LEARN HOW TO SAY WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW The Present Progressive
Purpose: to say what is happening right now To form the present progressive, use a CONJUGATED form of “estar” (andar, ir, seguir, venir) with the present participle. Form the present participle by replacing the “ar/er/ir” ending with: -ando (-ar verbs) -iendo (er/ir verbs)
Examples 1st step: Determine your subject and conjugate estar to say “is” The chicken is:El pollo está 2nd step: Determine the verb (the thing that is happening right now) volar (to fly) 3rd step: add present participle ending: volar vol volando
The chicken is flying Present progressive El pollo está volando. Tadaaa!
Let’s practice Kathy will be cleaning. (limpiar) Kathy estará limpiando. Jerry was studying. (estudiar) Jerry estaba estudiando. Hannah is singing. (cantar) Hannah está cantando.
More practice We were washing the car. Nosotros estábamos lavando el carro. They will be talking. Ellos estarán hablando. You are working too much (demasiado). Tú estás trabajando demasiado.
WHEN THE STEM OF AN –ER / -IR VERB ENDS IN VOWEL: LEER LE OÍR O TRAER TRA If you have a vowel left after dropping the –er/-ir ending
INSTEAD ADD “YENDO” LEER LE LEYENDO OÍR O OYENDO TRAER TRA TRAYENDO “MI ABUELA ESTÁ LEYENDO” You cannot add “iendo”
REIR RIENDO SONREIR SONRIENDO “MI ABUELA ESTÁ SONRIENDO” Watch out for…
Only do stem-change in “IR” verbs Present Tense changes Dormir (ue) Pedir (i) Servir (i) Venir (ie) Present Progressive O U E I Juan está durmiendo *DO change in nosotros too!!!! *
Practice El gato/dormir El perro/comer Nosotros/leer Ellos/servir la comida Yo/estudiar Mi profesora/escribir Juan/leer el libro Mi amiga/dormir en la clase Mis vecinos (neighbors)/tener una fiesta