Present & Imperfect Progressive in Spanish : Present & Imperfect Progressive in Spanish by @JessicaOjeda
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Slide 2 : The Progressive Tense in English Present Progressive
I am watching tv.
She is studying Spanish.
They are writing. Past Progressive
I was watching tv.
She was studying Spanish.
They were writing. The Progressive Tense is formed with “to be” plus the –ing form of the verb. www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com
Slide 3 : The Progressive Tense in Spanish Present Progressive
She is studying Spanish. – Ella está estudiando español.
I am watching tv. – Yo estoy viendo la tele.
They are writing. – Ellos están escribiendo. Imperfect Progressive
She was studying Spanish. – Ella estaba estudiando español.
I was watching tv. – Yo estaba viendo la tele.
They were writing. – Ellos estaban escribiendo. Spanish Progressive is formed by “estar” plus the –ando or –iendo forms of the verb. estar = to be
-ando & -iendo = -ing www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com
Slide 4 : “Estar” Present Conjugation Present Progressive – Estar Examples
I am watching tv. – Yo estoy viendo la tele.
You are talking too much. – Tú estás hablando demasiado.
She is studying Spanish. – Ella está estudiando español.
We are singing. – Nosotras estamos cantando.
They are writing. – Ellos están escribiendo. www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Present Tense Conjugation)
Yo estoy – I am
Nosotros(as) estamos – We are
Tú estás – You are
Vosotros(as) estáis – You are (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted está – He, She is; You (formal) are
Ellos(as), Ustedes están – They, You are
Slide 5 : “Estar” Present Conjugation Practice 1) I am sleeping. – Yo ________ durmiendo. 2) She is cooking. – Ella ________ cocinando. 3) They are dreaming. – Ellos ________ soñando. 4) We are working. – Nosotros ________ trabajando. estoy está están estamos www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Present Tense Conjugation)
Yo estoy – I am
Nosotros(as) estamos – We are
Tú estás – You are
Vosotros(as) estáis – You are (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted está – He, She is; You (formal) are
Ellos(as), Ustedes están – They, You are
Slide 6 : “Estar” Imperfect Conjugation Imperfect Progressive – Estar Examples
I was watching tv. – Yo estaba viendo la tele.
You were talking too much. – Tú estabas hablando demasiado.
She was studying Spanish. – Ella estaba estudiando español.
We were singing. – Nosotras estábamos cantando.
They were writing. – Ellos estaban escribiendo. www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Imperfect Tense Conjugation)
Yo estaba – I was
Nosotros(as) estábamos – We were
Tú estabas – You were
Vosotros(as) estabais – You were (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted estaba – He, She was; You (formal) were
Ellos(as), Ustedes estaban – They, You were
Slide 7 : “Estar” Imperfect Conjugation Practice 1) I was sleeping. – Yo ________ durmiendo. 2) She was cooking. – Ella ________ cocinando. 3) They were dreaming. – Ellos ________ soñando. 4) We were working. – Nosotros __________ trabajando. estaba estaba estaban estábamos www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Imperfect Tense Conjugation)
Yo estaba – I was
Nosotros(as) estábamos – We were
Tú estabas – You were
Vosotros(as) estabais – You were (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted estaba – He, She was; You (formal) were
Ellos(as), Ustedes estaban – They, You were
Slide 8 : Forming –ing Verbs in Spanish
-ando & -iendo There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish: -ar, -er, and –ir
Examples: mirar, comer, escribir -ar verbs take the –ando ending
-er & -ir verbs take the –iendo ending TO FORM the –ando and –iendo verbs, drop the –ar, -er, or –ir ending on the verb, then add –ando to –ar verbs and –iendo to –er and –ir verbs.
Mirar --> Mir- --> Mirando
Comer --> Com- --> Comiendo
Escribir --> Escrib- --> Escribiendo www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com
Slide 9 : Practice Forming –ando & -iendo Verbs 1) caminar – ___________ 2) vender – ___________ 3) vivir – ________ caminando vendiendo viviendo -ar --> –ando
-er & -ir --> –iendo Note: There ARE irregulars. For an explanation on how to form the irregular verbs visit: http://www.theselva.com/learn-spanish/free-spanish-lessons/present-imperfect-progressive/ www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com
Slide 10 : Putting It All Together: Present Progressive Present Progressive
She is studying Spanish. – Ella está estudiando español.
I am watching tv. – Yo estoy viendo la tele.
They are writing. – Ellos están escribiendo. -ar --> –ando
-er & -ir --> –iendo Formula:
“estar” + -ando/-iendo www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Present Tense Conjugation)
Yo estoy – I am
Nosotros(as) estamos – We are
Tú estás – You are
Vosotros(as) estáis – You are (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted está – He, She is; You (formal) are
Ellos(as), Ustedes están – They, You are
Slide 11 : Present Progressive Practice 1) I am walking. – 2) You all are drinking. – 3) You are opening the box. – caminando Yo estoy caminando. -ar --> –ando
-er & -ir --> –iendo Formula:
“estar” + -ando/-iendo Ustedes están bebiendo. Estás abriendo la caja. to walk = caminar
to drink = beber
to open = abrir www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Present Tense Conjugation)
Yo estoy – I am
Nosotros(as) estamos – We are
Tú estás – You are
Vosotros(as) estáis – You are (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted está – He, She is; You (formal) are
Ellos(as), Ustedes están – They, You are
Slide 12 : Putting It All Together: Imperfect Progressive -ar --> –ando
-er & -ir --> –iendo Formula:
“estar” + -ando/-iendo Imperfect Progressive
She was studying Spanish. – Ella estaba estudiando español.
I was watching tv. – Yo estaba viendo la tele.
They were writing. – Ellos estaban escribiendo. www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Estar – To Be (Imperfect Tense Conjugation)
Yo estaba – I was
Nosotros(as) estábamos – We were
Tú estabas – You were
Vosotros(as) estabais – You were (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted estaba – He, She was; You (formal) were
Ellos(as), Ustedes estaban – They, You were
Slide 13 : www.TheSELVA.com - TheSELVA@live.com Imperfect Progressive Practice 1) I was walking. – 2) You all were drinking. – 3) You were opening the box. – caminando Yo estaba caminando. -ar --> –ando
-er & -ir --> –iendo Formula:
“estar” + -ando/-iendo Ustedes estaban bebiendo. Estabas abriendo la caja. to walk = caminar
to drink – beber
to open - abrir Estar – To Be (Imperfect Tense Conjugation)
Yo estaba – I was
Nosotros(as) estábamos – We were
Tú estabas – You were
Vosotros(as) estabais – You were (Spain)
Él, Ella, Usted estaba – He, She was; You (formal) were
Ellos(as), Ustedes estaban – They, You were
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