The present progressive El presente progresivo

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The present progressiveEl presente progresivo

• Present tense of estar present participle
  helping verb of the main
  verb

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• ANTE TODO
• Both Spanish and English use the present
  progressive.
• In both languages, it consists of the present
  tense of the verb to be and the present
  participle (gerund the -ing form of the verb in
  English).
• Estoy escuchando. (escuchar)
• I am listening.
• Carlos está corriendo. (correr)
• Carlos is running.
• Ella está escribiendo una carta. (escribir)
• She is writing a letter.

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• The present progressive is formed with the
  present tense of estar (helping verb) and the
  present participle (gerund/-ing form) of the main
  verb. It is a compound verb tense because it has
  two parts.
• Pescar
• FORM OF ESTAR PRESENT PARTICIPLE
• Estoy pescando.
• I am fishing.
• Comer
• FORM OF ESTAR PRESENT PARTICIPLE
• Estamos comiendo.
• We are eating.

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• The present participle of regular ar, er, and
  ir verbs is formed as follows
• INFINITIVE STEM ENDING PRESENT PARTICIPLE
• hablar ? habl- ? -ando ? hablando
• comer ? com- ? -iendo ? comiendo
• escribir ? escrib- ? -iendo ? escribiendo
• NOTE Each verb has only ONE
  present participle that always ends in o.

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• ATENCIÓN!
• When the stem of an er or ir verb ends in a
  vowel, the present participle ends in yendo. (i
  changes to y)
• leer ? le ? leyendo
• oír ? o ? oyendo
• traer ? tra ? trayendo

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• Ir, poder, and venir have irregular present
  participles (yendo, pudiendo, viniendo), but
  these verbs are rarely used in the present
  progressive.
• Several other verbs have irregular present
  participles that you will need to learn.
• -Ir stem-changing verbs have a stem change in the
  present participle.

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-ir stem-changing verbs MEMORIZE THESE

• eie in the present tense e ? i in the present
  participle
• preferir ? prefiriendo
• sentir ? sintiendo
• ei in the present tense e ? i in the present
  participle
• conseguir ? consiguiendo
• pedir ? pidiendo
• seguir ? siguiendo
• oue in the present tense o ? u in the present
  participle
• dormir ? durmiendo

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COMPARE CONTRAST

• The use of the present progressive is much more
  restricted in Spanish than in English. In
  Spanish, the present progressive is mainly used
  to emphasize that an action is in progress at the
  time of speaking.
• Inés está escuchando música latina ahora mismo.
• Inés is listening to Latin music right now.
• Álex y su amigo todavía están jugando al fútbol.
• Álex and his friend are still playing soccer.

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COMPARE CONTRAST

• In English, the present progressive is often used
  to talk about situations and actions that occur
  over an extended period of time or in the future.
  In Spanish, the simple present tense is often
  used instead. (For future, you can also use
  irainfinitive to express going to.)
• Javier estudia computación este semestre.
• Javier is studying computer science this
  semester.
• Inés y Maite salen mañana para los Estados
  Unidos.
• Inés and Maite are leaving tomorrow for the
  United States.

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• INTÉNTALO! Create complete sentences by putting
  the verbs in the present progressive.
• 1. Mis amigos / descansar en la playa
• Mis amigos están descansando en la playa.
• 2. Nosotros / practicar deportes
• Nosotros estamos practicando deportes.
• 3. Carmen / comer
• Carmen está comiendo.

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• 4. Nuestro equipo / ganar el partido
• Nuestro equipo está ganando el partido.
• 5. Yo / leer el periódico
• Yo estoy leyendo el periódico.
• 6. Él / pensar en comprar una bicicleta
• Él está pensando en comprar una bicicleta.

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• 7. Ustedes / jugar a las cartas
• Ustedes están jugando a las cartas.
• 8. José y Francisco / dormir
• José y Francisco están durmiendo.
• 9. Marisa / leer correo electrónico
• Marisa está leyendo correo electrónico.

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• 10. Yo / preparar sándwiches
• Yo estoy preparando sándwiches.
• 11. Carlos / tomar fotos
• Carlos está tomando fotos.
• 12. dormir / tú?
• Estás durmiendo tú?