Present Progressive and -NDO verb forms Describing actions in Progress

 In English, the present progressive is formed with the verb to be plus the –ing form of another verb. –I am watching TV. –We are studying.  In Spanish, the present progressive is formed with the verb estar plus the –ndo form of another verb. –Estoy pensando. I am thinking. –¿Qué están haciendo? What are you doing?

-NDO Verb Forms  -ar verbs: –Drop the –ar and add –ando to the stem of the verb. –Bailarbailando –Estudiar estudiando *-er and –ir verbs: - Drop the –er/-ir and add –iendo to the stem of the verb. - comer comiendo - escribir escribiendo

 When the stem of an –er/-ir verb ends in a vowel, change –iendo to –yendo. –Leer leyendo –Creercreyendo

Uses of present progressive  In Spanish, the present progressive is used only to describe an action that is taking place right at the moment. –¿ Qué estás haciendo? What are you doing? –Estoy leyendo. I am reading. –An –ing expression in English does not automatically signal a progressive tense in Spanish. Consider the following examples. –Lola sale a las ocho. Lola is leaving at 8:00. –Vamos a estudiar. We are going to study. –Tienen una fiesta hoy. They are having a party today.

 The verb come and go are not ordinarily used in the progressive in Spanish. –Vamos a clase. We’re going to class. –Pablo viene a las cinco. Pablo is coming at 5:00. 5:00.