¿Qué están haciendo?Present Progressive:Present Progressive: estar + -ndo estar + -ndo (Part 1)(Part 1)

Formation of the Present Progressive: the Present ParticipleFormation of the Present Progressive: the Present Participle

tomar tomar tomtomandoando taking; drinkingtaking; drinking

comprender comprender comprendcomprendiendoiendo understandingunderstanding

abrir abrir abrabriendoiendo openingopening

preferir (ie, i) preferir (ie, i) pref prefiiririendoendo preferringpreferring

pedir (i, i) pedir (i, i) ppiiddiendoiendo askingasking

dormir (ue, u) dormir (ue, u) dduurmrmiendoiendo sleepingsleeping

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Unaccented i between two vowels becomes y: leyendo, oyendoOJO

¿Qué están haciendo?Present Progressive:Present Progressive: estar + -ndo estar + -ndo (Part 2) (Part 2)

Using Pronouns with the Present ProgressiveUsing Pronouns with the Present Progressive

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Reflexive pronouns may be attached to a present participle or precede the conjugated form of estar. Add an accent mark when pronouns are attached to the present participle.

Pablo se está bañando.

Pablo está bañándose.Pablo is taking a bath.

¿Ser o estar?Summary of the Uses of Summary of the Uses of ser ser andand estar estar (Part 1)(Part 1)

To To identifyidentify people and thingspeople and things To express To express nationalitynationality; with ; with dede to express to express

originorigin With With dede to tell of what to tell of what material material

something is madesomething is made With With parapara to tell to tell for whom something is for whom something is

intendedintended To tell To tell timetime With With dede to express to express possessionpossession With adjectives that describe With adjectives that describe basic, basic,

inherent characteristicsinherent characteristics To form many To form many generalizationsgeneralizations

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Summary of the Uses of ser

Ella Ella eses doctora. doctora.

SonSon cubanos. cubanos. SonSon de La Habana. de La Habana.

Este bolígrafo Este bolígrafo eses de plástico. de plástico.

El regalo El regalo eses para Sara. para Sara.

SonSon las once. las once. EysEys la una y media. la una y media.

EsEs de Carlota. de Carlota.

Ramona Ramona eses inteligente. inteligente.

EsEs necesario llegar temprano. necesario llegar temprano.EsEs importante estudiar. importante estudiar.

¿Ser o estar?Summary of the Uses of Summary of the Uses of ser ser and and estarestar (Part 2) (Part 2)

To tell To tell locationlocation To describe To describe healthhealth With With adjectives adjectives that describe that describe

conditionsconditions In a number of In a number of fixed expressionsfixed expressions With With present participlespresent participles to form the to form the

progressive tenseprogressive tense

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Summary of the Uses of estar

El libro El libro estáestá en la mesa. en la mesa.

EstoyEstoy muy bien, gracias. muy bien, gracias.

EstoyEstoy muy ocupada. muy ocupada.

(No) (No) EstoyEstoy de acuerdo. de acuerdo. EstáEstá bien. bien.

EstoyEstoy estudiando ahora mismo. estudiando ahora mismo.

DescribingComparisonsComparisons

EqualEqual UnequalUnequalComparisonsComparisons ComparisonsComparisons

tan _____ comotan _____ como With AdjectivesWith Adjectives

or Adverbsor Adverbs

más/menos _____ quemás/menos _____ que

tanto/a/os/as _____ comotanto/a/os/as _____ como With NounsWith Nouns

_____ tanto como_____ tanto como With VerbsWith Verbs _____ más/menos que_____ más/menos que

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