Present progressive in spanish

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Transcript of Present progressive in spanish

AQA Spanish AS Level © Nelson Thornes 2008

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The present progressive

¿Qué estás haciendo ahora mismo?¿Qué estás haciendo en un momento preciso?

El Presente Progresivo

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.

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Spelling changes

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¿Quién es?

¿Quién es?

La prensa rosa

La prensa rosa

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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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Estoy levantándome

Estoy lavándome

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Juan está visitiéndose

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?

Sh

akira

Sh

akira

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Sh

akira

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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)

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¿Qué está pasando?