Present Progressive: Irregular Forms P. 171 Realidades 2
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Do you remember your regular present progressive forms? To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)
Yo estoyNosotros estamos Tú estásvosotros estáis Ud.Uds. Él estáellosestán Ellaellas
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Some verbs have irregular present participle forms. To form the present participle of -ir stem-changing verbs, the e in the infinitive form changes to i, and the o in the infinitive form changes to u. -ar & -er stem-changing verbs do NOT have a stem-change.
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms For -er /-ir verbs whose stem ends with a vowel, the i of - iendo changes to y. creer: creyendo leer: leyendo traer: trayendo Ir: yendo
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms When you use pronouns with the present progressive, you can put them before the conjugated form of estar or attach them to the present participle.
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Notice that if a pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is needed. Write the accent mark over the vowel that is normally stressed in the present tense.
Present Progressive: Irregular Forms ¿Están Uds. esperando el autobús? Sí, lo estamos esperando. Or Sí, estamos esperándolo.