Do Now Complete the following sentences using a conjugation of ESTAR: 1) La chica ___________ en el parque. 2) Yo ___________ triste. 3) Pablo y Juan ___________ en camino. 4) Vosotros ___________ bien. 5) Teresa y yo ___________ en Atlanta. 6) Tú ___________ muy feliz.

El Presente Progresivo 9/3 & 9/4

El Presente Progresivo  The Present Progressive describes an action that is in process at the moment we are talking  We use this tense to describe things we are doing CURRENTLY; it emphasizes that something is in progress  To form, we use ESTAR + PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Present Participles: - AR verbs To form the present participle for –AR verbs: 1)Isolate the stem 2)Add the appropriate ending (-ANDO) Ex: Bailar 1)Isolate the stem: Bail 2)Add the appropriate ending: Bailando

Present Participles: -ER/-IR verbs To form the present participle for –ER/-IR verbs: 1)Isolate the stem 2)Add the appropriate ending (-IENDO) Ex: Comer 1)Isolate the stem: Com 2)Add the appropriate ending: Comiendo

Participio presente = -ing InfinitivoParticipio hablar hablando comercomiendo vivir viviendo estudiar estudiando pensar pensando * jugar jugando * encender encendiendo *

Present Progressive cont.  In English you would never say He walking or She working  You say He is walking or She is working  You MUST use a conjugation of Estar  Estar + -ando/-iendo

Using the Present Progressive (-AR)  To translate: 1) Subject 2) Conjugation of Estar 3) Present Participle  Translate: I am singing   Translate: You are dancing   Translate: We are playing   Translate: They are walking 

Using the Present Progressive (-AR)  To translate: 1) Subject 2) Conjugation of Estar 3) Present Participle  Translate: I am singing  Yo estoy cantando  Translate: You are dancing  Tú estás bailando  Translate: We are playing  Nosotros estamos jugando  Translate: They are walking  Ellos están caminando

Using the Present Progressive (- ER/-IR)  To translate: 1) Subject 2) Conjugation of Estar 3) Present Participle  Translate: I am living   Translate: You are eating   Translate: We are learning   Translate: They are drinking 

Using the Present Progressive (- ER/-IR)  To translate: 1) Subject 2) Conjugation of Estar 3) Present Participle  Translate: I am living  Yo estoy viviendo  Translate: You are eating  Tú estás comiendo  Translate: We are learning  Nosotros estamos aprendiendo  Translate: They are drinking  Ellos están bebiendo

Irregular Present Participles: Stems that end with vowels Leer  Leyendo (to read) Traer  Trayendo (to bring) Creer  Creyendo (to believe) Ir  Yendo (to go) Destruir  Destruyendo (to destroy) Incluir  Incluyendo (to include) Oír  Oyendo (to hear)

Irregular Present Participles: Stem- changers (e  i, o  u) Pedir  Pidiendo (to order) Decir  Diciendo (to say) Servir  Sirviendo (to serve) Seguir  Siguiendo (to follow) Preferir  Prefiriendo (to prefer) Repetir  Repitiendo (to repeat) Morir  Muriendo (to die) Dormir  Durmiendo (to sleep)