The Present Progressive
True or False: The present progressive is used to express an action that happened in the past.
False: The present progressive is used to express an action that is happening RIGHT NOW.
What does the abbreviation for ESTAR stand for?
Emotion
State of Health
Temporary State
AR - location (where are you?)
What does SER mean?
to be
Name all the seasons in Spanish.
el otoño
el invierno
la primavera
el verano
Name the reason why the verb SER is used in the following sentence.
Ella es de Argentina.
Origin
How do -AR verbs end when using the present progressive?
Replace the -AR with -ANDO.
Fill in the black with correct conjugations.
Yo _________ en San Diego.
Estoy
What is 4P DONT L used for?
It is used to know when to use the irregular verb SER.
Rewrite following sentence using concordance:
los chicas bonito
las chicas bonitas
Name the reason why we use the verb ESTAR in the following sentence:
Justin, Giselle, y Philipa están en la clase.
Location
How do -ER,-IR verbs end when using the present progressive?
You replace the -ER/-IR verbs with -IENDO.
Conjugate ESTAR for all the singular subject pronouns.
Yo - estoy
Tú- estás
Usted- está
Él/Ella/Nadie/Alguien- está
What is 4P DONT L?
4P:
- profession
- physical trait
- possession
- personal trait
D:
- day or dat
O:
- origin
N:
- nationality
L:
- linking 2 nouns
- location of event
Where is la "a" personal placed?
It is placed before direct objects.
- people
- pets
-named places
How would you write the following time in Spanish.
4:30PM
Son las cuatro y media de la tarde.
Son las cuatro y treinta de la tarde.
How do verbs that end with vowels end when using the present progressive?
You replace the -AR, -ER, -IR ending with -YENDO.
Conjugate ESTAR for all the plural subject pronouns.
Nosotros/as- estamos
Ustedes- están
Ellos/Ellas- están
Conjugate SER for all singular subject pronouns:
Yo - soy
Tú- eres
Usted- es
Él/Ella/Nadie/Alguien- es
When do contractions occur?
When the article of the noun is singular and masculine (el)
Name the indefinite articles and the definite articles.
indefinite:
- un
-una
-unos
-unas
definite:
- el
- la
- los
- las
Create three present progressive sentences for an -AR verb, -ER verb, and -IR verb.
Multiple answers.
Fill in the blanks for the following sentences:
1. Yo __________ enferma.
2. Mis estudiantes __________ estudiando.
3. Ronni y Amaya ________ hablando.
4. Justin ________ feliz.
1. estoy
2. están
3. están
4. está
Conjugate SER for all the plural subject pronouns.
Nosotros/as- somos
Ustedes- son
Ellos/Ellas- son
Fill in the blanks.
Yo ____ de San Diego. Ana y Juana _____ de San Francisco. Ana, Juana y yo _______ estudiantes.
- soy
- son
- somos
Conjugate the work dormir using all subject pronouns.
Yo - duermo
Tú- duermes
Usted- duerme
Él/Ella/Nadie/Alguien- duerme
Nosotros/as - dormimos
Ustedes- duermen
Ellos/Ellas- duermen