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Present Progressive Tense Verbs

Present Progressive Tense Verbs. Explanation and conjugations. Present Progressive Tense Notes. 4 Present progressive tense

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Present Progressive Tense Verbs

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  1. Present Progressive Tense Verbs Explanation and conjugations

  2. Present Progressive Tense Notes 4 Present progressive tense To form the present progressive, simply conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with the present participle(also called a gerund/gerundio). (The present participle/gerund is merely the "-ing" form of a verb.) Ex: I am talking Estoyhablando. He is eating Estácomiendo estoy estamos How to form gerundiosof regular verbs: 1: drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) 2: add –ando for –ar verbs and –iendo for –er/-ir verbs estás estáis gerundio está están hablando comiendo viviendo

  3. Continuation of notes When to use it • In English, present progressive can be used to describe what is happening now, or what will happen in the future. • I am studying now. • I am studying with María tonight. • In Spanish, the present progressive is only used to describe an action that is in the process of taking place. It is not used for future actions. • I am studying now.(use present progressive) • I am studying with María tonight.(do not use present progressive)

  4. Continuation of notes • Remember, only use the present progressive for actions that are "in progress." Compare the uses of the present indicative with the uses of the present progressive. • Estudio español. (Present Indicative) I study Spanish. I am studying Spanish (these days).I do study Spanish. • Estoy estudiando español. (Present Progressive) I am studying (right now, at this moment) Spanish. • It is important to remember that you would never use the present progressive to say something like "We are going to Spain this summer." Use present progressive only for actions that are "in progress."

  5. Continuation of notes • Sometimes when forming the present participle it is necessary to change the spelling of a word so that it agrees with the way it is pronounced. We call this an "orthographic" change. It also avoids having 3 vowels in a row. traer: trayendoleer: leyendo

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