Spanish Worksheet - The Present Progressive Tense

[Pages:1]Spanish Worksheet - The Present Progressive Tense

The present progressive verb tense is formed with a combination of the verb `estar' and the present participle.

Forming the Present Participle

1. Drop the final two letters of the infinitive 2. Add -ando for -ar verbs or -iendo for -ir and -er verbs. mandar = mandando, comer = comiendo, vivir = viviendo

Irregular Present Participles

to go

= going

=

to read = reading

=

to believe = believing

=

to sleep = sleeping

=

to die

= dying

=

to say, tell = saying, telling =

to feel = feeling

=

ir leer creer dormir morir decir sentir

= yendo = leyendo = creyendo = durmiendo = muriendo = diciendo = sintiendo

Fill in the missing form of estar and present participles.

1. Yo estoy cocinando los burritos. (cocinar) 2. Pedro y su amigo ........... ............... mucho. (trabajar) 3. Carmen ........... ............... para el examen. (estudiar) 4. Nosotros ........... ............... los informes. (leer) 5. Ellos ........... ............... el vino blanco. (beber) 6. Yo ........... ............... de hambre. (morir) 7. ? ........... ............... ella? (dormir) 8. ? ........... ............... Uds. en franc?s? (hablar) 9. Ella .......... .................. en Per?. (vivir) 10. La doctora ........... ............... al paciente. (ayudar)

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