Present Progressive is used to express an action in progress.

Presentación del tema: "Present Progressive is used to express an action in progress."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Present Progressive is used to express an action in progress.

2 La muchacha está corriendo

3 Present progressive The present progressive uses the present tense forms of the verb estar: Yo estoy Tú estás Él está Nosotros estamos Ellos están Combined with the ‘present participle’… English –ing = Spanish –ndo

4 Participles English –ing = Spanish –ndo Participles only have one form and don’t change no matter who you’re talking about.

5 AR -ando Hablar Hablando Trabajar Trabajando Llamar llamando

6 ER/IR -iendo Comer Comiendo Barrer barriendo Escribir Escribiendo Vivir viviendo

7 Irregulars “ -ir” stem changing verbs have e-i or o-u change Dormir Durmiendo Repetir Repitiendo Seguir Siguiendo Pedir pidiendo

8 Vestir Vistiendo Servir Sirviendo Decir diciendo

9 i changes to y between 2 vowels Leer Leyendo Creer Creyendo Traer trayendo

10 Adding pronouns Pronouns can go before the form of ‘estar’ or attached to the –ndo and add an accent I am eating it Lo estoy comiendo Estoy comiéndolo

11 On the back of your listening paper write 3 sentences using estar + the participle to tell what is happening in each of these pictures:

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