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Present Progressive Present Progressive When we talk about something that is happening right now , we use a special form called the present progressive (also called the present continuous). For example, in the picture on the left, the man is playing soccer. He’s running and kicking the ball.

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Present Progressive. When we talk about something that is happening right now , we use a special form called the present progressive (also called the present continuous ). For example, in the picture on the left, the man is playing soccer. He ’s running and kicking the ball. The forms. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Present ProgressivePresent Progressive When we talk about

something that is happening right now, we use a special form called the present progressive (also called the present continuous).

For example, in the picture on the left, the man is playing soccer. He’s running and kicking the ball.

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The formsThe forms The man is playing soccer.

He’s running and kicking the ball.

Notice that we need two verbs to express this idea:

A form of BE: am is are

An -ing form of another verb: playing running kicking

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… … and in Spanish??and in Spanish?? We do the same thing! A form of the verb ESTAR:

estoy estás está estamos están

And a verb form that ends in –ndo.

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Por ejemplo…Por ejemplo… El hombre está

jugando al fútbol. Esta corriendo y dando una patada al balón.

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-NDO forms-NDO forms Jugar > jugando Dar > dando Correr > corriendo

Can you figure out how the different endings?

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-NDO forms-NDO forms Exactly! For –ar verbs, drop –ar

and add –ando. For –er & -ir verbs,

add –iendo.

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice! What are the –ndo

forms of these verbs? cantar volver escribir aprender hacer pensar ver

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The envelope, please!The envelope, please! cantar: cantando volver: volviendo escribir: escribiendo aprender: aprendiendo hacer: haciendo pensar: pensando ver: viendo

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What’s going on here?What’s going on here? volver (o > ue)

volviendo pensar (e > ie)

pensando Stem-changing –ar & -er

verbs do not change in the –ndo form.

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What else?What else? hacer (-go)

haciendo The –go verbs likewise

have a regular –ndo form.

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There’s got to be a catch!There’s got to be a catch! Yes, there are

some irregulars. What is the –ndo

form of ir?

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That’s tricky!That’s tricky! ir > yendo Drop the –ir and

what do you have? Add –iendo for an

-ir verb. Iendo becomes

yendo.

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Here are a couple more.Here are a couple more. leer > leyendo oir > oyendo traer > trayendo The –i- changes to

–y- between two vowels.

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Wait! Stem-changing –IR verbs.Wait! Stem-changing –IR verbs. If a verb is –ir and stem-

changing, then the stem changes in the –ndo form.

venir (e > ie) viniendo

decir (e > i) diciendo

dormir (o > ue) durmiendo

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice! Put the verbs into

the present progressive form.

Teodoro _____ (tomar) un té caliente y ______ (comer) unas galletas dulces.

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¿Qué está haciendo?Qué está haciendo? Teodoro está

tomando un té caliente y está comiendo unas galletas dulces.

You can leave out the second “está.”

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Otro ejemplo, por favor!Otro ejemplo, por favor! Los hombres ____

(trabajar) mucho. Ellos _____ (leer) cartas, _____ (escribir) informes [reports], y _____ (contestar) llamadas telefónicas.

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¿Qué está haciendo?Qué está haciendo? Los hombres están

trabajando mucho. Ellos están leyendo cartas, escribiendo informes [reports], y contestando llamadas telefónicas.

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Qué estás haciendo?Qué estás haciendo? Miguel, ¿Qué [tú]

_______ (hacer)? ______ (descansar)!

______ (escuchar) un poco de música, _____ (ver) un poco la tele, y ______ (beber) un refresco.

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¿Qué estás haciendo?Qué estás haciendo? Miguel, ¿Qué [tú]

estásestás haciendo? Estoy descansando!

Estoy escuchando un poco de música, viendo un poco la tele, y bebiendo un refresco.

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A final noteA final note In English, we can use the

present progressive to talk about the future: What are you doing this

afternoon? I’m working on my term

paper. This is not possible in

Spanish, however. Use the present progressive only for actions happening at the moment of speaking!

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That’s all, folks!That’s all, folks! Now you are ready

to work on the next verb set, #10 Reflexives.