​Present Progressive

​Both Spanish and English use the present progressive.

The verb "TO BE"

the PRESENT PARTICIPLE of ANOTHER verb

(the -ing form in English).​

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​Form the present progressive with :​

• The present tense of: ESTAR (to be)

  • estoy, estás, está, estamos, están

​Present participle
pescando​

(fishing)​

• and a present participle (second verb)

​Form of estar

Estoy

(I am)

Estamos

(We are)

​comiendo

(eating)​

​The present progressive is the "A" in the acronym PLACE for uses of the verb ESTAR

​To form the present participle of

regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs:

​Present Participle

hablando

comiendo

escribiendo​

​Infinitive

hablar

comer

escribir

​stem

habl-

com-

escrib-​

​Present participle ending

-ando

-iendo

-iendo​

Present Participle

​leyendo

oyendo

trayendo

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​WHEN THE STEM OF AN -er OR -ir

VERB ENDS IN A VOWEL, USE: -yendo FOR THE PARTICIPLE ENDING!!!

​​Infinitive

leer

oír

traer​

stem

​le-

o-

tra-

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Participle ending to add

​-yendo

-yendo

-yendo

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​Irregular present participles

​ir = yendo

poder = pudiendo

venir = viniendo​

​-ir stem-changing verbs

have a stem change in the present participle

​e-ie AND e-i have an e-i change in present participle.

​preferir​ --> prefiriendo

seguir --> siguiendo

o-ue have an o-u change in the present participle

​dormir --> durmiendo​