Español 2 el presente del progresivo 10/7/19 due today in class this one - (copy)

Señora Weir's breaks down of the lesson...
The present progressive is the helping verb is/are + "ing" ending on
2nd verb

To form it drop "ar" from an ar verb and add "ando"
To form it drop the er/ir verb add "iendo"
To form an er irregular verb such as "leer" and "traer" add "ir" "yendo"
If you were absent, you must read the introduction lesson that was e-mailed last week. This will not make any sense to you if you do not.

estar + ando/iendo/yendo

Singular verbs
Yo estoy-I am
Tú estás-You are (inf.)
Él/Ella/está-You (f.) are/is

Plural
Nosotros/as-estamos
Vosotros/as/Ustededes estáis
Ellos/as/Ustedes-están

Exceptions are a few stem changes as discussed in the lessons
such as the verb decir, mentir, leer, trar, ir etc.