El Presente
Progresivo
We use Present Tense
to talk about what is
happening now, in the
present.
Hablo = I talk or I am talking
What does <<llueve>> mean?
It rains or it is raining, in
general.
We use Present Progressive
to put emphasis on what is
happening RIGHT now.
What does <<Está lloviendo>>
mean?
It is raining, right now, outside
my window.
<<Está lloviendo>> is Present
Progressive.
We use present progressive to
talk about what is happening
RIGHT NOW.
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now
 The present progressive is a verb tense
used to emphasize on something
happening right now.
 It is a compound verb tense with 2
mandatory parts.
 1.) A conjugated form of the verb “estar”.
estoy
estás
está,
estamos
estáis
están
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now.
 The present progressive is a verb
tense used to emphasize on
something happening right now.
 It is a compound verb tense with 2
mandatory parts.
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now.
 1.) A conjugated form of the verb
“estar”.
estoy
estás
está,
estamos
estáis
están
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now.
 2.) A present participle of the action verb.
 To form, take off the last two letters of the
infinitive verb and add –ando for –ar verbs and
–iendo for –er and –ir verbs.
 Ejemplo…Mi mamá está trabajando.
 Ejemplo…Yo estoy escribiendo.
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now.
 -ar and –er verbs will never stem-
change in the present participle.
Ejemplo…almorzar almorzando
 -ir forms will have a slight irregularity
Ejemplo “dormir” durmiendo
 The verb “leer” has an irregular
present participle leyendo
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now.
 -ar and –er verbs will never stem-change
in the present participle.
Ejemplo…almorzar almorzando
 -ir forms will have a slight irregularity
Ejemplo “dormir” durmiendo
 The verb “leer” has an irregular present
participle leyendo
 Two vocabulary words often used with
this tense are…
 Ahora (mismo) (right) now
 En este momento at this moment
El presente progresivo
objective…talking about what happens right now.
 Two vocabulary phrases often used
with this tense are…
 Ahora (mismo) (right) now
 En este momento at this moment
1.) To form present progressive
we start with the verb
<<estar>>.
Remember how to conjugate
<<estar>>?
estoy estamos
estás estáis
está, están
The conjugated forms of the
verb <<estar>> tells us who is
doing the action.
2.) To form the present
progressive with <<–ar>>
verbs, we drop the <<-ar>> and
add <<-ando>>
Hablar = Habl + ando =
Hablando
2.) To form the present
participle with <<–er>> &
<<–ir>> verbs, we drop the
<<–er>> & <<–ir>> and add
<<-iendo>>
Comer = comiendo
Escribir = escribiendo
Let’s practice the present
participles (-ando, iendo)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Beber
Tomar
Comer
Vivir
Bailar
One way to express the –ing suffix in
English is to use the present participle.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
bebiendo = drinking
tomando = taking, drinking
comiendo = eating
viviendo = living
bailando = dancing
These <<-ando>> and <<-iendo>>
words are called the present
participle. The present
participle can never stand
alone.
So we put it with <<estar>> so
we can tell who is doing the
action.
To do this, first conjugate
<<estar>>, then add the
correct <<-ando>> or <<-iendo>>
to the action verb.
Estoy = I am
bailando = dancing
Remember the present progressive gives
emphasis that something is happening now.
Está escuchando.
Escucha.
Practice by writing or saying the
sentences with the present progressive.
Estamos jugando a los
videojuegos.
We are playing video games.
Están escribiendo ahora mismo.
They are writing right now.
¿Estás tocando la guitarra?.
Are you, singular and informal,
playing the guitar?
Estoy aprendiendo.
I am learning.
Beto está hablando.
Beto is speaking.
Estamos leyendo.
We are reading.
Uds. están encontrando vuestro
dinero.
You all are finding your money.
Rosa está durmiendo.
Rosa is sleeping.