ADDING TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF VERBS

NOW LET’S MOVE TO A NEW TENSE: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORMULA: FORMULA: –A FORM OF ESTAR---  ESTOY, ESTÁS, ESTÁ, ESTAMOS, ESTÁIS, ESTÁN –ADD AN INFINITIVE –IF THE INFINITIVE ENDS IN –AR = -ANDO –IF THE INFINITIVE ENDS IN –ER OR –IR = -IENDO

THIS NEW TENSE ALLOWS ME TO SAY… I AM SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS: I AM SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS: YOU ARE EATING AN ICE CREAM: YOU ARE EATING AN ICE CREAM: SHE IS WRITING A PAPER: SHE IS WRITING A PAPER: WE ARE DANCING: WE ARE DANCING: WE ARE DRINKING GRAPE JUICE (SPAIN): WE ARE DRINKING GRAPE JUICE (SPAIN): THEY ARE SHARING A SANDWICH: THEY ARE SHARING A SANDWICH:

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: I AM SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS: I AM SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS:  I AM=ESTOY  SPEAK = HABLAR = HABL+-ANDO = HABLANDO –ESTOY HABLANDO CON AMIGOS.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: YOU ARE EATING AN ICE CREAM: YOU ARE EATING AN ICE CREAM:  YOU ARE = ESTÁS  EAT = COMER = COM+-IENDO = COMIENDO –ESTÁS COMIENDO UN HELADO.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: SHE IS WRITING A PAPER: SHE IS WRITING A PAPER:  SHE IS = ESTÁ  WRITE = ESCRIBIR = ESCRIB+-IENDO = ESCRIBIENDO –ESTÁ ESCRIBIENDO UN PAPÉL.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: WE ARE DANCING: WE ARE DANCING:

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: WE ARE DRINKING GRAPE JUICE: (SPAIN) WE ARE DRINKING GRAPE JUICE: (SPAIN)

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: THEY ARE SHARING A SANDWÍCH: THEY ARE SHARING A SANDWÍCH:

AND NOW YOU KNOW THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE!!!