EL (PRESENTE) PROGRESIVO Español 5 SER VS. ESTAR.

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1 EL (PRESENTE) PROGRESIVO Español 5 SER VS. ESTAR

2 Formula ESTAR + THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE Equivalent to TO BE + -ING

3 Forms of ESTAR Estoy estabaestaré Estásestabasestarás Estáestabaestará Estamos estábamosestaremos Estánestabanestarán TELLS WHO IS/WAS/WILL BE DOING SOMETHING

4 Tense of estar The tense of estar can be manipulated: Was doing: Estaba, estabas, etc. (Imperfect Indicative) Will be doing: Estaré, estarás, etc. (Future)

5 Formation of the Present Participle Also called the GERUND Drop –AR and add –ANDO Drop –ER and add –IENDO Drop –IR and add –IENDO Tells WHAT someone is doing Does not change according to subject

6 Stem changing verbs: -AR & -ER -AR and –ER stem changers DO NOT have a stem change in the present participle/gerund. Pensar = pensando Contar = contando Jugar = jugando Querer = queriendo Volver = volviendo

7 -IR Stem changing verbs Have the following stem changes in the present participle (like preterite slipper): If the vowel in question is E: E – I Sentir = SINTIENDO Pedir = PIDIENDO If the vowel in question is O: O – U Dormir = DURMIENDO

8 IRREGULAR PRESENT PARTICIPLES Venir = Viniendo Poder = Pudiendo Decir = diciendo

9 Ir, oír, verbs ending in – aer, -eer, & -uir (NOT – GUIR) Ir = yendo Oír = Oyendo Traer = Trayendo Leer = Leyendo Construir = Construyendo Distribuir = Distribuyendo

10 Verbs that can be substituted for ESTAR Continuar Continuamos estudiando español Seguir Sigo trabajando como profesora. Ir Los estudiantes van corriendo a la escuela porque está lloviendo.

11 REFLEXIVE VERBS: Placement of pronoun The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, or se) must agree with the subject of estar. The reflexive pronoun can come before the form of estar: ME ESTOY ARREGLANDO Or it can be placed after the present participle, to which it is attached: Estoy arreglándome.

12 Rule for REFLEXIVE verbs when pronoun attached to present participle When the reflexive pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent must be added. The accent is placed on the next to the last syllable of the present participle to maintain the stress pattern (the a in – ando or the e in -iendo. Preparándome Levantándote Maquillándose Afeitándonos Vistiéndose