Saying What is Happening: Present Progressive Lear
__________ + the present ______________ WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY THAT AN ACTION IS HAPPENING NOW USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE To form the Present Progressive you need: the present tense of __________ + the present ______________
estar=to be estáis
Forming the Present participle To form the present participle of a verb, drop the ending of the infinitive and add ______________.
Remove the –ar ending and add –ando. for –ar verbs Forming the present participle. Remove the –ar ending and add –ando. esperar (to wait) ___________
Remove the –er/ir ending and add –iendo. for –er/ir verbs Forming the present participle. Remove the –er/ir ending and add –iendo. comer to eat __________ __________ escribir to write
orthographic spelling changes When the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a vowel, change the –iendo to -yendo. leer _________ oír _________ creer _________
hablar- to speak; to talk Present Progressive now put it all together hablar- to speak; to talk estamos _________ hablando estáis hablando
Present Progressive ver- to see estoy viendo estáis viendo está now put it all together ver- to see estoy viendo estáis viendo está viendo ____________ _____________