3b Present Progressive

Present progressive: irregular forms p. 171 Sra. Luna Spanish 2

Present Progressive   To say that an action is happening right now, use the present progressive.

  To form the present progressive, use:

  Present Tense of ESTAR + present participle (-ando / -iendo)

  Hablar:

Estás hablando por telefóno. (You are talking on the phone.)

  Comer:

Estoy comiendo una hamburguesa. (I am eating a hamburger.)

  Escribir:

Están escribiendo una carta. (They are writing a letter.)

Present progressive: irregular forms Infinitive

Present Participle

Infinitive

Present Participle

decir

diciendo

creer

creyendo

pedir

pidiendo

leer

leyendo

repetir

repitiendo

traer

trayendo

seguir

siguiendo

servir

sirviendo

vestir

vistiendo

dormir

durmiendo

Rule: –ir verbs that were stemchanging in the present tense, still have a stem-change in the present progressive. (Only –ir verbs!! NOT –ar, -er stem changers !!)

Rule: Verbs that end in –er, -ir and have two vowels next to each other (like the ones above), the “I” in “iendo” chages to a “y” becoming “yendo”.