La Chica SocialApuntes (Notes)El Presente ProgresivoActions that are presently taking place ____________________.
-__________ walking, reading, etc.
To form the participle:
-AR -______ hablando talking
-ER -______ comiendo eating
-IR -______ viviendo living
use ________ + the present participle to form the whole verb.El ______________ caminando. He is walking.
Ellas _______________ viviendo. They are living.
Nosotros ________________ hablando. We are talking.
Participles are used in Spanish like in English. Seeing the cat, the mouse ran.
Viendo el gato, el ratón corrió.
-IR verbs that stem change in the present, will change ei or o u in the participle. s
ervir él sirve él está s
irviendo
d
ormir é duerme él está d
urmiendo
Escribe el participio presente.NOMBRE: ____________________________
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: -AR VERBS
The present progressive is the present tense of estar and a present participle. In English it means to be doing something. The present participle for an –ar verb is –ando, which is –ing in English. Stem-changing verbs that end in –ar and –er do not stem change in the present participle.
estar = to be
yo estoy nosotros(as) estamos
tú estás vosotros(as) estáis
él, ella, Ud. está ellos, ellas, Uds. están
EX: Yo estoy caminando. I am walking.
¿Qué estás tomando? What are you drinking?
Estamos esperando a la maestra. We are waiting for the teacher.
Tell what each person is doing using the present progressive (form of estar + present
participle).
1.

Yo ________________________________________________pintar
2.

Uds. _______________________________________montar a bicicleta
3.

Mis padres _________________________________________bailar
4.

Los atletas _________________________________levantar pesas
5.

María y yo _________________________________________caminar
6.

Antonio _______________________________________jugar al béisbol
NOMBRE: ____________________________
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: -AR VERBS
Tell what each person is doing using the present progressive (form of estar + present
participle).
7.

Tú ________________________________________________bailar
8.

Mi familia y yo ___________________________________esquiar
9.

Los maestros _______________________________________enseñar
10.


Eugenio __________________________________escuchar música
11.

Los novios _________________________________________bailar
12.

Yo ______________________________________alquilar un video.
13.

El chico _____________________________________sacar fotos
14.

Tú __________________________________________tocar el piano
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5.

Tú _______________________________________cocinar una torta.
NOMBRE: ____________________________
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: -ER, -IR VERBS
The present progressive is the present tense of estar and a present participle. In English it means to be doing something. The present participle for an –er or –ir verb is –iendo, which is –ing in English. Stem-changing verbs that end in –ar and –er do not stem change in the present participle.
estar = to be
yo estoy nosotros(as) estamos
tú estás vosotros(as) estáis
él, ella, Ud. está ellos, ellas, Uds. están
EX: Yo estoy aprendiendo. I am learning.
¿Qué estás haciendo? What are you doing?
Estamos entendiendo a la maestra. We are understanding the teacher.
Tell what each person is doing using the present progressive (form of estar + present
participle).
1.

María y Pepe __________________________________________correr
2.

Víctor y yo __________________________________hacer ejercicio
3.

Tú _______________________________________________escribir
4.

Mario ________________________________________ver la tele
5.

Mis padres _____________________________________vender
NOMBRE: ____________________________
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: -ER, -IR VERBS
Tell what each person is doing using the present progressive (form of estar + present
participle).
6.

Marta ______________________________________________beber
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Gustavo
.

Gustavo _____________________________perder el partido.
8.

Nosotros ___________________________________________comer
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