The present progressive

​Estar: The Present Progressive

(Presente Progresivo)​

​Present Progressive

​Both Spanish and English use the present progressive.

The verb "TO BE"

the PRESENT PARTICIPLE of ANOTHER verb

(the -ing form in English).​

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​Form the present progressive with :​

• The present tense of: ESTAR (to be)

  • estoy, estás, está, estamos, están

​Present participle
pescando​

(fishing)​

• and a present participle (second verb)

​Form of estar

Estoy

(I am)

Estamos

(We are)

​comiendo

(eating)​

​The present progressive is the "A" in the acronym PLACE for uses of the verb ESTAR

​To form the present participle of

regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs:

​Present Participle

hablando

comiendo

escribiendo​

​Infinitive

hablar

comer

escribir

​stem

habl-

com-

escrib-​

​Present participle ending

-ando

-iendo

-iendo​

​Drop
the
ending

add

to
form

Present Participle

​leyendo

oyendo

trayendo

​

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​WHEN THE STEM OF AN -er OR -ir

VERB ENDS IN A VOWEL, USE: -yendo FOR THE PARTICIPLE ENDING!!!

​​Infinitive

leer

oír

traer​

stem

​le-

o-

tra-

​

​

Participle ending to add

​-yendo

-yendo

-yendo

​

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Multiple Choice

-ar ending verbs have what present participle ending:

• -iendo

• -ando

• -yendo

Multiple Choice

-er ending verbs have what present participle ending:

• -iendo

• -ando

• -yendo

Multiple Choice

-ir ending verbs have what present participle ending:

• -iendo

• -ando

• -yendo

Multiple Choice

-er and -ir ending verbs, with stems ending in a vowel use what present participle ending:

• -iendo

• -ando

• -yendo

​Irregular present participles

​ir = yendo

poder = pudiendo

venir = viniendo​

​There are several other irregular present participles you will need to learn as we move forward.

Multiple Choice

The verb IR has the same present participle form as the participle ENDING for -er and -ir verb STEMS, ENDING IN VOWELS.

• cierto

• falso

​-ir stem-changing verbs

have a stem change in the present participle

​e-ie AND e-i have an e-i change in present participle.

​preferir​ --> prefiriendo

seguir --> siguiendo

o-ue have an o-u change in the present participle

​dormir --> durmiendo​

Multiple Choice

-ir stem changing verbs in the present tense have a present participle stem change to:

• e : ie and e : i

• e : i and o : u

• o : ue

• both o:u and o:ue