SPAN101 Lecture 8: Present Progressive

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Spanish
• Course: SPAN101
• Professor: David Rozotto

Document Summary

Consists of to be and -ing , emphasizes action is in progress. Forming the present progressive is used with verb estar. Yo estoy, t est s, ud. / l/ella est , nosotros/as estamos, vosotros/as est is, uds. /ellas/ellos est n. Used for location, health, well being, and the present progressive. Ex; hablar -> hablar -> stem is removed -> replaced with -ando -> hablando. Comer -> comer -> stem is removed -> replaced with -iendo -> comiendo. Escribir -> escribir -> stem is removed -> replaced with -iendo -> escribiendo. When stem that ends in a vowel for -er and -ir. Ex; leer -> leer -> stem is removed -> replaced with -yendo -> leyendo. O r -> oir -> stem is removed -> replaced with -yendo -> oyendo. Traer -> traer -> stem is removed -> replaced with -yendo -> trayendo. For verbs = ir, poder, and venir (irregular present participles)