Progressive

Question 1

What is the structure of the progressive?

Answer 1

Estar + gerundo (iendo, ando, yendo)

Question 2

Which tenses are progressive best used?

Answer 2

Imperfect and Present

Question 3

What are the endings?

Answer 3

-For -ar verbs, add “-ando”

-For -er and -ir verbs, add “-iendo”

-For -eer, -uir, -aer, -oir, verbs -“yendo”

Question 4

Translate the following

1.I am speaking
2. You are speaking
3. He/She/It is speaking
4. We are speaking
5. They are speaking

Answer 4

Present Progressive (Presente progresivo):
1.Estoy hablando
2. Estás hablando
3. Está hablando
4. Estamos hablando
5. Están hablando

Question 5

Translate the following

1. I was speaking
2. You were speaking
3. He/She/It was speaking
4. We were speaking
5. They were speaking

Answer 5

Past Progressive (imperfecto progresivo):
1. Estaba hablando
2. Estabas hablando
3. Estaba hablando
4. Estábamos hablando
5. Estaban hablando

Question 6

Translate the following

1. I will be speaking
2. You will be speaking
3. He/She/It will be speaking
4. We will be speaking
5. They will be speaking

Answer 6

Future Progressive (Futuro progresivo):

1. Estaré hablando
2. Estarás hablando
3. Estará hablando
4. Estaremos hablando
5. Estarán hablando

Question 7

Translate the following

1. I would be speaking
2. You would be speaking
3. He/She/It would be speaking
4. We would be speaking
5. They would be speaking

Answer 7

Conditional Progressive (Condicional Would progresivo):

1. Estaría hablando
2. Estarías hablando
3. Estaría hablando
4. Estaríamos hablando
5. Estarían hablando