El participio presente y la construccin progresiva

*The present and past progressive tenses are compound verb tenses that express what is (currently) happening right now or what was happening over a period of time. **You need two things: 1. the verb estar conjugated 2. the present participle (-ing word)

Estar = to be
Present
Estoy Ests Est Estamos (Estis Estn I am you are
he/she is, you are

Imperfect
estaba estabas estaba estbamos (estabais estaban I was you were
he/she was, you were

we are you are) are

we were you were) they,you were

Present Participle (El Participio Presente)

Chop off AR, add ANDO Chop off ER/-IR, add -IENDO

Ex. hablar ar + ando = hablando comer er + iendo = comiendo vivir ir + iendo = viviendo

Irregular Present Participles

**some participles have irregular spellings Sentir (to feel) sintiendo Pedir (to ask for) pidiendo Dormir (to sleep) durmiendo Venir (to come) viniendo Poder (to be able) pudiendo Ir (to go) yendo Or (to hear) oyendo Traer (to bring) trayendo Leer (to read) leyendo Construir (to build) construyendo

Progressive Construction
*ESTAR + present participle = is,am,are,was,were verbing Ex. Elena est arreglando su coche. *CONTINUAR, IR, SEGUIR + present participle = to keep on, continue verbing Ex. 1 Por qu sigues trabajando? Ex. 2 Va caminando a pesar de la lluvia.

Pronoun Placement and the Participle

Pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or after and attached the present participle. When its attached to the present participle, an accent is placed on the second-to-last syllable of the participle in order to keep its original stress. Ex. 1 Me estoy lavando las manos. Estoy lavndome las manos. Clara se est pintando la boca. Clara est pintndose la boca.

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