Progressive form

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Regular Present Progressive

-Narrates an action in progress

-is formed with the present tense of estar and a main verb

How is it formed?

ar) ending changes to ando

bailar- bailando

er) ending changes to iendo

comer- comiendo

ir) ending changes to inedo

aplaudir- aplaudiendo

A) Stem changing verbs

-Change their stem vowel when changed into the present progressive

Decir, dormir, mentir, morir, pedir, sentir, sugerir

Irregular Present progressive: three forms

B) Irregular Verbs

Ir-yendo

Poder- Pudiendo

Reír- Riendo

Sonreír- Sonriendo

C) Y changing verbs

-When the stem of a verb ends in a vowel the present participle in the present progressive changes to "yendo"

Construir-Construyendo

Traer- Trayendo

Other verbs that help form the present progressive (other then estar)

Seguir= Exerts the idea that you keep doing something

Ir: Conveys the idea of gradual or repeated process, more and more

Venir- a gradual action that increases or accumulates over time

Andar- conveys the English idea of going around doing something or of always doing something

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