Present Progressive (extra)

Question 1

What are the present progressive (-ing) verb endings?

Answer 1

Present Progressive endings

• -ar = -ando
• -er = -iendo
• -ir = -iendo

Question 2

Translate to Spanish:

I am selling my chairs because I am not happy with them

Answer 2

Estoy vendiendo mis sillas porque no estoy contento con ellas

Question 3

Translate to Spanish.

I think that they are reading over there

Answer 3

Creo que están leyendo allá

reading - leyendo. Leer (“to read”) is irregular in its present progressive form. Most other -er verbs take the -iendo ending in the progressive

Question 4

Translate to Spanish:

Alicia is studying art at the university.

Answer 4

Alicia está estudiando arte en la universidad.

studying - estudiando. Note that the Spanish equivalent of “-ing” is ando or iendo depending on whether the infinitive ends in -ar or -er and -ir. This Present Progressive tense is always used with estar, not with ser

Question 5

Translate to Spanish:

Carolina is figuring out where Memo is

Answer 5

Carolina está averiguando (en) dónde está Memo

to find out, to figure out - averiguar. To express “finding out” something by chance, without effort, we often use the verb enterarse instead of

Question 6

Translate to Spanish:

Jaime is receiving many letters from his friends who are studying in Spain

Answer 6

Jaime está recibiendo muchas cartas de sus amigos que están estudiando en España

receiving - recibiendo