Present Progressive: narrates an action in progress uses the present tense of estar and the present participle of the main verb

bailar: bail + ando= bailando comer: com + iendo= comiendo The present participle of regular –ar,-er, and –ir verbs is formed as follows: bailar: bail + ando= bailando comer: com + iendo= comiendo aplaudir: aplaud + iendo= aplaudiendo

Stem-changing –ir verbs change their stem vowel in the present participle Decir ----------------- diciendo Dormir --------------- durmiendo Mentir ---------------- mintiendo Morir ------------------ muriendo Pedir ------------------ pidiendo Sentir ----------------- sintiendo Sugerir -------------- sugiriendo

Irregular present participles Ir -------------- yendo (rarely used) Poder ----------- pudiendo (rarely used) Reír ------------- riendo Sonreír ------------ sonriendo

When a stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a vowel, the –i of the present participle is changed to a -y Construir -------------- construyendo Leer -------------------- leyendo Oír --------------------- oyendo Traer ------------------ trayendo

Other verbs that use the present participle: express various shades of progression Seguir: to keep doing something- Emilio sigue trabajando.: Emilio keeps working. Ir: indicates a gradual or repeated process (more and more)- Cada día, voy amando a mi novia. I am loving my girlfriend more and more each day. Venir: indicates a gradual action that accumulates or increases over time- Lo vengo estudiando desde la semana pasada. I have been studying it since last week. Andar: conveys the idea of going around doing something or of always doing something.- Ramon anda diciendo mentiras: Ramon is going around telling lies.