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The Present Progressive Tense
When you want to emphasize that an action is happening right now, you use
the present progressive tense. To form the present progressive tense, use the
present-tense forms of estar + the present participle. The present participle is
formed by dropping the verb’s infinitive ending and adding –ando for –ar verbs
or –iendo for –er and –ir verbs.
(yo)
estoy
(tú)
estás
(Ud.)
(él)
(ella)
está
lavando
comiendo
escribiendo
lavando
comiendo
escribiendo
lavando
comiendo
escribiendo
(nosotros)
(nosotras)
estamos
(vosotros)
(vosotras)
(Uds.)
(ellos)
(ellas)
estáis
están
lavando
comiendo
escribiendo
lavando
comiendo
escribiendo
lavando
comiendo
escribiendo
Important to remember:
1.
You use the regular present tense to talk about an action that regularly
takes place, or that is happening now. For example:
Paco lava los platos hoy.
Paco washes the dishes today. OR Paco is washing the dishes today.
The present progressive is used to express an action that is happening right
now, not just in the present.
2.
The verb leer has an irregular spelling in the present participle: leyendo.
3.
The verb traer has an irregular spelling in the present participle:
trayendo.
4.
There are other verbs that have irregular spellings in the present
participle. You will learn them next year in Spanish 2.
Present Participles (Gerunds)
Regular Verbs
-ar
-er
-ir
>-ando
>iendo
>iendo
Irregular Verbs
caer
cayendo
cons
construyendo
construir
truir
creer
creyendo
destruir
destruyendo
huir
huyendo
ir
yendo*
leer
leyendo
oír
oyendo
traer
trayendo
decir
diciendo
despedirse
despidiéndose
divertirse
divirtiéndose
dormir
durmiendo
venir
viniendo*
viniendo*
conseguir
consiguiendo
consiguiendo
corregir
corrigiendo
mentir
mintiendo
morir
muriendo
pedir
pidiendo
poder
pudiendo*
pudiendo*