Present Progressive Tense Notes. To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with.

Presentación del tema: "Present Progressive Tense Notes. To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Present Progressive Tense Notes

2 To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with the present participle. Yo estoy Tú estásNosotros estamos Él está Ellos están The present participle is the English "-ing" form of a verb. How to form the present participle of regular verbs: 1: drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) 2: add –ando for –ar verbs and –iendo for –er/-ir verbs

3 Let’s practice conjugating to the present participle. -ar verbs  Hablar hablando  Cantar cantando  Trabajar trabajando

4 -er, -ir verbs  Comer comiendo  Beber bebiendo  Compartir compartiendo

5 Now we form the present progressive by using the verb “estar” followed by the participle. Ex: I am talking Yo estoy hablando. He is eating Él está comiendo

6 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. (do not use present progressive)

7 IMPERFECT PROGRESSIVE Use the imperfect progressive to say what someone was doing. Use the verb “estar” in the imperfect followed by the participle. Yo estaba Tú estabasNosotros estábamos Él estaba Ellos estaban I was talking. Yo estaba hablando. He was eating. Él estaba comiendo.

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