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Present Progressive

Present Progressive . Grammar essential #42. Present Progressive. What is it? It is used when action is happening in the present. Present progressive has a formula Formula: estar (present tense) + present participle. Making present participle.

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Present Progressive

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  1. Present Progressive Grammar essential #42

  2. Present Progressive • What is it? It is used when action is happening in the present. • Present progressive has a formula • Formula: • estar (present tense) + present participle.

  3. Making present participle • Present participles end in –ing and are part of a verb phrase. • Present participles can be used as gerunds (nouns). • If it is regular and the infinitive ends in –ar, add –ando to the stem. • If it is regular and the infintive ends in –er/-ir, add –iendo to the stem.

  4. Making of present participle • There are irregular present participles: • poder  pudiendo • traer  trayendo • venir  viniendo • decir  diciendo • ir  yendo

  5. Making of present participle • If i is surrounded with e or o, it changes to y. If the stem ends in a vowel, add –y. • creer  creyendo

  6. Making of present participle • Stem changes can only happen if • it is a stem changer in the present tense. • it ends –ir. • and it will change ou or ei

  7. Present progressive • Formula • Estar (present tense) + present participle • Estar in the present tense. estoy estamos estás estáis está están • Translate: • She is cleaning. • To clean = limpiar • Estar (present tense) + present participle • Ella está limpiando.

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