1 El verbo seguir y el presente progresivoEspañol 3 Capítulo 5 Página 180

2 The present participle conveys a sense of ongoing action.To say that an action began in the past & is still continuing we use seguir + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

3 Present tense forms of seguir (to continue, to follow)Sigo Sigues Sigue Seguimos Siguen

4 The Present Participleaprender > aprendiendo Seguimos aprendiendo a hablar español. celebrar > celebrando Siguen celebrando la fiesta.

5 The Present ParticipleSome verbs have irregular present participle forms. To form the present participle of -ir stem-changing verbs: the e changes to i the o changes to u

6 The Present ParticipleDecir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

7 The Present ParticipleIn the following -er verbs: the i of -iendo changes to y. caer: cayendo leer: leyendo ir: yendo oír: oyendo destruir: destruyendo

8 The Present ParticipleWhen you use pronouns with the present progressive, you can put them before the conjugated form of seguir or attach them to the present participle.

9 The Present ParticipleNotice that if a pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is needed. Write the accent mark over the second to the last syllable of the present participle.

10 The Present Participleme sigo vistiendo. Sigo vistiéndome. Las sigue ayudando. Sigue ayudándolas.