The Present Progressive Tense

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1 The Present Progressive Tense
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2 Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

3 Present Progressive Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads.
They are eating salads.

4 Present Progressive We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.

5 Present Progressive Ellos están comiendo ensaladas.
They are eating salads. (right now)

6 Present Progressive están comiendo Present tense form of “estar”
participle

7 comiendo Present Progressive -er present participle Stem of ending
comer

8 Present Progressive To make the present participle, Use the endings:
iendo for -er / -ir verbs ando for -ar verbs

9 Present Progressive Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

10 TO DANCE We are dancing I am dancing You are dancing They are dancing
He, She, It is dancing

11 BAILAR Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando
Están bailando

12 TO EAT We are eating I am eating You are eating They are eating
He, She, It is eating

13 COMER Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo
Están comiendo

14 TO WRITE We are writing I am writing You are writing They are writing
He, She, It is writing

15 ESCRIBIR Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo
Estamos escribiendo Están escribiendo

16 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
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17 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
Do you remember your regular present progressive forms? To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

18 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.

19 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
Some verbs have irregular present participle forms. To form the present participle of -ir stem-changing verbs, the e in the infinitive form changes to i, and the o in the infinitive form changes to u.

20 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

21 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. creer: creyendo leer: leyendo traer: trayendo

22 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
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.

23 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
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.

24 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
¿Están Uds. esperando el autobús? Sí, lo estamos esperando. Or Sí, estamos esperándolo.