Transcript El Presente Progresivo

El Presente Progresivo
Remember how you learned that to say “I
am talking” you would write the same thing
as “I talk” or “I do talk” in Spanish?
“Yo hablo.”
If something is happening RIGHT at the
MOMENT, you can use the present
progressive to show that the action is
current.
In ENGLISH, we call this the “gerund” or the
-ING ending of a word.
I am playing.
You are reading.
(these actions are happening now)
In SPANISH: Here’s how…
You start with
Yo estoy
the form of “estar”
that fits the
person you are
Tú estás
talking about.
él, ella, usted
está
Nosotros
estamos
X
Ellos, ellas,
ustedes
están
Here’s how
Then, after you have the correct form of
estar, you make the –ING (gerund) of the
verb (action word).
(This is called the present participle…
In case you want to know)
Present Participle aka the –ING
part
of
-AR
verbs
Take the infinitive,
1.
2. drop the –AR,
3. add –ANDO.
Let’s try HABLAR:
Yo estoy hablando
Nosotros estamos
hablando
Tu estás hablando
x
Ella está hablando
Ellos están hablando
Try these! (En su paquete)
Esperar =
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Ayudar =
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Trabajar =
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Bailar =
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Present Participle aka the –ING
part of –ER and -IR verbs
-Er and –IR verbs get the same endings. YAY.
Drop the –ER, add -IENDO.
Drop the –IR, add –IENDO. Let’s try COMER:
Estoy comiendo
Estamos comiendo
Estás comiendo
x
Está comiendo
Están comiendo
ESCRIBIR:
Estoy
estamos
estás
está
están
Entender=
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Saber =
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Tener =
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Correr =
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Irregulars:
When the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a
vowel, change the “iendo” to a “yendo.”
Leer  Leyendo
Oír  ___________________
Creer  ___________________
What do you think happens to IR?
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(This form is almost never used. If you want to say
“I’m going,” it’s much more common just to say
“Voy.”
For all of the –ANDO and –IENDO words,
you never have to pluralize or change
them for the subject.
You never make them feminine or
masculine.
YAY.
Ella está trabajando, él está trabajando,
ellos están trabajando.
Try these!
1. We are working:
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2.They are helping.
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3. Are you reading now?
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4. They are hearing the dog.
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