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Spanish Present Progressive

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add the conjugated form of estar + the gerund. To form the gerund, take the verb and add the correct ending (-ar verbs get -ando, -er/-ir verbs get -iendo).
How do you form the present progressive?
-ayendo
-aer present progressive verbs
crayendo
present progressive craer
-eyendo
-eer present progressive verbs
leyendo
present progressive leer
-uyendo
-uir present progressive verbs
construyendo
present progressive construir
add the object pronoun before estar OR add the object pronouns to the end of the gerund; the accent will be 2 vowels in on the original word
Placement of object pronouns with present progressive
yo la estoy o preparándola
Object pronoun: Yo estoy preparando la cena ahora.
durmiendo
present progressive dormir
sirviendo
present progressive servir
tense used to talk about actions that are taking place as you speak
What is the present progressive tense?
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