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Spanish: Present Progressive Tense

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The present progressive tells...

a)

what was happening at a certain time.

b)

what is going to happen.

c)

what is happening right now.

d)

what typically happens in a day.

2.

How many parts are used in the formation of the present progressive?

(a)  

3.

The first part of the present progressive is formed by using the present tense of the verb (a)   .

4.

The second part of the present progressive is called the __.

a)

present participle

b)

preterite

c)

past particle

d)

progressive

5.

Regular AR/ER verbs have the same endings in the present progressive.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

6.

The regular AR ending of the present progressive is (a)   .

7.

Write the regular er/ir ending for the present progressive: (a)   .

8.

Special rules that apply in the present progressive are: (check all that apply)

a)

car, gar, zar spelling changes

b)

"ir" stem changes

c)

i-y spelling changes

d)

"ar/er" stem changes

9.

Which forms of "estar" have accents?

a)

yo

b)

c)

él, ella, Ud

d)

nosotros

e)

ellos, ellas, Uds

10.

Write the present participle of oír:

(a)  

11.

Write the present participle of "traer":

(a)  

12.

What do "almorzar, jugar, perder, and cerrar" have in common?

a)

They are stem-changing verbs but stem change in the present participle.

b)

They are stem-changing verbs but do not stem change in the present participle.

c)

They have i-y spelling changes in the present participle.

d)

They have car, gar, zar spelling changes in the present participle.

13.

Write the present participle of "pedir":

(a)  

14.

Write the present participle of "poder":

(a)  

15.

Write this in Spanish: I am eating. (comer)

(a)  

16.

Write this in Spanish: We are reading. (leer)

(a)