AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008 The present progressive
¿Qué estás haciendo ahora mismo? ¿Qué estás haciendo en un momento preciso? El Presente Progresivo
hoypasadofuturo ¡Ahora mismo! The present progressive describes an action that is in process at the moment we are talking.
-ar = -ando -er/-ir = -iendo 2 parts Present tense forms of ESTAR Present Participle of the main verb (gerund) estoy estamos estás estáis está están + Formation of the present continuous
Present Participle / Gerund = -ing InfinitivoParticipio hablar hablando comer comiendo vivir viviendo estudiar estudiando
In English you can say: I am working right now or I am working tomorrow *** In Spanish you cannot do this. The progressive in Spanish is ONLY used to describe an action that is in process at the moment we are talking (ahora mismo). *** In Spanish we can use the expression IR + A + Infinitive to refer to the near future (tomorrow). Estoy trabajando ahora mismo. Voy a trabajar mañana.
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008
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AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008
¿Quién es?
La prensa rosa
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008 salir subir conducir recoger llevar
Translate what the photographers are saying into Spanish: 1)Quick! Piqué is driving his car. 2)Piqué is picking up Shakira. 3)Piqué is taking Shakira to the airport. 4)Look! Shakira is leaving the house. 5)Shakira is getting into the car. ?
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008 Estoy levantándome Estoy lavándome
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008
Juan está visitiéndose
Me levanto Te levantas Se levanta Nos levantamos Os levantáis Se levantan Normally the pronoun goes in front of the verb.
Voy a levantarme I am going to get up However, with an infinitive the pronoun goes at the end. Va a levantar__ He is going to get up
Estoy levantándome I am getting up With the present participle the pronoun also goes at the end. Está levantándo__ He is getting up
1.I wash (myself) 2.You wash (yourself) 3.I am going to wash (myself) 4.You are going to wash (yourself) 5.I am washing (myself) 6.You are washing (yourself)
Me levantoEstoy levantándome Me lavoEstoy lavándome Te quieroEstoy queriéndote Te esperoEstoy esperándote enloquecerse = to go mad Estoy enloqueciéndome ahogarse = to drown Estoy ahogándome cambiarse = to change yourself Estoy cambiándome
comprender regresar repetir alcanzar mezclar perdonar cambiar esperar querer ahogarse enloquecerse borrar
queriendo mezclando queriéndote cambiándome esperándote ahogándomeenloqueciéndome What do the following mean?
Shakira
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008 Shakira
Write the Spanish for: 1.I am listening. 2.You (singular) are eating. 3.They are playing. 4.We are reading. (spelling change) 5.You (plural) are believing. (spelling change) 6.They are washing (themselves). 7.I am going mad. (enloquecerse)
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008 ¿Qué está pasando?
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008 ¿Qué está pasando?