The present progressive 1. Meaning -what you (or he, or we, or they) are doing RIGHT THIS SECOND.
3. How is it formed? - “estar” + present participle -estoy -estás -está -estamos -estaís -están + -ando -iendo 2. Examples?
4. When the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a vowel, change the -iendo to -yendo -leer-leyendo -construir-construyendo 5. Some –ir verbs change vowels in the stem. dormir - durmiendo decir - diciendo *But normally, THERE ARE NO STEM- CHANGERS!!!!!!
6. You must use the present participle with “estar” and NEVER as an adjective. 7. What about pronouns? -before the conjugated verb. -Yo me estoy despertando.
-tacked on after the present participle. -Yo estoy despertándome.