GRAMMAR QUIZ 2
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To form the present progressive in Spanish, combine a form of "estar" with the present participle.
Estoy hablando.
I am speaking.
Juan está comiendo.
John is eating.
María está escribiendo una carta.
Mary is writing a letter.
In order to form the present progressive, you must know how to conjugate the verb estar, and how to form the present participle. You already know how to conjugate the verb estar:
estar
estoy
estás
está
estamos
estáis
están
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To form the present participle of regular -ar verbs, add -ando to the stem of the verb.
hablar: hablando
(hablar - ar + ando)=hablando
ER verbs:
(Comer- - er + iendo) comiendo
IR verbs:
Salir ( salir - ir + iendo) saliendo
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