el presente progresivo used to talk about an activity that is in progress

El Presente ProgresivoUsed to talk about an activity that is In PROGRESS.

El Presente VS El Presente Progresivo

•The Present Tense is used to talk about activities that happen, are happening (but now right at the moment),will happen tomorrow, do happen, or should happen.

El Presente VS El Presente Progresivo

•Example: I sing all the time. Canto todo el tiempo.I am singing in the play tonight. Canto en la obra esta noche. I will sing tomorrow. Canto mañana.I do sing. Canto.Should I sing? ¿Canto?

El Presente VS El Presente Progresivo

The Present Progressive Tense is used to talk about events that are in progress (happening right now).

For example: I am singing (right now).Estoy cantando.

How do you conjugate in the Presente Progresivo?

You conjugate the verb ESTAR for the subject and follow it with the present participle.

ESTAR conjugation + Present Participle (=ando/iendo)

Yo estoyTú estásUd./Él/Ella está + present participleNosotros estamos (-ando/-iendo endings)Vosotros estáisUds./Ellos/Ellas están

How do you form the present participle of a REG VERB?

The present participle of regular AR verbs: Take the AR off of the infinitive and add -ANDO Habl-ar hablando (talking)The present participle of regular ER/IR verbs: Take the ER/IR off of the infinitive and add -IENDO Com-er Comiendo (eating)

Escrib-ir Escribiendo (writing)

BEWARE of the IRREGULAR VERBS!

IR stem-changing verbs will have a single vowel stem-change.EXAMPLES: DORMIR (ue) DURMIENDO (sleeping) MENTIR (ie) MINTIENDO (lying)EER / AER verbs need a YENDO LEER LEYENDO (Reading)

Translate.Assume it is happening right now.

1. I am talking. 1. Estoy hablando.

2. You are talking.2. Estás hablando.

3. He is talking. 3. Está hablando.

4. We are talking.4. Estamos hablando.

5. They are talking.5. Están hablando.

Translate.Assume it is happening right now.

1. I am writing. 1. Estoy escribiendo.

2. You are writing. 2. Estás escribiendo.

3. She is writing. 3. Ella está escribiendo.

4. We are writing. 4. Estamos escribiendo.

5. You guys are writing.5. Uds. están escribiendo.

1.He studies a lot. He is studying

1. Él estudia mucho. Él está estudiando.

2. They walk to school. They are walking to school.2. Ellos caminan a la escuelaEllos están caminando

a la escuela.

3. We learn at school. We are learning Spanish.3. Aprendemos en la escuela.Estamos aprendiendo

español.

4. I use the computer. I am using the computer.4. Uso la computadora.Estoy usando la computadora.

5. Do you exercise? Are you exercising?5. ¿Haces ejercicio? Estás haciendo ejercicio?