SPANISH 101 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Present Progressive

• School: U of M
• Department: Spanish
• Course: SPANISH 101
• Professor: Erin Lavin

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Use the present progressive to emphasize that an action or event is in progress at the moment of speaking, rather than a habitual action. Oscar is cleaning the house. (at the momento) Form the present progressive by using estar + present participle. To form the present participle: ar + -ando, ir or er + -iendo. When an er or ir verb stem ends with a vowel, add yendo. For stem changing ir verbs (o ue, e ie, e i), change o u, e i in the present participle. Spanish does not use present progressive to express future time, as english does;