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WorksheetsSpanish Present Progressive Tense
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which verb do we use for the first part of the present progressive?
SER
ESTAR
IR
QUERER
El niño ___________ jugando al fútbol.
está
estás
es
eres
Los chicos "are running"
estamos corriendo
estás corriendo
Están leyendo
Está leyendo.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
Rita y yo estamos ________ por teléfono.
corriendo
mirando
viendo
hablando
Tú _______________ _____________. (repetir) "repetir" is a stem-change verb.
estás repitiendo
eres repetiendo
están repitiendo
estoy repetiendo
Type in the form of "ESTAR" that is missing "Nosotros (a) leyendo el libro"
Type in the "-ing" (present participle) for "jugar" that fits the blank space for "José está (a) al fútbol."
Type the present progressive tense conjugation with ESTAR and the Present Participle:
Yo ____ _____en Madrid. (vivir)
(a)
Type the present progressive tense conjugation with ESTAR and the Present Participle:
Mis amigos y yo ______ _____la tele. (mirar)
(a)
To form the present participle ("-ing") of an -ar verb, you take off the -ar and add:
(a)
To form the present participle ("-ing") of an -er verb (like "comer") or -ir verb (like "abrir"), you take off the -"er" or "ir" and add:
(a)
The present progressive tense is used to show that an action...
is taking place right now/ it is in progress
happened in the past.
is happening soon today
was ongoing in the past.
Translate to Spanish:
"I am reading" using "leer" (to read)
(a)
Translate to Spanish:
"You are opening" using "abrir" (to open). Accent marks count
(a)
What is the participle of "oír" (hearing)?
oyando
oiendo
oyendo
What is the present participle of "traer"?
trayendo
traiendo
trando
trayando
La Señora ( is grading) los exámenes.
Estoy calificando
Están calificando
Estamos calificando
Type the present participle for "escuchar" (listening)
(a)
Type the present participle for "comer" (eating)
(a)
Type the present participle for "creer" (believing) Hint: This is irregular!
(a)
Type "I am writing" in the present progressive tense. "escribir" means "to write". Start with "Yo (a) "
Type the Spanish in the present progressive tense for "he/she/it is speaking". "hablar" means "to speak".
(a)
What do the suffixes "-ando", "-iendo", and "-yendo" mean?
"-ed"
"-en"
"-ing"
"to..."
"estoy yendo"
I'm going
I'm reading
I'm writing
I'm seeing
Type the Spanish for "we are seeing" ("ver" means "to see")
(a)
"Están corriendo"
they are running
we are running
I am running
you (informal) are running
Estás leyendo
you are reading
he/she/it is reading
they are coming
you are going
If an "-er" or "-ir" verb has a stem that ends in a vowel (like the verbs "leer", "traer", or "oír"), what do you add to the stem to create the present participle ("-ing")
-ando
-iendo
-yendo
-yando
"coming"
pidiendo
durmiendo
viniendo
yendo
trayendo
"asking for"
pidiendo
durmiendo
viniendo
yendo
trayendo
"going"
pidiendo
durmiendo
viniendo
yendo
trayendo
"bringing"
pidiendo
durmiendo
viniendo
yendo
trayendo
