Spanish Present Progressive

Spanish Present Progressive

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Multiple Select

"Hablo" can be translated as which of the following? Check all that apply.

• I talk

• I am talking

• to talk

• I talked

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The present participle (gerund) for vivir is ________

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The present participle (gerund) for the verb comer is ________

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The present participle (gerund) for the verb bailar is ________

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo se dice "We are studying right now."

• Estudiando.

• Estamos estudiando.

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A gerund is another word for the present __________.

Present Progressive vs. Simple Present

• In Spanish you can use the simple present tense in ways that we would actually use the present progressive in English.

• For example: Ella trabaja en un banco. This sentence can translate as: She works in a bank. OR She is working in a bank.

• The present progressive is only used in Spanish to emphasize what is happening right now at the moment someone is speaking. You could actually never use the present progressive in Spanish and you would be understood.

Multiple Select

Choose all possible translations for: Los estudiantes estudian.

• The students study.

• The students are studying.

• The students to study.

Multiple Choice

True or False: You can use the present progressive to talk about what you are going to do tomorrow.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Choose the correct translation(s) for the following sentence. (There may be more than one correct answer. If so mark all that could be correct.)

They are studying in the library.

• Ellos están estudiando en la biblioteca.

• Ellos estudian en la biblioteca.

• Ellos estudiar en la biblioteca.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation for the following sentence.

Paco works at the restaurant on Fridays.

• Paco trabaja al restaurante los viernes.

• Paco está trabajando al restaurante los viernes.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct translation for the following sentence:

I eat french fries every day.

• Yo como las papas fritas todos los días.

• Yo estoy comiendo las papas fritas todos los días.

Multiple Select

Choose all correct translations for the following sentence.

Luisa is playing the piano.

• Luisa tocando el piano.

• Luisa está tocando el piano

• Luisa toca el piano.

• Luisa tocar el piano.