2 nd Year5.2 L OS A PUNTES : P RESENT P ROGRESSIVE WITH P RONOUNS

W HEN IS THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE USED ?  To talk about actions in progress  To talk about actions that are going on RIGHT NOW  The English equivalent is adding “ing” on the end of verbs

H OW IS THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE FORMED ?  Estar + Present Participle (ando/iendo)

REGULARS – C OMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF ESTAR AND HABLAR TO SAY THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING I am talkingWe are talking You (familiar/singular) are talkingYou (familiar/plural/Spain) are talking He, She, You (formal/singular) is/are talkingThey, You (formal/plural) are talking

M ÁS P RÁCTICA  I am taking out the trash.  Yo estoy sacando la basura.  She is vacuuming.  Ella está pasando la aspiradora.  We are eating olives.  Nosotros estamos comiendo las aceitunas.  You (formal/singular) are walking.  Usted está caminando.

M ÁS P RÁCTICA  They are making the bed.  Ellos están haciendo la cama.  She is dusting the house.  Ella está quitando el polvo de la casa.  You (familiar/plural/Spain) are cleaning.  Vosotros estáis limpiando.  He is sweeting the floor  Él está barriendo el suelo.

IRREGULARS- L EARN THE EXCEPTION Exception to the regular patterns ExamplesIrregular present participle When the stem of an er or ir verb ends in a vowel, change the iendo to yendo Leer Oír Traer Leyendo Oyendo Trayendo e  i stem-changing verbs have a vowel change in the stem Pedir Servir Repetir Pidiendo Sirviendo Repitiendo Some other verbs have a vowel change in the stem. These must be memorized! Decir Dormir Venir Diciendo Durmiendo Viniendo

PRONOUNS WITH P RESENT P ROGRESSIVE  What are the pronouns we have already learned? MeNos TeOs Lo/LaLos/Las MeNos TeOs LeLes MeNos TeOs Se

P RONOUN P LACEMENT  Pronouns go ________________ the conjugated verb (estar) OR ________________________ to the end of the present participle (comiendo/hablando/etc.)  EJEMPLO: I am buying it (the book)  Yo lo estoy comprando  Yo estoy comprándolo

ACCENTS WITH P RONOUNS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE  Accents are added to the ________________ syllable of the ____________________  Ejemplos:  I am drinking it (the coffee) Yo estoy bebiéndolo  She is making it (the bed) Ella está haciéndola.

M ÁS P RÁCTICA  I am buying it (the book).  Yo estoy comprándolo.  She is eating them (the squid)  Ella está comiéndolos  I am buying a dress for her.  Yo estoy comprándole un vestido.  They are telling him.  Ellos están diciéndole.

M ÁS P RÁCTICA  We are ordering it (the ham).  Estamos pidiéndolo.  You (formal/singular) are removing the dust from the window.  Usted está quitando el polvo de la ventana.  She is showering herself.  Ella está duchándose.  I am shaving myself.  Yo estoy afeitándome.  You (familiar/singular) are wahsing (yourself) your hands.  Tú estás lavandote las manos.