El presente progresivo ing Present progressive tense o

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El presente progresivo “-ing”

El presente progresivo “-ing”

Present progressive tense o To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to

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

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.

¡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

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

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.

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? __________