El Participio Presente Formation and Uses of the Present Participle
What is progressive construction? Progressive construction is used to emphasize an action that is ongoing. For example: What are you doing? Who are you talking to?
Formation of the present participle The present participle of regular ar, er and ir verbs are formed as seen below: AR Verbs: drop the AR and add ANDO hablar – ar , habl+ando = hablando ER Verbs: drop the ER and add IENDO comer – er, com+iendo = comiendo IR Verbs: drop the IR and add IENDO escribir – ir , escrib+iendo= escribiendo
Present Participle Examples What are the present participles for the following verbs: Saltar Llamar Saltando Llamando Correr Comer Corriendo Comiendo Vivir Viviendo
Using Regular Present Participles Present participles are always preceded by a present tense form of ESTAR as seen below: I can’t go out, I’m studying. No puedo salir, estoy estudiando. What are you doing? ¿Qué estás haciendo?
Irregular present participles 1. Stem changing verbs that end in AR or ER do not have stem changes in the present participles: Pensar - pensando Contar – contando Jugar – jugando Querer – queriendo Volver - volviendo
Irregular present participles 2. Stem changing verbs that end in IR have the following stem changes in the present participle: Sentir – sintiendo Pedir – pidiendo Dormir – durmiendo
Irregular present participles The irregular verbs seen below are exceptions that do not follow any patterns: Venir – viniendo Poder – pudiendo Ir – yendo Oír – oyendo Traer – trayendo Leer – leyendo Construir - constuyendo