Lesson 3 Grammar A review of the tenses that you know.

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1 Lesson 3 Grammar A review of the tenses that you know

2 El Presente Progresivo Estar + the present participle. Describes what is happening right now.

3 Estar in the present tense. SingularPlural YoEstoyNosotrosEstamos TúEstásVosotrosEstáis Él Ella Ud. Está Ellos Ellas Uds. Están

4 The present participle (el gerundio) Regular –ar verbs add –ando Besarbesando Regular –er and –ir verbs add –iendo Corrercorriendo Escupir--escupiendo

5 Examples: Los Kings están jugando. Shawn está manejando su RX8. Yo estoy abrazando a mi hijo. Tú estás subiendo la escalera.

6 The present perfect Have ___________ed.

7 The Present Perfect in English The verb have/has + past participle Used to describe recent events: I have (just) eaten a worm. Theyve (just) hit me. Also used to describe a completed event in the past without indicating when it happened. Ive climbed Mt. Everest. (Sometime) Weve never smoked.

8 In Spanish the present perfect is formed by Haber + past participle. Haber YoHeNosotrosHemos TúTúHasVosotrosHabéis Él Ella Ud. Ha Ellos Ellas Uds. Han

9 Regular Past Participles -AR verbs cut off the –ar and add –ado Tirartirado -ER verbs cut off the –er and add –ido Comercomido -IR verbs cut off the –ir and add –ido Dormir--dormido

10 Examples: Tucker ha corrido enfrente del carro. Tucker has run in front of the car. He caído. I have fallen. Los hombres han comido la carne. The men have eaten the meat. ¿Has leído el libro? Have you read the book?

11 The Future Tense What we are going to do.

12 One way to express the future in Spanish is to use the verb IrIt is irregular, so it looks weird. Irto go YoVoyNosotrosVamos TúTúVasVosotros Él Ella Ud. Va Ellos Ellas Uds. Van

13 To express the future, use a form of the verb Ir + a + an infinitive (dictionary form of a verb). (Yo) voy a cortar el queso. Im going to cut the cheese. Ella va a leer los documentos hoy. She is going to read the documents today. (Nosotros) vamos a bailar la jula. We are going to dance the hula.