Students can use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in progress, the equivalent of "ing" in English...
I. Calentamiento
¿Cómo se dice en español?
¿Cómo se dice en español?
- The traveler
- The arrival
- To pack
- The luggage
- The airport
- The departure
II. Present progressive practice:
How to form the present participle or gerundio:
1. Drop the infinitive ending.
2. Add -ando to -ar verbs or -iendo to -er/-ir verbs.Ex. Hablar --> hablando (talking)
beber --> bebiendo (drinking)
vivir --> viviendo (living)
3. Some -er and -ir verbs substitute a y for i in the participle.
Note: the stem of these verbs ends in a vowel. When the er and ir verb has a vowel before the infinite ending iendo becomes yendo.
leer – le- leyendo (to read);
creer – cre- creyendo (to believe);
traer – tra- trayendo (to bring).
influir- influ- influyendo
The present participle of -ir verbs which have an e -> i and o -> u stem change in the preterite tense show that same change in the present participle.
sentir - sintiendo repetir - repitiendo seguir - siguiendo pedir - pidiendo servir - sirviendo preferir - prefiriendo dormir - durmiendo morir - muriendo
Some verbs are irregular:
venir - viniendo (come)
decir - diciendo (say)
poder - pudiendo (can)
**The present participle of the verb ir is yendo.**
Yo hablo in Spanish can be translated into English as I talk, I do talk or I am talking. Since one of the translations of Yo hablo is I am talking, why do we even need the present progressive? The answer is to give a more graphic picture of an action in progress at a given moment.
It makes the "presentness" more vivid.
¿Qué haces? What are you doing?
¿Qué estás haciendo? What are you doing ?
Llueve.* It's raining.
Está lloviendo. It is raining. (emphasizes that it is happening now)
Nieva.* It's snowing.
Está nevando. It is snowing. (emphasizes that it is happening now)
Salimos ahora. We are leaving now.
Estamos saliendo ahora. We are leaving now. (walking out
the door.)
Ellos llegan ahora. They are arriving.
Están llegando. They are arriving. (coming in the house)
Hablo por teléfono. I'm talking on the phone.
Estoy hablando por teléfono. I'm talking on the phone. (Emphasis on now, so don't bother me.)
Reading Comprehension
Read a postcard from Jorge and write a list of questions en español that he's already answered for you.
Then....Write a postcard back to Jorge and tell him all about youself and your trip and answer the questions above...
How to form the present participle or gerundio:
1. Drop the infinitive ending.
2. Add -ando to -ar verbs or -iendo to -er/-ir verbs.Ex. Hablar --> hablando (talking)
beber --> bebiendo (drinking)
vivir --> viviendo (living)
3. Some -er and -ir verbs substitute a y for i in the participle.
Note: the stem of these verbs ends in a vowel. When the er and ir verb has a vowel before the infinite ending iendo becomes yendo.
leer – le- leyendo (to read);
creer – cre- creyendo (to believe);
traer – tra- trayendo (to bring).
influir- influ- influyendo
The present participle of -ir verbs which have an e -> i and o -> u stem change in the preterite tense show that same change in the present participle.
sentir - sintiendo repetir - repitiendo seguir - siguiendo pedir - pidiendo servir - sirviendo preferir - prefiriendo dormir - durmiendo morir - muriendo
Some verbs are irregular:
venir - viniendo (come)
decir - diciendo (say)
poder - pudiendo (can)
**The present participle of the verb ir is yendo.**
Yo hablo in Spanish can be translated into English as I talk, I do talk or I am talking. Since one of the translations of Yo hablo is I am talking, why do we even need the present progressive? The answer is to give a more graphic picture of an action in progress at a given moment.
It makes the "presentness" more vivid.
¿Qué haces? What are you doing?
¿Qué estás haciendo? What are you doing ?
Llueve.* It's raining.
Está lloviendo. It is raining. (emphasizes that it is happening now)
Nieva.* It's snowing.
Está nevando. It is snowing. (emphasizes that it is happening now)
Salimos ahora. We are leaving now.
Estamos saliendo ahora. We are leaving now. (walking out
the door.)
Ellos llegan ahora. They are arriving.
Están llegando. They are arriving. (coming in the house)
Hablo por teléfono. I'm talking on the phone.
Estoy hablando por teléfono. I'm talking on the phone. (Emphasis on now, so don't bother me.)
Reading Comprehension
Read a postcard from Jorge and write a list of questions en español that he's already answered for you.
Then....Write a postcard back to Jorge and tell him all about youself and your trip and answer the questions above...
Más ejemplos:
In pairs, use the present progressive to talk about what each person is doing in the following picture:
INB 33
Rewrite the following sentences in the present progressive. Then, write two more sentences in the present tense and have a classmate rewrite them using the present progressive.
III. We will play Kahoot to review the present progressive. You may use your Chromebooks or your phones. Quiz Tomorrow. Kahoot
Rewrite the following sentences in the present progressive. Then, write two more sentences in the present tense and have a classmate rewrite them using the present progressive.
- Mi mamá cocina.
- Los chicos desayunan cereal.
- Yo miro la tele.
- Tú escuchas música.
- Nosotros viajamos por España.
- Natalia monta a caballo.
- Jorge pesca en el lago.
- Ustedes visitan a sus amigos.
- Ana y yo escribimos un mensaje.
- Ramón e (y) Isabel bailan merengue.
III. We will play Kahoot to review the present progressive. You may use your Chromebooks or your phones. Quiz Tomorrow. Kahoot
- Go to Kahoot.it
- Type in the code
- Choose an appropriate name
- Join the game
Reading Comprehension
Individual Assignment
Read about an ideal vacation and answer the questions using complete sentences.
Individual Assignment
Read about an ideal vacation and answer the questions using complete sentences.