Present Progressive. Present Progressive : Expresses an action in progress or an action currently taking place. Ejemplos: I am talking. You are writing.

Presentación del tema: "Present Progressive. Present Progressive : Expresses an action in progress or an action currently taking place. Ejemplos: I am talking. You are writing."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Present Progressive

2 Present Progressive : Expresses an action in progress or an action currently taking place. Ejemplos: I am talking. You are writing. We are sitting in class. Present Progressive : Expresses an action in progress or an action currently taking place. Ejemplos: I am talking. You are writing. We are sitting in class.

3 Important To make the “present progressive” in Spanish, you use the verb “estar” and a “present participle.”

4 formula Estar + Present Participle = Present Progressive

5 Estar (to be) yo estoy nosotros estamos tú estás él/ella/Ud. está ellos/ellas/Uds. están yo estoy nosotros estamos tú estás él/ella/Ud. está ellos/ellas/Uds. están

6 Present Participle is like adding “-ing” to a verb in English Ejemplos: talking, speaking, running, breathing, etc... is like adding “-ing” to a verb in English Ejemplos: talking, speaking, running, breathing, etc...

7 Spanish present participle To make a present participle in Spanish, add “-ando” to the stem of an -AR verb, and “-iendo” to the stem of an -ER or -IR verb.

8 Present Participle Examples Infinitive Stem Present Participle hablar (to speak) habl hablando (speaking) comer (to eat) com comiendo (eating) vivir (to live) viv viviendo (living) Infinitive Stem Present Participle hablar (to speak) habl hablando (speaking) comer (to eat) com comiendo (eating) vivir (to live) viv viviendo (living)

9 4 irregular present participles leer (to read) → leyendo (reading) traer (to bring) → trayendo (bringing) oír (to hear) → oyendo (hearing) caer (to fall) → cayendo (falling) leer (to read) → leyendo (reading) traer (to bring) → trayendo (bringing) oír (to hear) → oyendo (hearing) caer (to fall) → cayendo (falling)

10 Present Progressive Examples Estoy hablando. (I am speaking.) Estás leyendo. ( You are reading.) Ella está comiendo. (She is eating.) Estamos saliendo. (We are leaving.) Ustedes están cayendo. (You all are falling.) Estoy hablando. (I am speaking.) Estás leyendo. ( You are reading.) Ella está comiendo. (She is eating.) Estamos saliendo. (We are leaving.) Ustedes están cayendo. (You all are falling.)

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12 What does the present progressive do? Expresses an action in progress or an action currently taking place.

13 What two components do you need to make the present progressive? ______ + ________ = present progressive What two components do you need to make the present progressive? ______ + ________ = present progressive Estar Present Participle

14 What ending do you add to the stem of an -AR verb to make the present participle? ando

15 What ending do you add to the stem of an -ER or -IR verb to make the present participle? iendo

16 What are the 4 irregular present participles? cayendo (falling) oyendo (hearing) leyendo (reading) trayendo (bringing) cayendo (falling) oyendo (hearing) leyendo (reading) trayendo (bringing)

17 Make the present participle of... Hablar Hablando

18 Make the present participle of... Comer comiendo

19 Make the present participle of... Leer leyendo

20 Translate to English Estoy bailando. I am dancing.

21 Translate to English Estamos estudiando. We are studying.

22 How would you say this in Spanish? She is walking (caminar). Ella está caminando.

23 How would you say this in Spanish? We are singing. (cantar) Estamos cantando. Estamos cantando.

24 Práctica Change the following sentences from the present tense to the present progressive: 1. Yo practico baloncesto. (practicar) 2. Marta y Ana juegan voleibol. (jugar) 3. Ellos leen un libro. (leer) 4. Tú bebes un refresco. (beber) 5. Nosotros comemos en la cafetería. (comer) Change the following sentences from the present tense to the present progressive: 1. Yo practico baloncesto. (practicar) 2. Marta y Ana juegan voleibol. (jugar) 3. Ellos leen un libro. (leer) 4. Tú bebes un refresco. (beber) 5. Nosotros comemos en la cafetería. (comer)

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