Present Progressive
What is the present progressive? the present progressive is what is occurring right now! it is the same as “-ing” verbs in English. ex: I am running fast.
How is this different from the present tense? the present tense tells us what happens on a regular basis. The present progressive also consists of two verbs: estar + helping verb
How to conjugate the present progressive Step 1: choose the correct conjugation of “estar” estoy estamos estás está están
habl ando ar Step 2: Change the helping verb to “ndo” if it’s an “ar” verb habl ando ar
if it’s an “er” or “ir”verb Step 2: Change the verb to “ndo” if it’s an “ar” verb if it’s an “er” or “ir”verb corr er sub ir habl ando le er o ír
if it’s an “er” or “ir”verb Step 2: Change the verb to “ndo” if it’s an “er” or “ir”verb If the last letter is a consonant, add “iendo” corr iendo sub iendo le yendo o yendo If the last letter is a vowel, add “yendo”
Práctica Yo (cocinar) la cena Ellas (leer) la revista. Nosotros (subir) la montaña. Tú (escribir) los apuntes en la clase. Usted (pasear) por el parque.