Tener Expressions &
Present Progressive
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Present Progressive
• We already know that the present tense = the
person doing the action does or is doing the
action.
• We use the present progressive to REALLY
emphasize that something is currently
unfolding.
• We express this in English with verbs that end
in –ing
• How do we express this in Spanish?
How to form the gerund
in the present progressive
• -AR verbs: remove –AR, add –ANDO
• -ER and –IR verbs: remove –ER or –IR, add –IENDO.
• If the stem of –er or –ir verbs ends in a vowel, we add –yendo
– leer
– oír
– ir
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leyendo
oyendo
yendo
• For example, if I want to tell someone that I’m dancing right
now, exactly this moment as we speak, I would say
• “Estoy bailando.”
• If I wanted to ask someone what they were currently doing,
right now, as we speak, I would say:
• “¿Qué estás haciendo?
Practicamos
• Work alone or with a partner to complete the
4 exercises on your worksheet.
Tener Expressions
Expresiones con tener
• We use tener to express a variety of states and
emotions in Spanish. We do this by conjugating tener,
and using one of the following nouns:
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calor
cuidado
frío
hambre
miedo
prisa
razón
sed
sueño
suerte
hot
careful
cold
hungry
afraid
in a hurry
right/correct
thirsty
sleepy
lucky
Expresiones con tener
• Although we express these states and emotions
with the verb to be in English, we instead use the
verb tener in Spanish.
– “I’m very hungry”
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“Tengo mucho hambre”.
– “She is afraid of computers”
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“Ella tiene miedo de computadoras.”
Practicamos
• Work alone or with a partner to complete the
4 exercises on your worksheet.