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2 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms P. 171 Realidades 2

3 l Shirley, Suzanne. Present Progressive Tense Irregular Forms ND. Power Point Presentation. Mrs. Shirley’s Spanish Site, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Web. 4 Mar. 2014..

4 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Do you remember your regular present progressive forms? To say that something is happening right now, use the present tense forms of estar + the present participle (-ando or -iendo)

5 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms doblar > doblando Ella está doblando a la izquierda aprender > aprendiendo Estamos aprendiendo a manejar. escribir > esciribiendo Están escribiendo una carta.

6 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Some verbs have irregular present participle forms. To form the present participle of -ir stem-changing verbs, the e in the infinitive form changes to i, and the o in the infinitive form changes to u.

7 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Decir Pedir Repetir Seguir Servir Vestir Dormir Diciendo Pidiendo Repitiendo Siguiendo Sirviendo Vistiendo Durmiendo

8 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms In the following -er verbs, the i of -iendo changes to y. creer: creyendo leer: leyendo traer: trayendo

9 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms When you use pronouns with the present progressive, you can put them before the conjugated form of estar or attach them to the present participle.

10 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms Notice that if a pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is needed. Write the accent mark over the vowel that is normally stressed in the present tense.

11 Present Progressive: Irregular Forms ¿Están Uds. esperando el autobús? Sí, lo estamos esperando. Or Sí, estamos esperándolo.