Repaso G vocabulario y el presente progresivo

Present Progressive(estar + present participle)

“ to be +ing”What you are doing right now!

Present Participle• A present participle is formed by

dropping the –ar and adding –ando or dropping –er/-ir and –iendo• Present Participle = “ing”Ejemplo: Hablar Hablando

Beber Bebiendo Vivir Viviendo

Present Progressive

To form the present progressive you use the helping verb estar + the present participle.

Ejemplo: Estoy cantando Estás estudiandoEstá escribiendo

Estamos comiendo Estáis aprendiendo

Están bailando

Ejemplos Regulares:

I am swimming –You are sunbathing-He is looking-We are seeing -You all are walking-They are selling-

Stem-changing verbs (shoe verbs) don’t change if they end in –ar or –er. They do change if the verb

ends in –ir from e-i or o-u.

Ejemplo: sentir-sintiendomorir-muriendo

The present participle of verbs ending in –eer is formed by replacing the –er with –yendo.

Ejemplo: Leer leyendo

Reflexive verbs in the present progressive.

• When conjugating reflexive verbs in present progressive you may place the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) before estar or you may place the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) after the conjugation.

Ejemplos: LavarseMe estoy lavando las manos.Estoy lavándome las manos.

Sentirse (i-e)Nos estamos sintiendo enfermos.Estamos sintiéndonos enfermos.