El presente progresivo

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

Part two of the present progressive tense is ______.

• nothing-there is only one part

• the present participle

• an infinitive

• a regular conjugated verb

The present participle is translated as ______.

• a verb + -ed

• a verb + -s

• a form of "to be"

• a verb + -ing

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

• -ando

• -yendo

• -iendo

• -undo

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

• -ando

• -iendo

• -ido

• -edo

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: I am living in a city.

• Estoy viviendo en una ciudad.

• Estoy vivando en una ciudad.

• Está vivido en una ciudad.

• Vivo en una ciudad.