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The present progressive expresses an action that is in progress/happening (right now).
Formation: estar + present participle The present participle is formed by adding -ando to the stem of -AR verbs and -iendo to the stem of _ER/-IR verbs. These endings are equivalent to -ing in English. Ejemplos: Estoy cantando. I am singing. Estás comiendo. You are eating. Estamos viviendo en Bolivia. We are living in Bolivia. IRREGULAR PRESENT PARTICIPLES ir yendo ser siendo poder pudiendo reír riendo sonreír sonriendo STEM-CHANGING PRESENT PARTICIPLES -affects -IR verbs that are stem-changing in the regular present tense decir diciendo dormir durmiendo morir muriendo mentir mintiendo sentir sintiendo sugerir sugiriendo pedir pidiendo servir sirviendo PRESENT PARTICIPLES WITH SPELLING CHANGES (i:y) -affects -ER/-IR verbs whose stem ends in a vowel leer leyendo creer creyendo traer trayendo caer cayendo oír oyendo construir construyendo |
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