Transcript Present Progressive

El presente progresivo
 Means
that the action is happening at that
very time (ahora mismo)
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I am reading this sentence.
Estoy leyendo esta oración.
We are learning in class.
Estamos aprendiendo en clase.
1. Conjugate estar
2. Follow with “present participle”
To form:
1. remove infinitive ending
2. add -ando for -ar verbs, -iendo
for -er and -ir verbs
no e → ie changes!
e → i still to “i”
o → ue change instead to “u”
infinitives that end with a vowel before the ending
have a spelling change: -iendo → -yendo
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
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Present tense is used to describe actions that are
repeated or are planned; present progressive is
more specific!
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Voy a clase. I’m going to class.
Estoy yendo a clase. I’m going to class (right now).
Hablamos español. We speak Spanish.
Estamos hablando español. We are speaking Spanish
(right now).
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.
¡Al libro!
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