5.2 The Present Progressive

Question: What is the present progressive?

Answer: the verb “to be” and the present participle or another verb (ing) in English. In Spanish estar present participle is used.

Question: How to form the present participle of a -ar verb (hablar) in Spanish?

Answer: verb stem + -ando; hablar=hablando

Question: How to form the present participle of a -er verb (comer) in Spanish?

Answer: verb stem + -iendo; comer = comiendo

Question: How to form the present participle of a -ir verb (escribir) in Spanish?

Answer: verb stem + _iendo; escribir = escribiendo

Question: What happens when a -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel? (leer, oir, traer)

Answer: verb stem + yendo; leer=leyendo, oir=oyendo, traer=trayendo

Question: ir (irregular)

Answer: yendo (going)

Question: poder (irregular)

Answer: pudiendo (to be able to, can)

Question: venir (irregular)

Answer: viniendo (coming)

Question: preferir (e:ie)

Answer: prefiriendo (preferring)(e:i)

Question: conseguir (e:i)

Answer: consiguiendo (getting, obtaining)(e:i)