SER:  Day/Date  Occupation  Characteristics  Time  Origin  Relationship ESTAR:  Position  Location  Action (present progressive)  Condition  Emotion

“¿A dónde me iré de tu Espíritu? ¿Y a dónde huiré de tu presencia? Si subiere a los cielos, allí estás tú; Y si en el Seol hiciere mi estrado, he aquí, allí tú estás. Si tomare las alas del alba Y habitare en el extremo del mar, Aun allí me guiará tu mano,Y me asirá tu diestra.” Salmo ciento treinta y nueve versículos siete a diez

 In English: to express what is happening now or in the future › I am reading right now. › I am reading in class tomorrow.  In Spanish: ONLY to describe an action currently in progress › I am reading now. › NOT: I am reading tomorrow.

1. Los niños están cantando. › The children are singing. 2. El chico está tocando la guitarra. › The boy is playing the guitar. 3. Las chicas y yo estamos estudiando. › The girls and I are studying. 4. Estamos comiendo. › We are eating. 5. Tara está viviendo en esta casa. › Tara is living in this house.

1. How is Estar used? What is it matched to? 2. What do you need to do to the different verbs to make it a present participle? (present participle = “-ing” word) › AR verbs: › ER verbs: › IR verbs: 3. What is the basic format then for a present progressive sentence? What do you need to do?

 In Spanish you can express what is happening right now in 2 ways: › I am running.  Regular present tense: Yo corro.  Present Progressive: Yo estoy corriendo.  Spanish speakers would use the regular present tense much more than the Present Progressive.  Present progressive is only used for what is happening RIGHT NOW – tends to be used more as emphasis.

 2 main parts: › Estar (matched to subject) + › Present Participle (-ing word)

Estoy Estás Está Estamos Estáis Están

 -AR verbs: › Take of the –ar ending › Add –ando › Example:  hablar – ar = habl  Habl + ando = hablando

 -ER and -IR verbs: › Take of the –er or -ir ending › Add –iendo › -ER example:  beber – er = beb  beb + iendo = bebiendo › -IR example:  Asistir – ir = asist  Asist + iendo = asistiendo

 Cantar › Cantando  Comer › Comiendo  Vivir › Viviendo

 I am living. › Yo estoy viviendo.  You (s. inf.) are eating. › Tú estás comiendo.  You (s. form) are singing. › Usted está cantando.  He is running. › Él está corriendo.  It is raining. › Está lloviendo.

 We are camping. › Nosotros estamos acampando.  You all (inf.) are learning. › Vosotros estáis aprendiendo.  You all (formal) are teaching. › Ustedes están enseñando.  They are playing. › Ellos están jugando.

 Worksheet  Big quiz (ser vs. estar) Thursday! (includes written memory verse)  Memory verse Thursday or Friday (you’ll need to say it Thursday if you’re going to be gone on Friday)