The Present Participle

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1 The Present Participle
Page 201 – Chp. 5 AVSR1 Realidades 3

2 The Present Participle
The present participle conveys a sense of ongoing action. To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

3 The Present Participle
doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.

4 The Present Participle
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 The Present Participle
Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

6 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

7 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.

8 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.

9 The Present Participle
Ahora me estoy bañando. Estoy bañándome. Las está ayudando. Está ayudándolas.