Present Progressive

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Present Progressive
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Review of the present tense

• The present tense in Spanish can be translated
  three ways in English. Consider the following
  example
• Yo juego al básquetbol.
• I play basketball.
• I do play basketball.
• I am playing basketball.

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• When a speaker wants to emphasize that an
  activity is currently ongoing, the present
  progressive is used. It is the same as saying,
  I am playing basketball.

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Present Progressive

• The present progressive is formed by conjugating
  the verb estar and following it with the gerund
  of another verb. In English, gerunds end with
  ing (walking, playing, etc.) In Spanish, they
  end with ando or iendo.

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• I am playing basketball. (right now)
• Estoy jugando al básquetbol.

main verb
gerund
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• Estoy hablando con mi novia.
• Estamos esperando al doctor.
• Están bebiendo limonada.
• Notice that the gerund is not modified for
  gender, number, or anything else.

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Gerund endings for ar, er and ir verbs
Just like when conjugating a verb, the ar, er
or ir is cut off, and the appropriate ending is
added. Remember that the gerunds are not
conjugated only the verb estar is conjugated.
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Irregular Gerunds

• Verbs that end with aer or eer have irregular
  gerunds. For these verbs, yendo is used
  instead of iendo.
• Ex. Ella está leyendo un libro.
• Similarly, the gerund for the verb ir is yendo.
• Ex. Estamos yendo a la biblioteca.
• There are occasional other spelling changes.
• Ex. dormir ? durmiendo