THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

Presentación del tema: "THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

3 We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

4 POR EJEMPLO… Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads. Ellos están comiendo ensaladas They are eating salads.

5 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.

6 FORMING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE están comiendo Present tense form of “estar” Present participle

7 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE comiendo Stem of comer -er present participle ending

8 To make the present participle… Remove the ending of the verbs: -ar  ando -er /-ir verbs  iendo

9 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

10 BAILAR Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando Estáis bailando Están bailando

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

12 COMER Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo Estáis comiendo Están comiendo

13 ESCRIBIR Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo Estamos escribiendo Estáis escribiendo Están escribiendo

14 SOME IRREGULARS… LEER  LEYENDO IR  YENDO TRAER  TRAYENDO