THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Español 2, Cap. 1-2
Wide awake video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgUvFrnhkzo
Equivalent to: TO BE + -ing in English Has 2 parts: Part 1: A form of the verb ESTAR Part 2: The PRESENT PARTICIPLE (ends in –ndo in Spanish)
FORMULA: estar + present participle ESTAR (tells WHO IS doing something) PRESENT PARTICIPLE (tells WHAT the person is DOING) Yo estoy = I am Tú estás = you are El está = he is Ella está = she is Usted está = you (formal) are Nosotros estamos = we are Ellos/as están = they are Ustedes están = you (all) are -ar verb: drop –ar and add –ANDO -er or - ir verb: drop -er/-ir and add –IENDO
EJEMPLOS Comer Comiendo = eating Beber Bebiendo = drinking Escribir Escribiendo = Writing
FRASES Yo estoy escuchando música. Tú estás bailando. I am listening to music. Tú estás bailando. You are dancing. Ella está hablando con amigos. She is talking to friends. Nosotros estamos nadando. We are swimming. Ellas están viendo la televisión. They are watching t.v.
UNOS IRREGULARES Dormir – Durmiendo Servir – Sirviendo Leer – Leyendo Traer – Trayendo Ir- yendo
IR + A + INFINITIVO
FORMULA: IR + A + INFINITIVO Is a structure used to talk about what someone is going to do in the near future. The form of ir expresses who is going A expresses TO The infinitive expresses what the person is going to do.
Tells WHAT they are going TO DO FORMULA Form of the verb IR: Yo VOY Tú VAS El/ella/usted VA Nosotros VAMOS Ellos/ellas/ustedes VAN + A + INFINITIVE VERB Tells who is going to do something Tells WHAT they are going TO DO
EJEMPLOS Yo voy a estudiar. Tú vas a nadar. Ella va a correr. I am going to study. Tú vas a nadar. You are going to swim. Ella va a correr. She is going to run. Nosotros vamos a comer. We are going to eat. Ellos van a hacer la tarea. They are going to do their homework.