Present Progressive

How is the present progressive formed?

• By combining the verb "to be" with the present participle

• By combining the verb "to see" with the present participle

• By combining the verb "to talk" with the present participle

• The present progressive doesn't use the present participle

What are present participles?

• Present participles don't express continuous or ongoing actions

• Adjective forms used to express continuous or ongoing actions

• Verb forms used to express continuous or ongoing actions

• Noun forms used to express continuous or ongoing actions

What do present participles end in, in Spanish?

• -sendo

• -endo

• -ing

• -ndo

If the verb ends in ar what is the ending?

• -ando

• -iendo

• -sendo

• -ndo

If the verb ends in ir or er what is the ending?

• -ando

• -iendo

• -sendo

• -ndo

If it's an irregular verb and they have a double vowel what does the ending change to?

• o

• r

• a

• y

If it's an irregular verb and is stem-changing what does the ending change to?

• o-u; e-i

• o-w; e-m

• o-v; e-s

• o-i; e-u

Leer

• to read - leyendo - reading

• to write - leyendo - writing

• to read - leiendo - reading

• to write - leiendo - writing

Ir

• to go - iing - going

• to go - iando - going

• to go - iiendo - going

• to go - yendo - going

Caer

• to fall - caiendo - falling

• to fall - cayendo - falling

• to fall - caando - falling

• to fall - caing - falling