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Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l Do you remember your regular present progressive forms? l To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle ( -ando or -iendo)

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l doblar > doblando l Ella está doblando a la izquierda l aprender > aprendiendo l Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. l escribir > esciribiendo l Están escribiendo una carta.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l Some verbs have irregular present participle forms. l To form the present participle of -ir stem-changing verbs, the e in the infinitive form changes to i, and the o in the infinitive form changes to u.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. l creer: creyendo l leer: leyendo l traer: trayendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l When you use pronouns with the present progressive, you can put them before the conjugated form of estar or attach them to the present participle.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l Notice that if a pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is needed. l Write the accent mark over the vowel that is normally stressed in the present tense.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms l ¿Están Uds. esperando el autobús? l Sí, lo estamos esperando. l Or l Sí, estamos esperándolo.