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1 Present Progressive By Viviana & Margherita

2 Present Progressive To show an action is happening you use the present progressive. When in the present progressive, the verb is formed with the verb stare in front of it. Followed by the gerund of the verb.

3 The gerund relates to the –ing form or the verb in English An example: sleeping. In Italian this is formed by dropping the verb ending –are, -ere, or –ire Then you add on the ending -ando or - endo The Gerund

4 The –are ending goes to –ando. The –ere and –ire goes to –endo. Examples: »Mangiare magiando »Perdere perdendo »Dormire dormendo The Correct Gerund

5 There are two irregular verbs that do not follow the pattern The gerund of Fare »Fare facendo The gerund of Bere »Bere bevendo The Exception!

6 Stare:

7 Ascoltare = Dormire = Leggere = Scrivere = Ballare = Conjugate:

8 1). Maria e Marco _____ mangiando la pizza.

9 2). Roberto ______ ascoltando la CD.

10 3). Io ____ giacando al calcio.

11 4). Tu ____ leggendo il libro

12 5).Tu e gli amici _____ uscendo.

13 6). Io e mi amica _____ andando al cinema.

14 Find and fix the mistakes in the following sentences: (Re-write correctly underneath) Io stanno dipingendo. Tu sta mangiato la torta.


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