The Present Progressive Tense Page 308 Realidades 1

Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

Present Progressive Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads. They are eating salads.

Present Progressive We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.

Present Progressive Ellos están comiendo ensaladas. They are eating salads. (right now)

Present Progressive están comiendo Present tense form of “estar” participle

comiendo Present Progressive -er present participle Stem of ending comer

Present Progressive To make the present participle, Use the endings: iendo for -er / -ir verbs ando for -ar verbs

Present Progressive Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

TO DANCE We are dancing I am dancing You are dancing They are dancing He, She, It is dancing

BAILAR Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando Están bailando

TO EAT We are eating I am eating You are eating They are eating He, She, It is eating

COMER Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo Están comiendo

TO WRITE We are writing I am writing You are writing They are writing He, She, It is writing

ESCRIBIR Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo Estamos escribiendo Están escribiendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Realidades 2

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Do you remember your regular present progressive forms? To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms 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.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. creer: creyendo leer: leyendo traer: trayendo

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms 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.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms 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.

Present Progressive: Irregular Forms ¿Están Uds. esperando el autobús? Sí, lo estamos esperando. Or Sí, estamos esperándolo.