{"id":3145,"date":"2021-08-31T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2024-08-21T16:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:53:05","slug":"el-presente-progresivo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/el-presente-progresivo\/","title":{"rendered":"El presente progresivo"},"content":{"rendered":"<form class='responseform' data-userid='' data-postid='3145'>\n<h3>Present tense<\/h3>\n<p>The present tense in Spanish can be used to convey the meaning of <em>\u2013ing<\/em> in English.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Alfonso <strong>maneja<\/strong> bicicleta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Alfonso is riding a bike.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Ana <strong>come<\/strong> en el restaurante.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ana is eating at the restaurant.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>Hablo<\/strong> con mi mam\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">I\u2019m talking to my mother.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Present Progressive<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>The present progressive<\/em><\/strong> also can be used to convey the meaning of \u2013<em>ing<\/em> in English. To form the present progressive combine a form of <strong>estar<\/strong> with the present participle. The present progressive is formed for most verbs by dropping the \u2013<strong>ar, \u2013er,<\/strong> and <strong>\u2013ir<\/strong> of infinitive forms and adding <strong>\u2013ando<\/strong> for <strong>\u2013ar <\/strong>verbs and <strong>\u2013iendo<\/strong> for \u2013<strong>er<\/strong> and \u2013<strong>ir<\/strong> verbs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_995\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"wp-image-995\" src=\"https:\/\/aprendo.princeton.edu\/101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/Unit3_Gram_PresenteProgresivo_Barrer.png\" alt=\"Unit3_Gram_PresenteProgresivo_Barrer\" width=\"233\" height=\"233\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>\u00a1Defi\u00e9ndete! = Defend yourself!; barrer &#8211; to sweep<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(2)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Alfonso <strong>est\u00e1 manejando<\/strong>\u00a0una bicicleta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Alfonso is riding a bike.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Ana <strong>est\u00e1 comiendo<\/strong> en el restaurante.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ana is eating at the restaurant.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Mar\u00eda<strong> est\u00e1 durmiendo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Mar\u00eda is sleeping.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a1OJO!<\/strong><br \/>\nThe present progressive in Spanish is more restrictive than in English. Whereas in English, the present progressive can be used to express a future event (<em>I am flying to Seattle next week<\/em>), the present progressive in Spanish is used exclusively to refer to actions currently in progress (<strong>estoy caminando a clase ahora mismo:<\/strong> &#8216;I am walking to class right now&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a1OJO!<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the present progressive describes events that are currently in progress, the simple present tense (<strong>canto:<\/strong> \u2018I sing\/I am singing\u2019) can describe simple events in the present <em>and<\/em> events in progress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a1OJO!<\/strong><br \/>\nTo form the present progressive of <strong>\u2013ir<\/strong> stem changing verbs, change the <strong>e \u2192<\/strong><strong>\u00a0i<\/strong> and <strong>o \u2192<\/strong><strong>\u00a0u<\/strong> in the stem of the verb and then add <strong>\u2013iendo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>servir \u2192\u00a0s<strong>i<\/strong>rv<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">iendo<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\npedir \u2192 p<strong>i<\/strong>d<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">iendo<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\ndecir \u2192 d<strong>i<\/strong>c<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">iendo<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\ndormir \u2192 d<strong>u<\/strong>rm<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">iendo<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nmorir\u2192 m<strong>u<\/strong>r<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">iendo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a1OJO!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFor <strong>\u2013er<\/strong> and <strong>\u2013ir <\/strong> verbs whose stems end in a vowel, the <strong>i<\/strong> of <strong>\u2013iendo<\/strong> is changed to a <strong>y<\/strong>.