1 Lear S AYING W HAT IS H APPENING : P RESENT P ROGRESSIVE

2 WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY THAT AN ACTION IS HAPPENING NOW USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE To form the Present Progressive you need: the present tense of estar + the present participle

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4 ESTAR = TO BE estoy estás estáis estamos está están

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6 F ORMING THE P RESENT PARTICIPLE To form the present participle of a verb, drop the ending of the infinitive and add –ando or –iendo.

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8 FOR – AR VERBS Remove the –ar ending and add –ando. esperar (to wait) esperando Forming the present participle.

9 FOR – ER / IR VERBS Remove the –er/ir ending and add –iendo. comer to eat comiendo escribir to write escribiendo Forming the present participle.

10 ORTHOGRAPHIC SPELLING CHANGES When the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a vowel, change the –iendo to -yendo. leer_________ oír creer _________

11 NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER hablar- to speak; to talk estás hablando estamos hablando estáis hablando Present Progressive

12 NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER ver- to see estoy viendo está viendo estáis viendo están viendo Present Progressive