El presente progresivo

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El presente progresivo

• Means that the action is happening at that very
  time (ahora mismo)
• I am reading this sentence.
• Estoy leyendo esta oración.
• We are learning in class.
• Estamos aprendiendo en clase.

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1. Conjugate estar2. Follow with present
participle To form 1. remove infinitive
ending 2. add -ando for -ar verbs, -iendo for
-er and -ir verbs
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no e ? ie changes!e ? i still to io ? ue
change instead to uinfinitives that end
with a vowel before the ending have a spelling
change -iendo ? -yendo
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What about pronouns?

• Pronouns come before the conjugated verb or can
  be attached to the present participle.
• Pedro se está duchando.
• Pedro está duchándose.
• (Pedro is taking a shower.)
• Le estoy hablando.
• Estoy hablándole.
• (I am talking to him.)

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Expanded Understanding

• Present tense is used to describe actions that
  are repeated or are planned present progressive
  is more specific!
• Voy a clase. Im going to class.
• Estoy yendo a clase. Im going to class (right
  now).
• Hablamos español. We speak Spanish.
• Estamos hablando español. We are speaking Spanish
  (right now).

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Ejemplos - Qué significan?

• Estoy bailando.
• Estás aprendiendo.
• Él me está hablando.
• Estamos leyendo.
• Estáis pidiéndole café a ella.
• Ellos se están acostando.

• I am dancing.
• You are learning.
• He is talking to me.
• We are reading.
• You all are ordering coffee from her.
• They are going to bed.

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Al libro!

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