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Present Progressive
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Present Progressive estar+(verb root)with ending In order to form the present progressive, you must know how to conjugate the verb estar, and how to form the present participle. You already know how to conjugate the verb estar: To form the present participle of regular -ar verbs, add -ando to the stem of the verb. hablar: hablando
(hablar - ar + ando)
trabajar: trabajando
(trabajar - ar + ando)
estudiar: estudiando
(estudiar - ar + ando) To form the present participle of regular -er and -ir verbs, add -iendo to the stem of the verb. comer: comiendo
(comer - er + iendo)
hacer: haciendo
(hacer - er + iendo)
vivir: viviendo
(vivir - ir + iendo)
escribir: escribiendo
(escribir - ir + iendo) Sometimes when forming the present participle it is necessary to change the spelling of a word so that it agrees with the way it is pronounced. We call this an "orthographic" change. Here are some common examples: caer: cayendo
creer: creyendo
huir: huyendo
ir: yendo
influir: influyendo
oír: oyendo
traer: trayendo
leer: leyendo
seguir: siguiendo | -ar verbs | p. participle | er verbs | - p.participle | -ir verbs | p.participle | | comprar | comprando | correr | corriendo | vivir | viviendo | | esperar | esperando | tener | teniendo | pedir | pidiendo | | enseñar | enseñando | beber | bebiendo | abrir | abriendo | | estudiar | estudiando | comer | comiendo | salir | saliendo | Present Progressive (is/are +[verb]-ing) estar+(verb-ending)+new ending estoy estamos jugar-ar= jug__ jugando estas XXXXX + saber-er=sab__ sabiendo esta estan vivir-ir = viv__ viviendo *leer-er= le___ *leyendo **double voweled verbs like leer, creer, oir, etc. y replaces i in ending to act as a consonant sound, so that there isn't a huge string of vowels
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Geneva, NY 14456
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