El presente progresivo irregular

Present progressive tense is used when

• the action happened yesterday

• the action never happened

• the action is happening right now

• the action will happen soon

Part one of present progressive tense is ______.

• the verb ser in present tense

• the verb ir in present tense

• the verb dar in present tense

• the verb estar in present tense

Stem-changing verbs do not stem-change in the present progressive.

• True

• False

The ending for a present participle of an -er/-ir verb is

• -ando

• -iendo

• -ido

• -edo

The ending for a present participle of an -ar verb is

• -ando

• -yendo

• -iendo

• -undo

The usual participle ending is changed to -yendo when _____.

• you only have one verb

• when it is an -ar verb

• 3 vowels occur together in succession

• when it is the first part

Write in present progressive: She is walking.

• Ella es caminando.

• Ella está caminando.

• Ella camina.

• Ella caminó.

Write in present progressive: They are writing.

• Ellos escriben.

• Ellos escribe.

• Ellos son escribiendo.

• Ellos están escribiendo.

Write in present progressive: You are going.

• Tú estás iendo.

• Tú eres -iendo.

• Tú estás yendo.

• Tú vas.

Write in present progressive: They are ordering pizza.

• Ellos piden la pizza.

• Ellos pidiendo la pizza.

• Ellos están pediendo la pizza.

• Ellos están pidiendo la pizza.