The present progressive is a verb tense used to say something is currently going on. Example: She is walking to school. In Spanish the present progressive has 2 parts: a form of “estar” and the present participle
Formas de estar Present Participle Remove -AR, -ER, or –IR and replace with either -ando or –iendo. Ejemplo: Hablar Hablando Comer Comiendo Escribir Escribiendo yoestoynosotrosestamos tútú estás él/ella/Ud.estáellos/ellas/ Uds. están
She is walking Ella está caminando They are singing Ellos están cantando We are writing Nosotros estamos escribiendo
In the present progressive some of the present participles have irregular forms. VerbMeaningParticiple DecirTo saydiciendo PedirTo ask forpidiendo RepetirTo repeatrepitiendo SeguirTo follow, to continue siguiendo ServirTo servesirviendo VestirTo dressvisitiendo CreerTo believecreyendo LeerTo readleyendo DormirTo sleepdurmiendo TraerTo bringtrayendo