Present Progressive Verbs Flashcards
Overall rules to form present participle:
ar verbs, cross out __ and add __. ex: hablar
er verbs, cross out __ and add __. ex: comer
ir verbs, cross out __ and add __. ex: escribir
ar, ando, hablando
er, iendo, comiendo
ir, iendo, escribiendo
Stem changing __ verbs also have a change in the present participle
ir
Meaning/Present Progressive:
acostar
to put to bed/to go to bed
acostando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
dormir
to sleep/to fall asleep
durmiendo
Meaning/Present Progressive:
encontrar
to find
encontrando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
enfermar
to make sick
enfermando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
ir
to go
yendo
Meaning/Present Progressive:
levantar
to lift (get up)
levantando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
llamar
to call
llamando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
llevar
to carry
llevando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
poner
to put/to place
poniendo
Meaning/Present Progressive:
quitar
to remove
quitando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
vestir
to dress
vistiendo
Meaning/Present Progressive:
acostar
to go to bed
acostando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
afeitar
to shave
afeitando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
bañar
to bathe
bañando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
cepillar (los dientes, el pelo)
to brush (your teeth, your hair)
cepillando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
despertar
to wake up
despertando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
dormir
to sleep
durmiendo
Meaning/Present Progressive:
duchar
to shower
duchando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
lavar (las manos)
to wash (your hands)
lavando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
maquillar (la cara, los ojos)
to put makeup on (your face, your eyes)
maquillando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
peinar
to comb
peinando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
quitar (la camisa)
to take off (your shirt)
quitando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
secar
to dry
secando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
sentar
to sit
sentando
Meaning/Present Progressive:
vestir
to get dressed
vistiendo
Reflexive Pronouns (when the __ of the verb also receives the __ of the verb).
i.e.: We wash ourselves or I see myself
subject
action
Put the reflexive pronoun before the __ ___. Or attach to the end of __.
conjugated verb
infinitive (ar, ir, er form)
Reflexive pronouns: yo tú usted él/ella nosotros/as vosotros/as ustedes ellos/ellas
me te se se nos os se se
Use the definite article, not possessive adjective to refer to body and articles of clothing. (el,la,los,las)
ex: pedro puts on his hat
ex2: i wash my hands
pedro se pone el sombrero
me lavo las manos
Make the sentence using reflexive pronoun:
sofia, are you going to put on your makeup now?
sofia, vas a maquillarte ahora?
or
sofia, te vas a maquillar ahora?
Make the sentence using reflexive pronoun:
pepe shaves before going to bed.
marina always bathes at eight
Pepe se afeita antes de acostarse.
Marina siempre se baña a las ocho
Make the following sentences using present progressive:
I am speaking.
John is eating.
Mary is writing a letter.
Estoy hablando.
Juan está comiendo.
María está escribiendo una carta.
Make the following sentences using present progressive:
I am showering
Me estoy duchando
Estoy duchándome
For compound verbs like the present progressive, the pronoun can either be attached to the __ of the infinitive or present participle or go __ the conjugated verb.
ex: I am showering
end, before
me estoy duchando
estoy duchándome
Reflexive pronouns: yo: tu: usted: el/ella: nosotros ellas/ellos
me te se se nos se
