1. Entre familiaGramática 1 Repaso: Present progressive Preview Present progressive

2. Entre familiaGramática 1 Present progressive The present progressive is used to describe actions that are in progress at the present time. It is formed by using estar with the present participle of the verb, which is formed by removing -ar, -er, or -ir from the infinitive, and adding -ando or -iendo.

3. Entre familiaGramática 1 Present progressive Some verbs have spelling changes in their present participles, especially stem-changing verbs. trayendotraerleyendoleer pidiendopedirdurmiendodormir muriendomorirdiciendodecir mintiendomentircayendocaer

4. Entre familiaGramática 1 Present progressive When an object pronoun is used with the present progressive, place it before the first verb, or after and attached to the participle. When the object pronoun is attached to the participle, an accent mark is added. Alicia lo está escuchando. Alicia is listening to it. Juan está leyéndolo. Juan is reading it.

5. Entre familiaGramática 1 Present progressive The present progressive can also be used with the verbs andar and seguir. Andar + present participle give the impression that someone goes around doing something continuously, sometimes with a slightly negative connotation. Él anda pidiendo favores. He goes around asking for favors.

6. Entre familiaGramática 1 Present progressive The present progressive can also be used with the verbs andar and seguir. Andar + present participle give the impression that someone goes around doing something continuously, sometimes with a slightly negative connotation. Seguir + present participle is used to say that someone keeps on doing something, or is still doing something. Sigo viviendo en París. Im still living in Paris.