The Present Participle The present participle conveys a sense of ongoing action. To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense.

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2 The Present Participle

3 The present participle conveys a sense of ongoing action. To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

4 The Present Participle doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.

5 The Present Participle Some verbs have irregular present participle forms. 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.

6 The Present Participle Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

7 The Present Participle In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. caer: cayendo leer: leyendo ir: yendo oír: oyendo destruir: destruyendo

8 The Present Participle 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.

9 The Present Participle Notice that if a pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is needed. Write the accent mark over the vowel that is normally stressed in the present tense.

10 The Present Participle Ahora me estoy bañando. Estoy bañándome. Las está ayudando. Está ayudándolas.