1. Present Progressive
Right Here / Right Now

2. Now...
• In Spanish, there are two ways of speaking in the
present tense.
• We have previously learned one of those ways of
creating the (p.t.)...

3. Now...
• That tense is simply called the present tense...
O
AS
A
AMOS
(ÁIS)
AN
O
ES
E
EMOS
IMOS
(ÉIS/ÍS)
EN
• AR • ER / IR

4. Using the present tense
• Siempre hablo en la clase de inglés.
• I always speak in English class
• I am always speaking in English class

5. Using the present tense
• Corres a las tres de la tarde.
• You run at three in the afternoon.
• You are running at three in the afternoon.

6. Right Here, Right Now
• The second way to create the present tense is to
use the Present Progressive.
• NOTE: The present progressive is solely used to
say what is going on right here, right now.

7. Right Here, Right Now
• In English we say...
• I am talking...
• You are listening...
• We are dancing...

8. Right Here, Right Now
• Estar + (present participle)
Estoy
Estás
Está
Estamos
Estáis
Están

9. Right Here, Right Now
• To create the present participle...
Hablar
Hablando
Comer
Comiendo
Abrir
Abriendo

10. Using what we learned
• Estar + (present participle)
• Estoy comiendo una torta.

11. Practice
• Comprar
• Hacer
• Abrir
• Vivir
• Estudiar
• Comprando
• Haciendo
• Abriendo
• Viviendo
• Estudiando

12. Using what we learned
• ¿Qué estás haciendo? (tomar el sol)
• Yo estoy tomando el sol.

13. • ¿Qué está comprando Javier? (una carta)
• Él está comprando una carta.

14. As always
• As always there are a few irregulars that we have to
learn...
• They are easy to remember...

15. As always
• They are always er/ir verbs...
• When you see three vowels in a row, change the
middle “i” to a “y”

16. As always
• Creer = Creyendo (Creiendo)
• Leer = Leyendo (Leiendo)
• Oír = Oyendo (Oiendo)

17. As always
• ¿Qué están leyendo uds.? (el periódico)
• Estamos leyendo el periódico.