El presente progresivo To use the present progressive in Spanish the ACTION must be happening right now.
El presente progresivo Estar- EstoyEstamos Estás EstáEstán I amWe are You are He/sheThey/y’all You are are + _verbo__-ando/-iendo + __verb____-ing___
El presente progresivo Present participles: Hablar = hablando = speaking Comer = comiendo = eating Escribir = escribiendo = writing Leer = leyendo = reading Creer = creyendo = believing
El presente progresivo NOTHING can come between estar and the participle- no exceptions: Ellos no están mirando la tele. ¿Estás comprendiendo tú la lección? In Spanish using the present tense is much more common than the present progressive: Yo voy a la tienda. = I am going to the store. Comemos a la una. = We are eating at 1:00. Participles do not stem-change. = encontrar = encontrando
Ejemplos: 1. He is learning- 2. They are running- 3. I am not taking- 4. Are you wearing..?- 5. You(f/pl) are doing 6. We are opening- 7. The store is closing- 8. You are not thinking- 9. She is believing- Él está aprendiendo Ellos están corriendo No estoy tomando ¿Estás llevando…? Uds. están haciendo Estamos abriendo La tienda está cerrando Tú no estás pensando Ella está creyendo