El Presente ProgresivoEl Presente Progresivo

Remember how you learned that to say “I Remember how you learned that to say “I am talking” you would write the same thing am talking” you would write the same thing as “I talk” or “I do talk” in Spanish?as “I talk” or “I do talk” in Spanish?

“ “Yo hablo.”Yo hablo.”

If something is happening RIGHT at the If something is happening RIGHT at the MOMENT, you can use the present MOMENT, you can use the present progressive to show that the action is progressive to show that the action is current.current.

In ENGLISH, we call this the “gerund” or the In ENGLISH, we call this the “gerund” or the -ING ending of a word.-ING ending of a word.

I am playI am playinging..

You are readYou are reading.ing.

(these actions are happening now)(these actions are happening now)

In SPANISH: Here’s how…In SPANISH: Here’s how…

You start with You start with

the form of “estar”the form of “estar”

that fits the that fits the

person you are person you are

talking about.talking about.

YoYo NosotrosNosotros

TúTú XX

él, ella, ustedél, ella, usted Ellos, ellas, Ellos, ellas, ustedesustedes

Yo estoyYo estoy NosotrosNosotros

estamosestamos

Tú estásTú estás XX

él, ella, ustedél, ella, usted

estáestá

Ellos, ellas, Ellos, ellas, ustedesustedes

estánestán

Here’s howHere’s how

Then, after you have the correct form of Then, after you have the correct form of estar, you make the –ING (gerund) of the estar, you make the –ING (gerund) of the verb (action word).verb (action word).

(This is called the present participle…(This is called the present participle…

In case you want to know)In case you want to know)

Present Participle aka the –ING Present Participle aka the –ING part of -AR verbspart of -AR verbs

1.1. Take the infinitive, Take the infinitive, 2.2. drop the –AR, drop the –AR, 3.3. add –ANDO.add –ANDO.

Let’s try HABLAR:Let’s try HABLAR:

Yo estoy hablandoYo estoy hablando Nosotros estamos Nosotros estamos hablandohablando

Tu estás hablandoTu estás hablando xx

Ella está hablandoElla está hablando Ellos están hablandoEllos están hablando

Try these! (En su paquete)Try these! (En su paquete)

Esperar = Esperar = __________________________________________________________________

Ayudar = Ayudar = ________________________________________________________________

Trabajar = Trabajar = ____________________________________________________________

Bailar = Bailar = ________________________________________________________________

Present Participle aka the –ING Present Participle aka the –ING part of –ER and -IR verbspart of –ER and -IR verbs

-Er and –IR verbs get the same endings. YAY.-Er and –IR verbs get the same endings. YAY.Drop the –ER, add -IENDO.Drop the –ER, add -IENDO.Drop the –IR, add –IENDO. Let’s try COMER:Drop the –IR, add –IENDO. Let’s try COMER:

Estoy comiendoEstoy comiendo Estamos comiendoEstamos comiendo

Estás comiendoEstás comiendo xx

Está comiendoEstá comiendo Están comiendoEstán comiendo

ESCRIBIR:ESCRIBIR:

EstoyEstoy estamosestamos

estásestás

estáestá estánestán

All of you are waiting = _________________________________

The students are studying = _______________________________________

Are you working? = ______________________________

We are dancing = ________________________________

I am understanding = ____________________________

They are living = _______________________________

IrregularsWhen the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a vowel, change the “iendo” to a “yendo.”

Leer Leyendo

Oír Oyendo

Creer Creyendo

 Are you reading now? ____________________________________They are hearing the dog. ___________________________________

The students are not believing the news. ___________________________________________

Pedir, Servir, and Dormir stem-change in the present progressive:

Pedir = pidiendo

Servir =___sirviendo_____

Dormir = ______durmiendo______________

 

(Reír and Sonreír also change a bit:

Riendo = laughing

______sonriendo________ = smiling)

For all of the –ANDO and –IENDO words, For all of the –ANDO and –IENDO words, you never have to pluralize or change you never have to pluralize or change them for the subject.them for the subject.

You never make them feminine or You never make them feminine or masculine.masculine.

YAY.YAY.

Ella está trabajando, él está trabajando, Ella está trabajando, él está trabajando, ellos están trabajando.ellos están trabajando.

The progressive can also be used in the past to say what people were doing. To form the past progressive, take the imperfect tense of estar and add the same progressive endings.

estaba estábamos

Estabas X

estaba estaban

1. Isabel was writing an article ___Isabel estaba escribiendo un artículo___

2. Susana and I were reading the newspaper ____Susana y yo estábamos leyendo el periódico___

3. Were you working late last night? ____¿Estabas trabajando tarde anoche?____

4. My cousin was helping her great-grandmother.____________________________________________________________

5. Were the students starting the homework in class? __________________________________

6. The earth (la tierra) was shaking(temblar) _____________________________________________________________________

7. We did not know what was happening. _______________________________________

8. The reporters were taking pictures. ___________________________________

9. The men were rescuing people and animals. ________________________________________________________________

10. The victims were asking for help. ________________________________________________________________