Present Progressive Tense

Present Progressive –ar Verbs-ar Verbs

• Explanation of Present Progressive in English• Explanation of Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar• Forming the Present Participle• Practice with the Present Progressive of –ar verbs• Translations with Present Progressive of –ar verbs

-er & -ir Verbs• Explanation of Present Progressive in English• Explanation of Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar• Forming the Present Participle• Practice with the Present Progressive of –er verbs• Translations with Present Progressive of –er verbs

-yendo verbs• Explanation of Present Progressive with -yendo• Practice with Present Progressive with –yendo• Translations with Present Progressive -yendo

The present progressive is used to say that an action is happening now.

Present Progressive in English

In English, we use 1. the present tense of “to be” plus 2. the present participle which ends in -ing.

I am reading.

In Spanish, we use the present tense of “estar” as the helping verb.

estar = ___________

Estoy = I am

Estás = You are

Está = He is She is You are

Estamos = We are

Están = They are You all are

to be

Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar

Forming the Present Participle of –ar verbs

To form the present participle:

-ando 2. add the following:

1. drop the ending of the infinitive:

bailar bail

Bailando - Dancing

Practice with Present Progressive –ar verbs

Él bailando.

bailar = to dance

está(He is

dancing.)

bailando = dancing

nadando = swimming

Ellos nadando.están

nadar = to swim

(They are swimming.)

trabajar = to work

trabajando = working

Los estudiantes y yo

trabajando.estámos

buscar

to look for

Mi compañera

buscando su tarea.está

esperar

to wait for, to expect

Mi amigo y yo te

esperando. estamos

usar

to use

Las chicas

usando las computadoras.

están

descansar

to rest

Mis padres descansando.están

Estudiar = _________to study

Say the following and remember to use:present tense of “estar” plus the present participle

I am studying. Yo estudiando.

Present Partciple (-ing): estudi ando

You are resting.

She is talking.

They are helping.

We are waiting.

estoy

Tú descansando.

estás

Ella hablando.está

Nosotros esperando.estamos

Ellas ayudando.están

Present Progressive in English

The present progressive is used to say that an action is happening now.

In English, we use: present tense of “to be” plus the present participle which ends in -ing.

I am reading.

Present Progressive in Spanish & Review of Estar

In Spanish, we use the present tense of “estar” plus the present participle.

estar= ___________

estoy

estás

está

estamos

están

to be

Forming the Present Participle of –er & -ir verbs

To form the present participle:

-iendo 2. add the following:

1. drop the ending of the infinitive:

comer com

comiendo

Practice with Present Progressive-er verbs

to rain

Afuera lloviendo.

llover

está

comer

to eat

Josefina comiendo. está

correr

to run

Los muchachos

corriendo.están

escribir

to write

Nosotros escribiendo.estamos

hacer

to do

El niño haciendoestála tarea.

Ver

to see

Juan y Juanita

viendo la televisión.

están

Present Progressive using -yendo

¡OJO! (Watch out!)

When the stem of an -er/ir verb ends in a vowel, use yendo.

To form the present participle:

-yendo

1. drop the ending of the infinitive:

leer le

Leyendo = reading

2. add the following:

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oír

to hear

oyendo

index

creer

to believe, to think

creyendo

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leer

to read

leyendo

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Marcos is reading the newspaper.

Marcos está leyendo el periodico.

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Yo estoy oyendo a los pajaros.

I am hearing the birds.

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