Present Progressive Tense Spanish 1

1. Present Progressive Tense, or
I am walking

2. Present Progressive Tense
The present progressive tense is how
you will say the "ing" sound in English
and describe what you are doing right
now: I am walking, he is sitting and
they are spitting.
To communicate this way you need 2
things:
1) a conjugated form of estar
2) a verb with -ando (-ar ending
verbs) or -iendo (-er & -ir ending
verbs at the end
Check this out noticing the numbers from
above:
Yo (1) estoy (2) comiendo. I am eating
El (1) está (2) cantando. He is singing.
This is different from yo como = I eat and
él canta = he sings
-ar verbs: nadar = nadando = swimming
jugar = jugando = playing
-er verbs: comer = comiendo = eating
-ir verbs: vivir = viviendo = living

3. 1) a conjugated form of estar
Estar = to be for locations and temporary
conditions
Conjugations:
Yo estoy
Tú estás
Èl/ella/usted está
Nosotros estamos
vocotros estáis
Ellos/ellas están

4. Ejemplos

Ella está escuchando
la música.

Tú estás trabajando
después de escuela.

Yo estoy comiendo
los tacos.

Ellos están
estudiando el
español.

5. Ejemplos

Ella está escuchando
la música.

Tú estás trabajando
después de escuela.

Yo estoy comiendo
los tacos.

Ellos están
estudiando el
español.
She is listening to
music.
You are working after
school.
I am eating the tacos.
They are studying
Spanish.

6. Review

Form of Estar verb with -ando or
iendo

Estás + surfeando = You are surfing.

7. Review

Form of Estar verb with -ando or
iendo

Estoy + hablando español. = I am speaking
Spanish.