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Talking about stuff that is going on RIGHT NOW!

¿Qué estás mirando? (What are you watching?)

Estoy mirando The Last of Us.

¿Qué están comiendo ustedes? (What are ya'll eating?)

Estamos comiendo tu pizza, mano. (We're eating your pizza, bro.)

Ejemplos:

​for -ar verbs, chop off -ar and add -ando (hablando)

for -er and -ir verbs, chop off -r or -ir and add -iendo (comiendo, escribiendo)

-ing

yo estoy

tú estás

él. ella está

nosotros,as estamos

ellos, ellas están

a form of ESTAR

You usually need two things:

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I am walking - ​

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estoy

caminando

estar

caminar

estás

caminiendo

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What are you drinking? = ¿Qué ​

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estás

bebiendo

estoy

bebando

estar

beber

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We are openning all the windows. - ​

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todas las ventanas.

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estamos

abriendo

estar

abrir

abrando

Some verbs don't perfectly follow all the rules:

Here are a few:

dormir - durmiendo (Ella está durmiendo - She is sleeping)

leer - leyendo (Yo estoy leyendo - I am reading)

ir - yendo (Estamos yendo - we are going)

seguir - siguiendo (Estás siguiendo - you are following/continuing)

decir - diciendo (¿Qué están diciendo? - What are they saying?)

Just include the pronouns (me, te, se, nos)

The pronouns can go in front:

Me estoy poniendo la ropa. (I am getting dressed.)

¿Te estás afeitando? (Are you shaving?)

Or they can be attached:

Estoy poniendome la ropa.

¿Estás afeitandote?

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I AM TAKING A BATH

• yo

• me

• estoy

• bañando

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• 2
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• 4

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HE'S BRUSHING HIS TEETH

• él

• está

• cepillandose

• los

• dientes

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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SHE IS WASHING HER FACE

• se

• está

• lavando

• la

• cara

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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I AM TAKING A SHOWER

• yo

• estoy

• duchandome

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3

• 1
• 2
• 3

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I AM DOING MY HOMEWORK

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yo

estoy

haciendo

mi

tarea

hacer

estar

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ARE YOU TALKING TO MY BOYFRIEND

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estás

hablando

a

mi

novio

estoy

habliendo

novia

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THEY ARE GOING TO BED

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ellos

están

acostandose

acostando

estás