the Spanish equivalent of the English “ing” form of the verb, it is used much less frequently. • MOST of the time, unless you are emphasizing the right now of the action or event, you use the present tense.
¿Cómo se forma? Estar Present participle
Estar estoy estamos estás estáis están está
Verbos en –AR • Present tense of estar in the appropriate conjugation. • Drop the –AR • Add ANDO
Verbos en –ER o –IR • Present tense of estar in the appropriate conjugation. • Drop the –ER or –IR • Add IENDO
I am listening. • Yoestoyescuchando.
She is talking. • Ella estáhablando.
We are buying clothes. • Nosotrosestamoscomprando la ropa.
You (inf) are running. • Túestáscorriendo.
We are living. • Nosotrosestamosviviendo.
They are learning. • Ellosestánaprendieno.
Los irregulares • Some verbs that have a stem-change in the present tense also have a stem change in their present participle. • Other verbs change the i to a y to preserve their pronunciation.
OU • Dormir (to sleep) • Morir (to die) • Sleeping = durmiendo • Dying = muriendo
EI • Servir (to serve) • Pedir (to ask for) • Repetir (to repeat) • Seguir (to follow) • Serving = sirviendo • Asking for = pidiendo • Repeating = repitiendo • following = siguiendo
Y • Ir (to go) • Leer (to read) • Oír (to hear) • Going = oyendo • Reading = leyendo • Hearing = oyendo
The girl is following her mom. • La chicaestásiguiendo a sumamá. ***Don’t forget the “a personal”!
We are repeating the alphabet. • Nosotrosestamosrepitiendo el alfabeto.
They are asking for money. • Ellasestánpidiendodinero.
He is sleeping in the room. • Élestdurmiendo en el cuarto.