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Present Progressive / Immediate Future
Apuntes Importantes
Use the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE to tell what is happening right now.
Forming the Present Progressive Tense:
-Use the present tense of the verb estar and the present participle (-ando/-iendo).
-Present Tense forms of the verb ESTAR – to be.
Yo
estoy
Tú
estás
Él, Ella, Usted
está
Examples:
cantar - cantando
comer - comiendo
escribir - escribiendo
Rosa María está cantando.
Vosotros estáis comiendo.
Estoy escribiendo.
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
estamos
estáis
están
Rosa is singing.
You all are eating.
I am writing.
Some additional conjugation rules:
-When the stem of -er / -ir verb ends in a vowel, form the present progressive tense by adding –yendo.
leer – leyendo
Tú estás leyendo.
You are reading.
-AR/-ER verbs do not have stem changes in the participle but -IR stem-changing verbs do.
dormir - durmiendo (o-u)
servir – sirviendo (e-i)
-The verb IR (to go) is not usually used in the present progressive tense. Use the present tense instead to show where
someone is going.
Voy al supermercado.
I am going to the supermarket.
-You cannot use the present progressive in Spanish to talk about the future.
Use the IMMEDIATE FUTURE TENSE to talk about what someone is going to do.
Forming the Immediate Future Tense:
-Use the present tense of IR with a followed by an infinitive (-ar,-er, -ir) to say what someone is or isn’t going to do.
-Present Tense forms of the verb IR – to go.
Yo
voy
Tú
vas
Él, Ella, Usted
va
Examples:
Rosa is going to sing.
You all are going to eat.
I am going to write.
Rosa va a cantar.
Vosotros van a comer.
Voy a escribir.
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
vamos
vais
van