El Presente Progresivo
hoypasado futuro
¡Ahora mismo!¡Ahora mismo!
The present progressive describes an action that is in process at the moment we are talking.
-ar = -ando
-er/-ir = -iendo
2 parts Present tense forms of ESTAR Present Participle of the main verb (gerund)
estoy estamosestás estáisestá están
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Formation of the present continuous
Present Participle / Gerund = -ing
Infinitivo Participiohablar hablandocomer comiendovivir viviendoestudiar estudiando
In English you can say:
I am working right now or I am working tomorrow
*** In Spanish you cannot do this. The progressive in Spanish is ONLY used to describe an action that is in process at the moment we are talking (ahora mismo).
*** In Spanish we can use the expression IR + A + Infinitive to refer to the near future (tomorrow).
Estoy trabajando ahora mismo.Voy a trabajar mañana.
AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008
salirsubir
conducirrecogerllevar
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Translate what the photographers are saying into Spanish:
1) Quick! Piqué is driving his car.2) Piqué is picking up Shakira.3) Piqué is taking Shakira to the airport.4) Look! Shakira is leaving the house.5) Shakira is getting into the car.
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Me levantoTe levantasSe levantaNos levantamosOs levantáisSe levantan
Normally the pronoun goes in front of the verb.
Voy a levantarmeI am going to get up
However, with an infinitive the pronoun goes at the end.
Va a levantar__He is going to get up
Estoy levantándomeI am getting up
With the present participle the pronoun also goes at the end.
Está levantándo__He is getting up
1.I wash (myself)2.You wash (yourself)3.I am going to wash (myself)4.You are going to wash (yourself)5.I am washing (myself)6.You are washing (yourself)
Me levanto Estoy levantándome
Me lavo Estoy lavándome
Te quiero Estoy queriéndote
Te espero Estoy esperándote
enloquecerse= to go mad
Estoy enloqueciéndome
ahogarse= to drown Estoy ahogándome
cambiarse= to change yourself
Estoy cambiándome
comprender
regresar
repetir
alcanzar
mezclar
perdonarcambiar
esperar
quererahogarse
enloquecerse
borrar
queriendo
mezclando
queriéndote
cambiándome
esperándote
ahogándome enloqueciéndome
What do the following mean?
Write the Spanish for:1.I am listening.2.You (singular) are eating.3.They are playing.4.We are reading. (spelling change)
5.You (plural) are believing. (spelling change)
6.They are washing (themselves).7.I am going mad. (enloquecerse)