The Present Continuous This tense describes what is happening at the time of speaking or writing. It is similar to the English –ing form (the gerund). Examples in English would be: I am washing up I am watching the TV I am listening to the radio

SPANISH VERBS: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (REGULAR) What does this tense mean? Who is doing the verb? Which part of estar do I need? What do I need to do to the infinitive of the verb? What is the correct ending that needs to be added? AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular present continuous tense verbs. To learn how to form regular present continuous tense verbs.

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The Key Ingredients To make the present continuous in Spanish you need 2 key ingredients: Auxiliary verb (estar) Present Participle (hablando / comiendo / viviendo)

Step 1: Choose the appropriate form of the verb estar.   ENGLISH SPANISH 1ST SINGULAR I am Estoy 2ND You are Estás 3RD He/She is You (formal) are Está PLURAL We are Estamos Estáis They are Están

+ IENDO Stem + ANDO -AR -ER -IR Estoy Estás Está Estamos Estáis Están Step 2: Create the present participle (the –ing form of the verb in English), by adding the appropriate ending to the stem. The great thing is that to talk about other people, it is only the form of estar that changes. Estar -AR -ER -IR Estoy Stem + ANDO + IENDO Estás Está Estamos Estáis Están

For example: Estoy escuchando música. Estamos tocando la guitarra. Están jugando al fútbol. Está comiendo en un restaurante. Estar Verb Stem Present participle ending

REMINDER: SPANISH CONTINUOUS TENSE Estar + (space) + Stem* + Ending ENGLISH SPANISH I am Estoy You are Estás He/She is You (formal) are Está We are Estamos Estáis They are Están -AR -ER -IR -ando -iendo Estoy cantando = I am singing Estamos comiendo = We are eating Están escribiendo = They are writing *Stem = The infinitive (the one you find when you look in a dictionary) minus the last 2 letters. .

Remember: Practice makes perfect. Look at the following examples and conjugate verbs by following the patterns. Pause the video to complete each task before carrying on. Remember: Practice makes perfect.

AR E.g. Hablar to speak Yo Estoy hablando Tú Estás hablando Conjugate 2 of these verbs following the same pattern as hablar: Cantar – to sing Bailar – to dance Escuchar – to listen Dibujar – to draw Copiar – to copy Llamar – to call AR E.g. Hablar to speak Yo Estoy hablando Tú Estás hablando Él / Ella Está hablando Nosotros/as Estamos hablando Vosotros/as Estáis hablando Ellos / Ellas Están hablando

ER E.g. Comer to eat Yo Estoy comiendo Tú Estás comiendo Conjugate 2 of these verbs following the same pattern as comer: Beber – to drink Leer – to read Romper – to break ER E.g. Comer to eat Yo Estoy comiendo Tú Estás comiendo Él / Ella Está comiendo Nosotros/as Estamos comiendo Vosotros/as Estáis comiendo Ellos / Ellas Están comiendo

IR E.g. Vivir to live Yo Estoy viviendo Tú Estás viviendo Conjugate 2 of these verbs following the same pattern as vivir: Subir – to go up Escribir – to write Consumir – to consume IR E.g. Vivir to live Yo Estoy viviendo Tú Estás viviendo Él / Ella Está viviendo Nosotros/as Estamos viviendo Vosotros/as Estáis viviendo Ellos / Ellas Están viviendo

________ copiando (yo) ________ escribiendo (ellas) Look at the subjects of the following verbs and decide on the correct form of estar. Use the verbs you have just copied down to help you (but only if you need to!). Pause the video, complete the activity, then self-mark. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. ________ copiando (yo) ________ escribiendo (ellas) ________ jugando (vosotros) ________ teniendo (nosotros) ________ resistiendo (ella) ________ considerando (tú) Estoy Están Estáis Estamos Está Estás

Look up the following verbs in a dictionary Look up the following verbs in a dictionary. You will need to find the words ending in AR, ER or IR (the infinitive of the verb). That will tell you which of the 2 endings to add. Use the verbs you have already conjugated to help you (if you need to!). Pause the video, complete the activity and then self-mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. Estás contest Están sub Está dibuj Estamos escuch Estoy promet Estáis beb ando You are answering iendo They are going up ando He/She is drawing ando We are listening iendo I am promising iendo You (p) are drinking

You (s) are cutting Estás cortando We are painting Estamos pintando Now translate the following verbs. Remember to choose the correct form of estar and then conjugate the verb in the steps you have already used. Pause the video, complete the activity and then self-mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. You (s) are cutting We are painting You (p) are studying She is travelling They are washing I am downloading Estás cortando Estamos pintando Estáis estudiando Está viajando Están lavando Estoy descargando

SPANISH VERBS: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (REGULAR) What does this tense mean? Who is doing the verb? Which part of estar do I need? What do I need to do to the infinitive of the verb? What is the correct ending that needs to be added? AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular present continuous tense verbs. To learn how to form regular present continuous tense verbs.