Caught in the act: The Present Progressive The present progressive is used when the action is happening RIGHT NOW.

Present Progressive is the equivalent of the English –ING. It will be used with a helping verb: AM ARE IS

Present Progressive is different than present tense: Present Tense: happening in general Estudio inglés. I am studying English. (It’s in my schedule this year.) Present Progressive: happening right now (at this moment) Estoy estudiando inglés. I am studying English. (Studying right now for a test tomorrow.)

En la foto, los perros están jugando con el dinosaurio The dogs are playing with the dinosaur (right now).

La chica está sacando fotos. The girl is taking pictures (right now).

El hombre está leyendo las instrucciones. The man is reading the instructions (right now).

Pause for practice… Actividades I y II

Actividad I 1.present 2.present progressive 3.present 4.present progressive 5.present progressive

Actividad II 1.I am teaching Spanish. 2.We are walking to my aunt’s house after school. 3.They are eating fried chicken for dinner.

Did you notice that in both the English and Spanish examples there were TWO verbs? Don’t forget – the progressive tense uses a helping verb (am/are/is) plus a present participle.

TO FORM THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, CONJUGATE ESTAR IN THE PRESENT TENSE AND ADD A PRESENT PARTICIPLE: EstoyEstamos EstásEstáis EstáEstán -ANDO (for –AR verbs) +-IENDO (for –ER/-IR verbs) ESTARPRESENT PARTICIPLE

Pause for practice… Actividades III, IV y V

Actividad III 1.estoy 2.estamos 3.está

Actividad IV 1.lavar 2.arreglar 3.correr

Actividad V 1.está haciendo 2.están estudiando 3.estoy hablando 4.está yendo (note the irregular participle) 5.estás compartiendo

There are some problematic present participles that you will be working with in level 2. They fall into two categories.

O > UE stem-changers change O > U Venir (ie, i) Divertir (ie, i) Morir (ue, u) Stem-changing -IR verbs continue to stem-change in the participle form: (and this applies to ONLY –IR stem-changers) E > IE and E > I stem-changers change E > I viniendo divirtiendo muriendo

Therefore, the “I” that sits between the vowels changes to “Y”. Traer Leer Creer -ER and –IR verbs whose stem ends in a vowel will also have a spelling change. Trayendo Leyendo Creyendo Traiendo Leiendo Creiendo The vowel from the end of the stem and the “IE” from the ending –IENDO form a tripthong, which are problematic in Spanish. Other verbs that have this spelling change include: oír, destruir, and caer.

Actividad VI 1.está repitiendo 2.estás trayendo 3.estamos leyendo 4.están diciendo 5. ¿Qué estás pidiendo para el almuerzo? 6. Ellos están sacando fotos al concierto.

So… what do you remember? 1. When you do use the present progressive? When you want to say what is happening right now. 2. How do you form the present progressive? Conjugate ESTAR in present tense and add a present participle. 3. What is the participle ending for –AR verbs? For –ER/-IR verbs? -ANDO and -IENDO 4. What type of infinitive has a stem-changing participle? A stem-changing –IR verb 5. Give an example of a participle that ends in –YENDO. LEYENDO, CREYENDO, OYENDO, TRAYENDO, DESTRUYENDO and CAYENDO