Transcript Present participles with

Realidades 2
Capítulo 5B
Present Participles / Los Participios Presentes
Study guide / Worksheet / Powerpoint
What you are doing now, Spanish
present participles, is a review.
You studied this concept in Capítulo 3B,
page 171.
This concept Is revisited in this chapter,
Capítulo 5B, page 277. Stem-changes are
NOT given to you in testing/writing activities.
Learn them as you go along. Put them into
“verb families” as is done on this study guide.
Important points to keep in mind about
Spanish present participles:
I. For regular verbs, drop…
AR of AR verbs and add ando
hablar > hablando (speaking, talking)
ER of ER verbs and IR of IR verbs and add iendo
comer > comiendo (eating)
vivir
> viviendo (living)
II. “IR” stem-changing verbs have a stem-change in the present participle.
They are…
e>i
repetir (i)
>
divertirse (ie) >
repitiendo
divirtiéndose
(repeating)
(having fun, having a good
time)
o>u
morir (ue)
dormir (ue)
muriendo
durmiendo
(dying)
(sleeping)
>
>
III. Some verbs have irregular present participles and just have
to be memorized. 
reírse
> riéndose
(laughing)
sonreír
> sonriendo
(smiling)
ir
> yendo
(going)
IV. Verbs that use “y” in the third singular and the third
plural of the preterite, and –aer verbs will end in yendo.
Note the following:
caer
> cayó
cayeron
>
cayendo
(falling)
destruir > destruyó destruyeron > destruyendo (destroying
traer
> trayendo (bringing)
V. Add (reflexive, indirect, direct) object pronouns to the
end of present participles, AND use an accent!! See
divertirse and reírse on your notes used previously.
probarse (ue) >
probándose
(trying on)
aprenderlo
>
aprendiéndolo
(learning it)
escribirle
>
escribiéndole
(writing to him,
to her, to you)
Escribe el participio presente del infinitivo en
español y su equivalente en inglés. Sigue el modelo.
I. Regular Verbs / Los Verbos Regulares
modelo: escuchar (to listen) - escuchando >
AR verbs
1. hablar
(to speak) –
hablar
ando speaking
2. esperar (to wait) –
esperar
ando waiting
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listening
3. estudiar (to study) –
estudiar
ando studying
4. dar (to give) –
dar
ando giving
5. cepillarse (to brush) –
cepillarse
ándose brushing
ER verbs
6. correr (to run) –
correr
iendo running
7. hacer (to do, to make) –
hacer
iendo doing, making
8. ofrecer (to offer) –
ofrecer
iendo offering
9.escoger (to choose) –
escoger
iendo choosing
IR verbs
10. subir (to climb) –
subir
iendo climbing
11.ocurrir (to occur, to happen) –
ocurrir
iendo occurring, happening
12. escribirse (to write to each other) –
escribirse
iéndose writing to each other
II. Stem-changing verbs / Los verbos con
cambios ortográficos
AR stem-changing verbs
Remember these verbs have NO stem-change.
13. contar (ue) (to count;to tell) –
contar
ando counting;telling
14. recordar (ue) (to remember;to remind) –
record ar
ando remembering;reminding
15. cerrar (ie) (to close) –
cerr ar
ando
closing
16. probarse (ue) (to try on) –
probarse
ándose
trying on
17. despertarse (ie) (to wake up) - -
despertarse
ándose
waking up
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18. empezar (ie) (to begin) -
empezar
ando
beginning
19. comenzar (ie) (to begin) -
comenz ar
ando
beginning
20. jugar (ue) (to play) -
jugar
ando
playing
21. almorzar (ue) (to have lunch) -
almorzar
ando
having lunch
ER stem-changing verbs
Remember these verbs have NO stem-change.
22. entender (ie) (to understand) -
entender
iendo
understanding
23 devolver (ue) (to return (an item)) -
devolver
iendo
returning (an item)
IR stem-changing verbs
Remember IR stem-changing verbs have a
stem-change in the present participle!!
e > i and o > u!!
24. dormir (ue) (to sleep) –
dorm
u ir
iendo
sleeping
25. despedirse (i) (to say good-bye) -
desped
i irse
iéndose
saying good-bye
26. decir (i) (to say, to tell) -
dec
i ir
iendo
saying, telling
Remember IR stem-changing verbs have a stem-change in the
present participle!! e > i and o > u!!
27. divertirse (ie) (to have fun, to have a good time) -
divert
i irse
iéndose having fun, having a
good time
28. mentir (ie) (to lie) -
ment
i ir
iendo
lying
29. morir (ue) (to die) -
mor
u ir
iendo
dying
Remember IR stem-changing verbs have a stem-change in the
present participle!! e > i and o > u!!
30. pedir (i) (to ask for, to request) -
ped
i ir
iendo
asking for, requesting
31. repetir (i) (to repeat) -
repet
i ir
iendo
repeating
32. seguir (i) (to follow;to continue) -
segu
i ir
iendo following;continuing
Remember IR stem-changing verbs have a stem-change in the
present participle!! e > i and o > u!!
33. servir (i) (to serve) -
serv
i iendo
ir
serving
34. venir (ie) (to come) -
ven
i ir
iendo
coming
Remember IR stem-changing verbs have a stem-change in the
present participle!! e > i and o > u!!
35. vestir (i) (to dress) –
vest
i iendo
ir
dressing
36. vestirse (i) (to get dressed) -
vest
i iéndose
irse
getting dressed
III. Irregular present participles / Los participios
presentes irregulares
These just have to be memorized!! 
37. reírse (to laugh) -
riéndose
laughing
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38. sonreír (to smile) -
sonriendo
smiling
39. ir (to go) –
yendo
going
IV. Present participles with “y”.
Remember that verbs that use “y” in the third
singular and the third plural of the preterite, and
the infinitive ends in –aer will end in yendo.
40. caerse (to fall (down)) –
Remember the 3rd singular and the 3rd plural of the preterite:
se cayó se cayeron
cayéndose
falling down
41. creer (to believe) –
Remember the 3rd singular and the 3rd plural of the preterite:
creyó
creyeron
creyendo
believing
Present participles with “y”.
Remember that verbs that use “y” in the third
singular and the third plural of the preterite, and
the infinitive ends in –aer will end in yendo.
42. leer (to read) –
Remember the 3rd singular and the 3rd plural of the preterite:
leyó
leyeron
leyendo
reading
43. destruir (to destroy) –
Remember the 3rd singular and the 3rd plural of the preterite:
destruyó destruyeron
destruyendo
destroying
Present participles with “y”.
Remember that verbs that use “y” in the third
singular and the third plural of the preterite, and
the infinitive ends in –aer will end in yendo.
44.oír (to hear) –
Remember the 3rd singular and the 3rd plural of the preterite:
oyó
oyeron
oyendo
hearing
45.traer (to bring) Remember the verbs that end in –aer.
trayendo
bringing
Remember to learn what stem-change each verb
has. The stem-changes are NOT given to you in
testing and writing activities.
It is expected that you will have learned them. It is
much easier if you put them into “verb families” as
is the case on this study guide.
Remember that Spanish present participles are
often used with the verb ESTAR!!!
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The present tense of ESTAR + present participle =
the present progressive and indicates what is happening
when you make a comment.
El profesor está hablando ahora.
The teacher is talking now.
The imperfect tense of ESTAR + present participle =
the imperfect progressive and indicates what was happening
at a point in the past.
El profesor estaba hablando.
The teacher was talking.
¡El
fin!