Present Progressive Grammar essential #46
Present Progressive What is it? It is used when action is happening in the present. Present progressive has a formula Formula: –estar (present tense) + present participle.
Making present participle Present participles end in –ing and are part of a verb phrase. Present participles can be used as gerunds (nouns). If it is regular and the infinitive ends in –ar, add –ando to the stem. If it is regular and the infintive ends in –er/-ir, add –iendo to the stem.
Making of present participle There are irregular present participles: poder pudiendo traer trayendo venir viniendo decir diciendo ir yendo
Making of present participle If i is surrounded with e or o, it changes to y. If the stem ends in a vowel, add –y. creer creyendo
Making of present participle Stem changes can only happen if –it is a stem changer in the present tense. –it ends –ir. and it will change o u or e i
Present progressive Formula –Estar (present tense) + present participle Estar in the present tense. estoyestamos estásestáis estáestán Translate: –She is cleaning. To clean = limpiar Estar (present tense) + present participle Ella está limpiando.