Present Progressive Tense -ING / -NDO What we have learned about the present progressive form of a verb: It is made up of two parts: 1) the verb ESTAR conjugated 2) something called a present participle, -ando or -iendo. It is a verb tense used in the PRESENT, that is IN PROGRESS right now. Tools This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber. To learn how to make your own, just like this, click here.