Transcript Present Progressive Tense

Describing action in progress
Present Progressive Tense
Overview
• In Spanish the present progressive
tense is used to express an action
that is happening at the moment of
speaking. It is formed by the verb
estar + present participle.
• Los gemelos están jugando ahora.
• The twins are playing now.
A. Uses (1)
• It is only used for something that is happening
right now. Unlike English, the present progressive
in Spanish is not used for an action that will take
place in the future or take place during a period
of time. In those cases Spanish uses the simple
present tense. Notice the differences between
English and Spanish in the following examples:
• La tía está cuidando al bebé en este momento.
• The aunt is taking care of the baby right now.
• Mi hermana se casa este año.
• My sister is getting married at the end of the
year.
• Jorge y Luisa viven juntos.
• Jorge and Luisa are living together.
A. Uses (2)
• The progressive tense may also be expressed
with verbs andar, continuar, ir, seguir, and venir
+ present participle.
• La familia continúa estando intacta.
• The family continues to be intact.
• Los chicos andan corriendo por afuera.
• The children are running outside.
• Los niños siguen creciendo en familias.
• The children continue to grow in families.
• Ellos van cantando al trabajo.
• They go to work singing.
• Esto viene cambiando desde hace tiempo.
• This has been changing for some time.
B. Forms of the present participle (1)
• To form the present participle, find
the stem of the verb and add –ando
to –ar verbs and –iendo to –er and –ir
verbs.
-ar >
-ando
Present
Participle
Forms
cambiar
cambi
cambiando
aprend
aprendiendo
compart
compartiendo
-er, -ir > -iendo aprender
compartir
B. Forms (2)
• With –er and –ir verbs add –yendo if
the stem ends in a vowel.
• leer > le- > leyendo
• construir > contru- > construyendo
B. Forms (3)
• -ir verbs that change e > i or o > u in
the third-person of the preterit, show
the same change in the stem of the
present participle.
• servir > sirviendo
• dormir > durmiendo
B. Forms (4)
• The present participle of ir (to go) is
yendo.
NOTE:
• In Spanish the present participle is
called gerundio.
Exercises:
• p. 432.
• CS1-6 and CS1-7
• El Profesor
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