Lear S AYING W HAT IS H APPENING : P RESENT P ROGRESSIVE
WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY THAT AN ACTION IS HAPPENING NOW USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE To form the Present Progressive you need: the present tense of estar + the present participle
ESTAR = TO BE estoy estás estáis estamos está están
F ORMING THE P RESENT PARTICIPLE To form the present participle of a verb, drop the ending of the infinitive and add –ando or –iendo.
FOR – AR VERBS Remove the –ar ending and add –ando. esperar (to wait) esperando Forming the present participle.
FOR – ER / IR VERBS Remove the –er/ir ending and add –iendo. comer to eat comiendo escribir to write escribiendo Forming the present participle.
ORTHOGRAPHIC SPELLING CHANGES When the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a vowel, change the –iendo to -yendo. leer_________ oír creer _________
NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER hablar- to speak; to talk estás hablando estamos hablando estáis hablando Present Progressive
NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER ver- to see estoy viendo está viendo estáis viendo están viendo Present Progressive