Vocabulario
This Spanish verb means "to be" and is used to form the present progressive tense.
What is Estar?
The present progressive is described as being more_______ in Spanish than in English.
What is "restricted"?
This means "Estoy pescando"
What is "I am fishing"?
Complete this sentence: "Mis amigos _______ descansando en la playa."
What is "estan"?
: In -ir stem-changing verbs, "e" changes to this letter in the present participle
What is "i"?
This is the Spanish term for the "-ing" form of a verb in English.
What is "present participle" (or "participio presente")?
This type of verbs (like preferir, conseguir, dormir) have stem changes in their present participles.
: What are "-ir stem-changing verbs"?
The present participle of "hablar."
What is "hablando"?
Complete this sentence: "Yo _______ leyendo el periódico."
What is "estoy"?
In -ir stem-changing verbs, "o" changes to this letter in the present participle.
What is "o"?
This ending is added to the stem of regular -ar verbs to form the present participle
What is "-ando"?
: Ir, poder, and venir have this type of present participles
What are "irregular"?
This is the present participle of "leer."
What is "leyendo"?
Complete this sentence: "Nosotros _______ practicando deportes."
What is "estamos"?
The present participle of "preferir" shows this stem change pattern
What is "e → i" (prefiriendo)?
This ending is added to the stem of regular -er and -ir verbs to form the present participle.
What is "-iendo"?
The present progressive is mainly used to emphasize that an action is happening_____________________
What is "right now or ahora mismo"?
This means " I am sleeping"
What is "estoy durmiendo"?
: Complete this sentence: "Carmen _______ comiendo en casa."
What is "esta"?
The present participle of "dormir" shows this stem change pattern
What is "o → u" (durmiendo)?
When the stem of an -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel, the present participle ends with this suffix.
What is "-yendo"?
This describes the period of time over which English often uses the present progressive, but Spanish uses simple present instead.
What is "extended" (or "over an extended period of time")?
The present participle of "hablar"
What is "hablando"?
Complete this sentence: "Carlos, Julio y tu _______ jugando a las cartas."
What is "estan"?
These three verbs have completely irregular present participles: yendo, pudiendo, viniendo.
What are "ir, poder, and venir"?