Learn%20how%20to%20say%20what%20is%20happening%20RIGHT%20NOW

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The Present Progressive

• Learn how to say what is happening RIGHT NOW

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Purpose to say what is happening right now

• To form the present progressive, use a CONJUGATED
  form of estar (andar, ir, seguir, venir) with
  the present participle.
• Form the present participle by replacing the
  ar/er/ir ending with
• -ando (-ar verbs)
• -iendo (er/ir verbs)

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Examples
1st step Determine your subject and conjugate
estar to say is The
chicken is El pollo está 2nd step Determine
the verb (the thing that is happening
right now) volar (to fly) 3rd step
add present participle ending volar ? vol ?
volando
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Tadaaa!

• The chicken is flying

• Present progressive

• El pollo está volando.

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Lets practice

• Kathy will be cleaning. (limpiar)
• Kathy estará limpiando.
• Jerry was studying. (estudiar)
• Jerry estaba estudiando.
• Hannah is singing. (cantar)
• Hannah está cantando.

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More practice

• We were washing the car.
• Nosotros estábamos lavando el carro.
• They will be talking.
• Ellos estarán hablando.
• You are working too much (demasiado).
• Tú estás trabajando demasiado.

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If you have a vowel left after dropping the
er/-ir ending

• When the stem of an er / -ir verb ends in vowel
• Leer ? le
• Oír ? o
• TRAer ? tra

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You cannot add iendo

• Instead add yendo
• Leer ? le ? leyendo
• Oír ? o ? oyendo
• TRAER ? TRA ? TRAYENDO
• Mi abuela está leyendo

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Watch out for

• REIR ? RIENDO
• SONREIR ? SONRIENDO
• MI ABUELA ESTÁ SONRIENDO

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Only do stem-change in IR verbs

• Present Tense changes
• Dormir (ue)
• Pedir (i)
• Servir (i)
• Venir (ie)

• Present Progressive
• O ? U
• E ? I
• Juan está durmiendo
• DO change in nosotros too!!!!

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Practice

• El gato/dormir
• El perro/comer
• Nosotros/leer
• Ellos/servir la comida
• Yo/estudiar
• Mi profesora/escribir
• Juan/leer el libro
• Mi amiga/dormir en la clase
• Mis vecinos (neighbors)/tener una fiesta