Jessica Campbell
When you want to say that an
action is happening at this very moment,
use the present progressive
Present Progressive has TWO
components: A conjugation of estar and a
 The
present participle

The first part PRESENT refers to the present tense
conjunction ESTAR
 Present progressive uses estar since it describes a “state” that you are
in

The second part PROGRESSIVE refers to the PARTICIPLE
ESTOY
ESTAMOS
ESTÁS
ESTÁN
ESTÁ
 The

participle is the "-ing" form of a verb
Ex: running, playing, ect.
 Form
the participle by dropping the -ar, -er,
or -ir from the infinitive of a verb and adding
one of two endings, -ando or –iendo.

To –ar verbs add –ando and to –er and –ir verbs
add -iendo
Hablar
(to talk)
Hablar-ar-=habl
Habl+ando=hablando
(talking)
Comer
(to eat)
Comer-er=com
Com+iendo=comiendo
(eating)
Escribir
(to write)
Escribir-ir=escrib
Escrib+iendo=escribiendo
(writing)
 When
the stem of an –er or –ir verb ends in a
vowel, change the –iendo to -yendo
EX:
Leer
Leyendo
Oir
Oyendo
Creer
Creyendo