Mastering Present Progressive in Spanish

Charlotte is learning Spanish and wants to say, "I am eating" using the present progressive tense. Which of the following is the correct auxiliary verb she should use?

• tener

• ser

• estar

• ir

Aria is writing a note in Spanish and wants to say she is currently speaking. What is the correct present participle (gerund) form of the verb "hablar" that she should use?

• hablado

• hablo

• hablando

• hablaba

Maya is writing a story in Spanish and wants to describe someone who is currently reading. Which of the following is the correct present participle form of the irregular verb "leer" that she should use?

• leido

• leiendo

• leyer

• leyendo

Isla is at a restaurant, and the waiter asks if she is eating. How would Isla correctly respond in Spanish to say she is not eating?

• Comiendo no estoy.

• Estoy no comiendo.

• No estoy comiendo.

• No comiendo estoy.

Abigail walks into the kitchen and sees someone eating. She wants to ask if they are eating right now in Spanish. Which of the following is the correct way for Abigail to form a yes/no question in the present progressive?

• ¿Tú comiendo estás?

• ¿Comiendo estás tú?

• ¿Estás comiendo tú?

• ¿Comes tú?

Hannah is talking to her friend about her current activity. She wants to say she is sleeping right now using the verb "dormir" (to sleep). Which of the following sentences correctly uses the present progressive with its irregular gerund form?

• Estoy dormiendo.

• Estoy dormido.

• Estoy durmiendo.

• Estoy dormiendo.

Emma is looking at her friends and notices that they are not doing their homework. How would she say "They are not writing" in Spanish?

• Escribiendo no están.

• Están no escribiendo.

• No están escribiendo.

• No escribiendo están.

Oliver is helping his friend with Spanish homework. His friend writes: "Estoy yendo a la escuela." Oliver wonders why "yendo" is used instead of "iendo" as the gerund for "ir." Explain to Oliver why "yendo" is correct, and provide evidence from other irregular gerunds.

• "Yendo" is used because "ir" is a regular verb and always takes "yendo."

• "Yendo" is used because "ir" is a stem-changing verb.

• "Yendo" is used because "ir" is irregular and follows the pattern of verbs like "leer" (leyendo) and "oír" (oyendo), where the "i" changes to "y" to avoid three vowels in a row.

• "Yendo" is used because "ir" is reflexive.

Sophia walks into the kitchen and sees Avery cooking. She asks, "¿Qué estás haciendo?" Explain how the present progressive is used to form this question and why the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

• The present progressive uses "ser" + gerund. In questions, "ser" comes before the subject.

• The present progressive uses "tener" + gerund. The subject always comes first.

• The present progressive uses "estar" + gerund. In questions, "estar" comes before the subject to indicate a question, following Spanish word order for interrogatives.

• The present progressive uses "estar" + infinitive. The subject comes after the verb.

Oliver is talking to his friend about his plans for the afternoon. He says: "No estoy jugando fútbol." Analyze Oliver's sentence and explain how the negative form is constructed in the present progressive in Spanish, using evidence from the sentence.

• The negative form is made by placing "no" at the end of the sentence.

• The negative form is made by using "nunca" before the gerund.

• The negative form is made by placing "no" after the gerund.

• The negative form is made by placing "no" before the conjugated form of "estar," as in "No estoy jugando," which negates the action in progress.