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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*