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Iguazu falls

The Iguazu falls are a gem, snaking along the border between Brazil and Argentina. Made up of 275 waterfalls spanning 1.7 miles (2.7 km). iguazu is 3 times as wide as as Niagara Falls.

Presente progresivo/present progressive

Both Spanish and English use the present progressive, which consists of the present tense of the verb to be and the present participle (the -ing form in English. ​

Presente progresivo/present progressive

​The present participle of regular -a, -er, and -ir verbs is formed as follows:

Infinitive. stem. ending present participle

hablar. habl. ando. hablando​

comer. com. iendo comiendo​

escribir. escrib iendo. escribiendo​

Presente progresivo/present progressive

​Form the present progressive with the present tense of estar and a present participle.

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FORM OF ESTAR + PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Estoy pescando = I am fishing

Estamos comiendo = We are eating ​

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Ejemplos (examples) de oraciones (sentences) usando (using) el presente progresivo.

Estoy estudiando inglés/ I am studying English

Ella está revisando su correo electrónico/She is checking her email.

John está nadando ahora/John is swimming now.

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Write 5 sentences using the present progressive.