El presente progresivo ing Present progressive tense o
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El presente progresivo “-ing”
Present progressive tense o 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 Estoy hablando. He is eating Está comiendo estoy estamos estáis están gerundio How to form gerundios of regular verbs: 1: drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) 2: add –ando for –ar verbs and –iendo for –er/-ir verbs hablando comiendo viviendo
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)
¡Importante! • Remember, only use the present progressive for actions that are "in progress. " --Estudio español. (Present Indicative) I study Spanish. I am studying Spanish (these days). I do study Spanish. – Estoy estudiando español. (Present Progressive) I am studying (right now, at this moment) Spanish.
Los gerundios irregulares • -Ir stem-changing verbs have a stem change in the present participle. Otros ejemplos: pedir – pidiendo venir- viniendo sentir- sintiendo decir-diciendo repetir-repitiendo
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: pudiendo • ¡Atención! When the stem of an -er or -ir ir: yendo verb ends in a vowel, oír: oyendo traer: trayendo the present participle leer: leyendo ends in -yendo. seguir: siguiendo
Para practicar Create complete sentences by putting the verbs in the present progressive. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. mis amigos / descansar en la playa ____________________ nosotros / practicar deportes ____________________ Carmen / comer en casa ____________________ yo / leer el periódico ____________________ él / pensar comprar una bicicleta __________ ustedes / jugar a las cartas __________ José y Francisco / dormir __________ Marisa / leer correo electrónico __________ Carlos / tomar fotos __________ ¿dormir / tú? __________