The Present Progressive

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The Present Progressive
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• Remember we use the present tense to talk about
  an action that regularly takes place, or that is
  happening right now.
• ejemplo Marta lava los platos.
• Marta washes the dishes.
• Marta is washing the dishes.

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• When you want to EMPHASIZE that an action is
  happing right now, you use the present
  progressive tense.
• ejemplo Marta está lavando los platos.
• Marta is washing the dishes.

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How to do it

• the present tense forms of estar
• the present participle
• ___________________________
• the present progressive tense

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Lets review estar
(nosotros) estamos
(yo) estoy
(vosotros) estáis
(tú) estás
(ellos/ellas, Uds.) están
(él/ella, Ud.) está
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Lets talk about the present participle

• The present participle is formed by dropping the
  ending of the infinitive and adding
• -ando -ar verbs
• -iendo -er/ -ir verbs

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What would the present participle of these verbs
be?

1. escuchar
2. manejar
3. lavar
4. correr
5. escribir

• escuchando
• manejando
• lavando
• corriendo
• escribiendo

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Lets practicePlease put these sentences in
the present progressive tense.

• Carlos is studying.
• Carlos está estudiando.
• I am talking on the phone.
• Estoy hablando por teléfono.
• We are memorizing vocab.
• Estamos aprendiendo de memoria el vocabulario.
• They are listening to music.
• Están escuchando música.

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The Present Progressive

• Irregular Present Participles

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Irregular present participle forms

• -ir stem-changing verbs
• decir
• pedir
• repetir
• seguir
• servir

diciendo pidiendo repitiendo siguiendo sirviendo
What happens? The e in the infinitive changes to
i!
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Irregular present participle forms

• -ir stem-changing verbs
• dormir
• morir

durmiendo muriendo
What happens? The o in the infinitive changes to
u!
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Irregular present participle forms
creyendo leyendo trayendo

• -er stem-changing verbs
• creer
• leer
• traer

What happens? The i of iendo changes to y!
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Lets practicePlease put these sentences in
the present progressive tense.

• Carmen is sleeping.
• Carmen está durmiendo.
• We are getting dressed.
• Estamos vistiendo.
• The teacher is repeating the homework.
• El profesor está repitiendo la tarea.
• You (fam.) are reading my favorite book.
• Tú estás leyendo mi libro favorito.
• The girls are bringing salads.
• Las chicas están trayendo ensaladas.