The Present Progressive Tense Página 278
Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.
Present Progressive Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads. They are eating salads.
Present Progressive We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.
Present Progressive Ellos están comiendo ensaladas. They are eating salads. (right now)
Present Progressive están comiendo Present tense form of “estar” Present participle
Present Progressive comiendo Stem of comer -er present participle ending
Present Progressive To make the present participle, Use the endings: iendo for -er / -ir verbs ando for -ar verbs
Present Progressive Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.
BAILAR Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando Están bailando
COMER Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo Están comiendo
ESCRIBIR Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo Estamos escribiendo Están escribiendo
The Present Participle Some verbs have stem changing present participle forms. For -ir the e changes to i, and the o changes to u.
The Present Participle Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo
The Present Participle In the following -er verbs, the i of - iendo changes to y. caer: cayendo leer: leyendo ir: yendo oír: oyendo destruir: destruyendo
The Present Participle 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.
The Present Participle 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.
The Present Participle Ahora me estoy bañando. Estoy bañándome. Las está ayudando. Está ayudándolas.