Command and Present Progressive

Terminology

100

1. Some form of _________________________ needs to come before the verb conjugated into the present progressive.

estar

200

Telling someone to do something is giving them a _________________.

command

300

Changing the form of a verb (taking off the ending, adding a new ending) is called ______________.

conjugation, conjugating

400

Verbs conjugated in the present progressive sometimes don’t follow the -ando and -iendo pattern. These verbs are technically __________________.

irregular

500

1. The commands we learned are _______________, not negative.

affirmative

Conjugating Commands

100

hablar

habla

200

escribir

escribe

300

leer

lee

400

poner

pon

500

hacer

haz

Translating Commands

100

Escucha a la profesora.

Listen to the teacher.

200

Lava los platos inmediatamente.

Wash the plates immediately.

300

Por favor, corta el césped.

Please cut the grass (mow the lawn).

400

Haz la cama.

Make the bed.

500

Maria, bebe más agua.

Maria, drink more water.

Conjugating PP

100

Nosotros (dibujar)

Nosotros estamos dibujando.

200

Tú (pasar la aspiradora)

Tú estas pasando la aspiradora.

300

Mis padres (levantar pesas)

Mis padres estan levantado pesas.

400

Mi hermana (dormir)

Mi hermana esta durmiendo.

500

Yo (creer)

Yo estoy creyendo.

Translating PP

100

Yo estoy escribiendo.

I am writing.

200

Ella está comiendo.

She is eating.

300

Anna y Marcos están durmiendo.

Anna and Marcos are sleeping.

400

Marcos está sirviendo.

Marcos is serving.

500

Anna y yo estamos leyendo.

Anna and I are reading.