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THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

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Page 1: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

TENSE

Page 2: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

Page 3: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

POR EJEMPLO…

Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads. Ellos están comiendo ensaladas They are eating salads.

Page 4: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.

Page 5: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

FORMING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

están comiendo

Presenttense formof “estar”

Present participle

Page 6: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

comiendo

Stem ofcomer

-er presentparticiple ending

Page 7: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

To make the present participle… Remove the ending of the verbs:

-ar ando

-er /-ir verbs iendo

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

Page 9: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now

BAILAR

Estoy bailando

Estás bailando

Está bailando

Estamos bailando

Estáis bailando

Están bailando

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TO EAT

I am eating

You are eating

He, She, It is eating

We are eating

They are eating

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COMER

Estoy comiendo

Estás comiendo

Está comiendo

Estamos comiendo

Estáis comiendo

Están comiendo

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ESCRIBIR

Estoy escribiendo

Estás escribiendo

Está escribiendo

Estamos escribiendo

Estáis escribiendo

Están escribiendo

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SOME IRREGULARS…

LEER LEYENDOIR YENDOTRAERTRAYENDO