NAME: ___________________________________________ Section: _____ Date: ______________

Learning Present Progressive- Expresate! I

- Which types of verbs & verb formulas have we studied thus far?

(This Chart is an Excellent Reference!)

Verbs- (Simple) Perfect Tense- Gustar/ Parecer/Tocar- “GO” Verbs- Stem Changing Verbs- Reflexive Verbs-- [Some] Irregular Verbs

Verb Formulas- Fake Future ( *Ir + A + Infinitivo)- Obligation ( *Tener + que + Infinitivo)- Informal (Tú) Command- [Some] Tener Expressions- [Some] Conjugated Verbs + A + Infinitivos

- And now you can add the Present Progressive to the Verbs Column of the chart above.

Present Progressive is the ___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________. Present Progressives in Español can be formed by using this formula:

o But first, an exemplary sentence in English: My kid is washing his hands.

1. Escribe el pronombre o el sustantivo si tú quieres. Él / Mi hijo

2. ¡Conjúgate ESTAR y recorda incluir un acento! Está

YO Estoy

Tú Estás

ÉL/ELLA/USTED Está

3. Incluye la forma progressive del verbo. Pero, hay unas reglas:

i. If the verb ends in –Ar, change ending to –ando.

ii. If the verb ends in –Ar or –Er, and the verb is a stem-changing verb, DON’T change the stem.

iii.

NOSOTROS Estamos

VOSOTROS Estáis

ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES

Están

Infinitivo The STEM ends in a CONSTANT

The STEM ends in a VOWEL

- Er & -Ir New Ending- - iendo -yendo -New Ending

NAME: ___________________________________________ Section: _____ Date: ______________

iiii. The Direct Object Pronouns or Reflexive Pronouns are placed BEFORE __________________

OR can be ____________________ ___ & add an accent mark on the longest vowel.