The present progressive tense, similar to its use in English, describes an event that continues to take place in the present, e.g., โYo estoy hablandoโ (I am speaking).
It is formed by adding the simple present tense form of the auxiliary verb โestarโ to theย gerund.
The gerund is formed by attaching โ-andoโ to the stem of โ-arโ ending verbs, and โ-iendoโ to the stem of โ-erโ and โ-irโ ending verbs.
The present progressive tense is formed as follows:
subject pronoun + simple present tense of the verb โestarโ +ย gerund |
ย |
ย |
-ar
ending
e.g.,
hablar |
-er ending
e.g., comer |
-ir ending
e.g.,
vivir |
yo |
estoy |
hablando |
comiendo |
viviendo |
tรบ |
estรกs |
รฉl/ella/usted |
estรก |
nosotros/-as |
estamos |
vosotros/-as |
estรกis |
ellos/ellas/ustedes |
estรกn |
The present progressive tense, similar to its use in English, describes an event that continues to take place in the present, e.g., โYo estoy hablandoโ (I am speaking).
It is formed by adding the simple present tense form of the auxiliary verb โestarโ to theย gerund.
The gerund is formed by attaching โ-andoโ to the stem of โ-arโ ending verbs, and โ-iendoโ to the stem of โ-erโ and โ-irโ ending verbs.
The present progressive tense is formed as follows:
subject pronoun + simple present tense of the verb โestarโ +ย gerund |
ย |
ย |
-ar
ending
e.g.,
hablar |
-er ending
e.g., comer |
-ir ending
e.g.,
vivir |
yo |
estoy |
hablando |
comiendo |
viviendo |
tรบ |
estรกs |
รฉl/ella/usted |
estรก |
nosotros/-as |
estamos |
vosotros/-as |
estรกis |
ellos/ellas/ustedes |
estรกn |