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Estar and Present Progressive

Estar and Present Progressive. Estar : un repaso (a review). Estar (to be) is used mainly to describe location or the current state of a person or thing’s condition. For example being bored ( Yo estoy aburrido) versus being boring (Yo soy aburrido). Estar. Conjugations. Yo estoy

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Estar and Present Progressive

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  1. Estar and Present Progressive

  2. Estar: un repaso (a review) • Estar (to be) is used mainly to describe location or the current state of a person or thing’s condition. For example being bored (Yo estoy aburrido) versus beingboring (Yo soy aburrido). • Estar

  3. Conjugations • Yo estoy • Tú estás • Él/Ella está • Nosotros estamos • Vosotros estáis • Ellos/Ellas están • Ustedes están

  4. Prepositions • Prepositions are used, alongwith estar to describe location of people, places, and things. • Examples in Spanish are: a (at; to)- rememberthat “al” isusedwhen “a” comes beforethemasculinedef. article “el” (ex: Voy alsumpermercado) en(at; in; on) al lado de (beside) atrás de (behind) delante de (in front of) encima de (on top of) arriba de (above) debajo de (under) abajo (below) Ejemplo: El estudiante de ciencias sociales está en el laboratorio. Su libro está encima de la mesa.

  5. PresentProgressive • PresentProgressive- anactionthatisongoing. In English, presentprogressive tense isalsoknow as the “-ing” tense (ex: I am running). • El presente progresivo en español- hay dos formas se “ing” en español: -ando (para verbos que terminan en –ar) y –iendo (para verbos que terminan en –er o –ir) • Ejemplo: hablar: Yo estoy hablando con María por teléfono. aprender: Juan está aprendiendo el español. servir: El restaurante está sirviendo arroz con pollo frito. Verbsthatend in –uir: y willreplacei in theprogressiveform Example: Estamos construyendo un hospital para los pacientes. Stem-changers (thosethatchangeinto e-i and o-ue in thepresentonly) In thepresentprogressive, there are single-letterstemchanges in someverbs: Examples: Dormir, tosleep (o-u): ¿Tú estás durmiendo? Decir, tosay (e-i): Luis y María están diciendo que viajan a México mañana.

  6. Otros recursos (Otherresources) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakiBSiW6Is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F5WNHt0Fso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83pnbkYJpk4

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