Present Continuous Tense Flashcards

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1
Q

How do you form the present progressive tense?

A

present tense estar + the present participle or gerund

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2
Q

What other verbs can you form the present progressive tense with?

A

seguir
andar
ir

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3
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What is the present participle or gerund for -AR verbs?

A

ando

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What is the present participle or gerund for -ER verbs?

A

iendo

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What is the present participle or gerund for -IR verbs?

A

iendo

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estudiar

A

estudiando

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beber

A

bebiendo

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vivir

A

viviendo

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creer

A

creyendo

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leer

A

leyendo

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ir

A

yendo

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destruir

A

destruyendo

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incluir

A

incluyendo

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oír

A

oyendo

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traer

A

trayendo

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caerse

A

cayéndose

se estar cayendo

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construir

A

construyendo

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distribuir

A

distribuyendo

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caer

A

cayendo

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morir

A

muriendo

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dormir

A

durmiendo

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pedir

A

pidiendo

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seguir

A

siguiendo

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conseguir

A

consiguiendo

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repetir

A

repitiendo

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servir

A

sirviendo

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sentir

A

sintiendo

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preferir

A

prefiriendo

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requerir

A

requiriendo

30
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venir

A

viniendo

31
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decir

A

diciendo

32
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vestirse

A

vistiéndose

se estar vistiendo

33
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despedirse

A

despidiéndose

se estar despidiendo

34
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sentirse

A

sintiéndose

se estar sintiendo

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divertirse

A

divirtiéndose

se estar divirtiendo

36
Q

translate despedirse

A

to see off, to say goodbye

37
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I am believing

A

estoy creyendo

38
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You (sing.) are reading

A

estás leyendo

39
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He is asking for

A

está pidiendo

40
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She is following

A

está siguiendo

41
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She is getting

A

está consiguiendo

42
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We are repeating

A

estamos repitiendo

43
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They are serving

A

están sirviendo

44
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They are going

A

están yendo

45
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I am not destroying

A

no estoy destruyendo

46
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She is including

A

está incluyendo

47
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He is hearing

A

está oyendo

48
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She is feeling

A

está sintiendo

49
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He is preferring

A

está prefiriendo

50
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We are requiring

A

estamos requiriendo

51
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They are dying

A

están muriendo

52
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They are sleeping

A

están durmiendo

53
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I am bringing

A

estoy trayendo

54
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You (sing.) are coming

A

estás viniendo

55
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Juan is saying

A

Juan está diciendo

56
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They are getting dressed

A

están vistiéndose

se están vistiendo

57
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She is saying goodbye

A

está despidiéndose

se está despidiendo

58
Q

We are feeling sick

A

estamos sintiéndonos enfermos

nos estamos sintiendo enfermos

59
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María is having fun

A

María está divirtiéndose

María se está divirtiendo

60
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They are falling down

A

están cayéndose

se están cayendo

61
Q

Conjugate ESTAR

A
estoy
estás
está
estamos
estáis
están
62
Q

What are the tenses can use the progressive?

A

The most common are the present, imperfect and future

You can also use it in the conditional and present perfect

63
Q

reir

A

riendo

64
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creer

A

creyendo