Capítulo 7A

Saying what is happening:The Present Progressive Tense

Present Participle

The present participle is the –ing form of the verb.

It is formed by removing the infinitive ending of the verb: hablar > habl-

Then add the correct present participle ending: habl- > hablando = speaking

Present Participles

-ar verbs: hablar – hablando = speaking -er verbs: comer – comiendo = eating -ir verbs: vivir – viviendo = living

* There are only 2 endings: -ando and -iendo

( -er and –ir verbs are alike)

Give the present participles for the following infinitives pensar pensando thinking

buscar buscando looking for

salir saliendo leaving / going out

poner poniendo putting

dibujar dibujando drawing

ver viendo seeing

alquilar alquilando renting

escribir escribiendo writing

nadar nadando swimming

comprender comprendiendo understanding

jugar jugando playing

tocar tocando playing

Irregular present participles dormir durmiendo sleeping

sentir sintiendo feeling, regretting

Irregular present participles decir diciendo saying, telling

leer leyendo reading

Irregular present participles oír oyendo hearing

poder pudiendo being able

Irregular present participles traer trayendo bringing

venir viniendo coming

You can identify an irregular present participlein the dictionary: Example: dormir(ue,u)

The second vowel in the parenthesisindicates the irregularity.

* durmiendo

But you cannot use a present participle alone in a sentence.

Yo jugando al béisbol I playing baseball. - Incorrect

You need a helping verb.

I am playing baseball

This is called the present progressive tense.

It expresses action in progress presently or actions going on right now.

But how are we going to express am in the above sentence?

Present Progressive Tense =Estar + Present Participle

Estoy – I am Estás – You

are Está – He

is

She is

You are

Estamos – We are

Estáis - You are Están - They/You

are

Present Participle – alquilar – alquilando (renting)(-ing) leer - leyendo (reading)

decir – diciendo (saying)

+

Put it together:

Estoy dibujando I am drawing

Estás comiendo You are eating

Está saliendo He, she, is leaving

or you (polite) are leaving

Estamos apagando We are turning off

Estáis poniendo You are putting

Están viviendo They / you are living

Give the correct present progressive tense for each verb Vivir (yo) Estoy viviendo I am living

Comer (nosotros) Estamos comiendo We are eating

Patinar (ella) Está patinando She is skating

Comer (tú) Estás comiendo You are eating

Salir (Uds) Están saliendo You are leaving

Estudiar (vosotros) Estáis estudiando You are studying

Bailar (Juanita) Está bailando Juanita is dancing

Hacer (Los muchachos) Están haciendo The boys are doing

Cantar (el profesor) Está cantando The teacher is singing

Vivir (Uds.) Están viviendo You are living

Irregular Present Participles

The following verbs have an irregularity in the formation of the present participle

dormir durmiendo sleeping

poder pudiendo being able

preferir prefiriendo prefering

sentir sintiendo feeling/regretting

venir viniendo coming

leer leiendo – incorrect leyendo – correct reading

oir oyendo hearing

ir yendo going

Part II – Using the present progressive tense with direct object pronouns me te lo la

nos os los las

I am renting it. Estoy alquilándolo. or Lo estoy alquilando

He is reading them El está leyéndolos.

They are writing it. Están escribiéndolo

We are helping them. Estamos ayudándolas.

She is watching it. Está mirándolo.

You are studing them. Estás estudiándolos.

Juan is buying it. Juan está comprándola.

You all are seeing it. Están/Estáis viéndolo.

Part II – Using the present progressive tense with indirect object pronouns

me te le

nos os les

I am writing to him. Estoy escribiéndole. or Le estoy escribiendo

He is reading to them Él está leyéndoles. or les está leyendo.

Indirect before direct. I am renting it for us. Estoy alquilándonoslo. or Nos lo estoy alquilando

He is reading them to me. Él está leyéndomelos.

Estamos dándoleslo. Estamos dándoselo. or Se lo estamos dando

Change le and les to se before lo, la, los, las.

¿Tienen preguntas?

Buena suerte clase. Adios.