1. El Presente Progresivo
Lesson 5.1 #9

2. The present progressive tense Notes #9
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
Objective: Students will learn the present progressive tense, it’s uses, and its conjugation forms of regular and irregular verbs.

3. The Present Progressive
The Present Progressive is used to emphasize that something is happening RIGHT NOW.
For example; John is playing tennis.

4. In English the present progressive is always composed of two parts – a helping verb and a present participle. Look at the examples below;
Subject
Helping verb
Present Participle
(also known as a gerund) I Am
Swimming
You
Are
Eating
She Is
Dancing We
Laughing
They
Running

5. For example; Juan está cantando.
In Spanish, the present progressive is set up the exact same way – with a helping verb and a present participle.
For example; Juan está cantando.
Helping Verb
Present Participle

6. The helping verb is always a form of the verb Estar (to be) which translates as “am”, “is”, or “are”. Below is a chart of Estar’s irregular conjugation.
Subject
Conjugation
Translation Yo
Estoy
I am Tú
Estás
You are
Él, Ella, Usted
Está
He is, She is, You are
Nosotros
Estamos
We are
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
Están
They are, You are

7. The present participle is formed by adding “ando” or “iendo” to the end of the verb stem. Use “ando” for AR verbs and “iendo” for ER and IR verbs.
For example;
CANTAR
To sing
ANDO AR
1. Drop the AR as you always have to conjugate
2. Now add ando which means “-ing”
Singing
TOSING

8. ER and IR verbs work the same way as AR verbs do except that they use “iendo” instead of “ando”.
For example;
COMER
To eat
IENDO
1. Drop the ER or IR
2. Now add iendo which means “-ing” ER
Eating
To livee
VIVIR
To live
IENDO ER
Living
To livee

9. Forming the Present Progressive
Start with subject, Use the verb estar + -ando or –iendo verb
Estoy estamos
Estás x
Está están
hablando
comiendo
corriendo
viviendo
bailando
escribiendo
Subject + Yo El
Ella Tu
Nosotras
Ellos
Ellas +

10. Here’s what it looks like when you combine the helping verb with the present participle.
Subject
Cantar
to sing
Comer
to eat
Vivir
to live Yo
Estoy cantando
I am singing
Estoy comiendo
I am eating
Estoy viviendo
I am living Tú
Estás cantando
You (inf) are singing
Estás comiendo
You (inf) are eating
Estás viviendo
You (inf) are living
Él, Ella,
Usted
Está cantando
He/She is singing
You (for) are singing
Está comiendo
He/She is eating
You (for) are eating
Está viviendo
He/She is living
You (for) are living
Nosotros
Estamos cantando
We are singing
Estamos comiendo
We are eating
Estamos viviendo
We are living
Vosotros
Estáis cantando
You (inf pl) are singing
Estáis comiendo
You (inf pl) are eating
Estáis viviendo
You (inf pl) are living
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
Están cantando
They are singing
You (for pl) are singing
Están comiendo
They are eating
You (for pl) are eating
Están viviendo
They are living
You (for pl) are living

11. Examples He is asking. (Preguntar) I am studying. (Estudiar)
We are running. (Correr)
You are writing. (Escribir)
Él está preguntando.
Yo estoy estudiando.
Nosotros estamos corriendo.
Tú estás escribiendo.

12. Irregulars- add -yendo
Irregulars in this tense are few. You will learn most of them on a case by case basis. This unit contains some of the most common irregulars in the present progressive.
Creer>Creyendo, (to believe) add a y
Leer>Leyendo. (to read) add a y
Oir> oyendo (to hear) change e to y
Traer>trayendo (to bring) add a y
ir>yendo (to go) change i to y

13. Irregulars- stem changing verbs
Irregulars in this tense are few. You will learn most of them on a case by case basis. This unit contains some of the most common irregulars in the present progressive.
decir>diciendo.(to say) Change e to i
preferir>prefiriendo (to prefer) change e to i
conseguir>consiguiendo (to obtain) change e to i
dormir>durmiendo (to sleep) change o to u
poder>pudiendo (to be able to) change o to u
venir>viniendo (to come) change e to i

14. ¡El Fin!