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Describing an action in progress- What’s happening right now

We use the verb “to be” followed by a verb ending in “-ing”

Ex.: I am eating.

We use the verb “to be” followed by a verb ending in “-ing”

Ex.: I am eating.

*The word “eating” is referred to as the present participle.

Can you figure out how to form the present progressive in Spanish?

Yo estoy jugando fútbol .

Yo estoy jugando fútbol . Tú estás jugando fútbol .

Yo estoy jugando fútbol . Tú estás jugando fútbol . Gino está jugando fútbol .

Yo estoy jugando fútbol . Tú estás jugando fútbol . Gino está jugando fútbol . Nosotros estamos jugando fútbol .

Yo estoy jugando fútbol . Tú estás jugando fútbol . Gino está jugando fútbol . Nosotros estamos jugando fútbol . Yvette y Andy están jugando fútbol .

Yo estoy comiendo.

Yo estoy comiendo. Tú estás comiendo.

Yo estoy comiendo. Tú estás comiendo. Gino está comiendo.

Yo estoy comiendo. Tú estás comiendo. Gino está comiendo. Nosotros estamos comiendo.

Yo estoy comiendo. Tú estás comiendo. Gino está comiendo. Nosotros estamos comiendo. Marta y Emma están comiendo.

What verb is used first to form the present progressive in Spanish?

What verb is used first to form the present progressive in Spanish?

ESTAR

Sujeto (Subject) Estar – to be

 Yo (I) Estoy

Tú (You) Estás

Él/Ella/Usted

(He/She/You-

formal)

Está

Nosotros/Nosotras

(We)

Estamos

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

(They/They/Y’all)

Están

Use the correct form of the verb “estar”

Ex. If you want to state that Sara is speaking. Use the verb form – está-

Sara está…

After determining who the sentence is about and choosing the correct verb, you must form the present participle.

To form the present participle for a verb ending in –ar, what ending is used for the verb representing the action being performed?

*In other words, how do you form the present participle for verbs ending in –ar?

Ex.: If the person is currently speaking, hablar, what ending is used that represents the –ing- ending in English?

Sara is speaking.

Ex.: If the person is currently speaking, hablar, what ending is used that represents the –ing- ending in English?

Sara is speaking.

Hablar - hablando.

Ex.: If the person is currently speaking, hablar, what ending is used that represents the –ing- ending in English?

Sara is speaking.

Hablar - hablando.

Sara está hablando.

To form the present participle for a verb ending in –er or -ir, what ending is used for the verb representing the action being performed?

*In other words, how do you form the present participle for verbs ending in –er or -ir?

Ex.: If the person is currently eating, comer, what ending is used that represents the –ing- ending in English?

Sara is eating.

Ex.: If the person is currently eating, comer, what ending is used that represents the –ing- ending in English?

Sara is eating.

Sara está comiendo.

To form the present progressive in Spanish:

1.Use the correct form of the verb estar + 2.The present participle ending for the verb

being performed, -ando or –iendo.

I am speaking. Yo estoy hablando.

I am eating. Yo estoy comiendo.

Leer (to read) leyendo

Traer (to bring)trayendo

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1. We are traveling. (viajar)2. Leroy is singing. (cantar)3. I am living in Dorchester. (vivir)4. Janifer and Johana are reading. (leer)5. You are leaving. (salir)