Present Progressive: Irregular Forms

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1 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms
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2 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)

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

4 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.

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

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

7 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.

8 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.

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