The Present Progressive Tense Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening.

Presentación del tema: "The Present Progressive Tense Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 The Present Progressive Tense

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

4 Present Progressive Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads. 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 Present Progressive Ellos están comiendo ensaladas. They are eating salads. (right now)

7 Present Progressive están comiendo Present tense form of “estar” Present participle

8 Present Progressive comiendo Stem of comer -er present participle ending

9 Present Progressive To make the present participle, Use the endings: iendo for -er / -ir verbs ando for -ar verbs

10 Present Progressive Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

11 TO DANCE I am dancing You are dancing He, She, It is dancing We are dancing They are dancing

12 BAILAR Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando Están bailando

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

14 COMER Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo Están comiendo

15 TO WRITE I am writing You are writing He, She, It is writing We are writing They are writing

16 ESCRIBIR Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo Estamos escribiendo Están escribiendo

17 PRACTICE JOSE COME TACOS NOSOTROS APRENDEMOS INGLES ALFREDO DUERME MI MAMA TOCA EL PIANO ELLOS VIVEN EN QUITO YO DIGO LA VERDAD JORGE OYE LA RADIO

18 ANSWER VAS A HABLAR ESPANOL? ESTOY HABLANDO ESPANOL VAS A ESTUDIAR ITALIANO? VAS A TRABAJAR AHORA? VAS A DESAYUNAR AQUI? VAS A ALMORZAR CON TU MAMA? VAS A LLEVAR EL LIBRO? VAS A CANTAR EN INGLES? VAS A PREPARAR LA CENA? VAS A ESCUCHAR LA RADIO?