Present Progressive - Summer School

Present Progressive - Summer School

Talking about what people are doing RIGHT NOW/Hablar de lo que la gente está haciendo AHORA MISMO

When do we use the Present Progressive (PP) tense?/¿Cuándo usamos el tiempo presente progresivo (PP)?

• When we want to say what someone is CURRENTLY doing/Cuando queremos decir lo que alguien está haciendo ACTUALMENTE

• An action that is IN PROGRESS/Una acción que está EN CURSO

• This is why this verb is called the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/Por eso este verbo se llama PRESENTE PROGRESIVO

What does the Present Progressive look like in English?/¿Cómo se ve el presente progresivo en inglés?

• Mrs. B and Mr. L ARE TEACHING English (right now).

• I AM PAYING attention in Spanish class (right now).

• It IS RAINING outside (right now).

What are the parts of the Present Progressive? /¿Cuáles son las partes del presente progresivo?

• Mrs. B and Mr. L are teaching.

• I am paying attention.

• It is raining.

• What do all three of these sentences have in common?/¿Qué tienen en común estas 3 oraciones?

• All 3 have a form of "to be" (am, is, are) and a participle (a word that ends in -ing)/Los 3 tienen una forma de "ser" (soy, es, son) y un participio (una palabra que termina en -ing)

  
  

Let's put the 2 pieces together to form the present progressive!/¡Juntemos las 2 piezas para formar el presente progresivo!

• I am talking = Yo estoy hablando

• She is sleeping = Ella está durmiendo

• We are waiting = Nosotros estamos esperando

• "am + verb+ing" es lo mismo que "estar + verbo + ando/iendo"

EXCEPTIONS!!/EXCEPCIONES!!

• For verbs that end in e, remove the e and add ing. Ex: slide > sliding, ride > riding

• For verbs that end in ie, change the ie to y and add -ing. Ex: die > dying

• For a verb whose last syllable is written with a consonant-vowel-consonant and is stressed, double the last letter before adding ing. Ex: stop > stopping; run > running

• Para los verbos que terminan en e, elimine la e y agregue ing. Ej: slide > sliding, riding > riding

• Para los verbos que terminan en ie, cambie ie a yy agregue -ing. Ej: die> dying

• Para un verbo cuya última sílaba se escribe con consonante-vocal-consonante y está acentuada, duplica la última letra antes de añadir ing. Ej: stop > stopping; run > running

Multiple Choice

The children ____________ right now.

• are playing

• is playing

• is play

• are play

Multiple Choice

My husband and I ________ dinner.

• is make

• is making

• are making

• are make

Multiple Choice

I ________________ a book.

• am read

• are reading

• is reading

• am reading

Multiple Choice

The cat ____________ milk.

• is drinking

• drinking

• are drinking

• drink

Multiple Choice

The boy __________ his bike.

• are riding

• are ride

• is rides

• is riding