The Present Participle Page 201 Chp 5 AVSR
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The Present Participle Page 201 – Chp. 5 AVSR 1 Realidades 3
The Present Participle l The present participle conveys a sense of ongoing action. l To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle ( -ando or -iendo)
The Present Participle 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.
The Present Participle 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.
The Present Participle Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo
The Present Participle l In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. l caer: cayendo l leer: leyendo l ir: yendo l oír: oyendo l destruir: destruyendo
The Present Participle 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.
The Present Participle 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.
The Present Participle l Ahora me estoy bañando. l Estoy bañándome. l Las está ayudando. l Está ayudándolas.