<br \/>\nleer \u2192 le<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">y<\/span><\/strong><\/span>endo<br \/>\ncreer \u2192 cre<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">y<\/span><\/strong><\/span>endo<br \/>\ncaer \u2192 ca<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">y<\/span><\/strong><\/span>endo<\/p>\n<h3>PR\u00c1CTICA<\/h3>\n<p>Imagina que est\u00e1s escribiendo el gui\u00f3n <em>(script)<\/em> de la pel\u00edcula <em>Diarios de motocicleta<\/em>, para ello tienes que describir las escenas. Completa el siguiente p\u00e1rrafo con el presente progresivo de los verbos:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3658 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/diarios-motocicleta-presente-prog-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/diarios-motocicleta-presente-prog-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/diarios-motocicleta-presente-prog-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/diarios-motocicleta-presente-prog.png 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>En Los \u00c1ngeles, Chile, Ernesto y Alberto conocen a dos chicas que 1.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f1' name='f1' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span> (beber) una cerveza en otra mesa en un bar. Ellos hablan un poco sobre los estereotipos que los chilenos tienen de los argentinos. Alberto les dice a las chicas que 2.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f2' name='f2' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(viajar) por Latinoam\u00e9rica. Mientras 3.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f3' name='f3' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(hablar), una de las chicas les invita una botella de vino.<\/p>\n<p>Como Ernesto y Alberto no tienen donde pasar la noche, las chicas los llevan a encontrarse con su padre, que 4.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f4' name='f4' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(trabajar) en la estaci\u00f3n de bomberos. Cuando llegan, los bomberos 5.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f5' name='f5' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(lavar) los camiones. Ernesto y Alberto se presentan como m\u00e9dicos, y uno de los bomberos que 6.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f6' name='f6' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(escuchar) la conversaci\u00f3n, viene a hablar con ellos. Este bombero se llama Moncho y les pregunta si pueden ver a una se\u00f1ora que est\u00e1 enferma. Ernesto agarra sus cosas y se va a ver a la se\u00f1ora. Ella 7.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f7' name='f7' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(descansar) en su cama. Ernesto pregunta si ha comido algo; mientras Ernesto examina a la se\u00f1ora y revisa los medicamentos, Moncho 8.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f8' name='f8' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(escuchar) atentamente a Ernesto. En esta escena podemos ver que Ernesto 9.<span class='textcontainer'>    <input type='text' id='f9' name='f9' class='text response' style='padding-right:32px;' style='width:200px' \/><\/span>(cambiar) su manera de ver la vida.<\/p>\n<div class='ansarea'><a href='#' class='check' rel='ans71929' title='Posibles soluciones'><img src='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-content\/themes\/ConTEXTos_v3\/images\/check.png' style='width:30px;float:left;'\/><\/a><div class='anscontainer' style='min-height:50px;margin-left:50px;'>\r\n      <div class='ans' id='ans71929'><\/p>\n<p>En Los \u00c1ngeles, Chile, Ernesto y Alberto conocen a dos chicas que<strong> 1. est\u00e1n bebiendo<\/strong> una cerveza en otra mesa en un bar. Ellos hablan un poco sobre los estereotipos que los chilenos tienen de los argentinos. Alberto les dice a las chicas que <strong>2.est\u00e1n viajando<\/strong> por Latinoam\u00e9rica. Mientras <strong>3. est\u00e1n hablando<\/strong>, una de las chicas les invita una botella de vino.<\/p>\n<p>Como Ernesto y Alberto no tienen donde pasar la noche, las chicas los llevan a encontrarse con su padre, que <strong>4.est\u00e1 trabajando<\/strong> en la estaci\u00f3n de bomberos. Cuando llegan, los bomberos <strong>5.est\u00e1n lavando<\/strong> los camiones. Ernesto y Alberto se presentan como m\u00e9dicos, y uno de los bomberos que <strong>6.est\u00e1 escuchando<\/strong> la conversaci\u00f3n, viene a hablar con ellos. Este bombero se llama Moncho y les pregunta si pueden ver a una se\u00f1ora que est\u00e1 enferma. Ernesto agarra sus cosas y se va a ver a la se\u00f1ora. Ella <strong>7.est\u00e1 descansando<\/strong> en su cama. Ernesto pregunta si ha comido algo; mientras Ernesto examina a la se\u00f1ora y revisa los medicamentos, Moncho <strong>8.est\u00e1 escuchando<\/strong> atentamente a Ernesto. En esta escena podemos ver que Ernesto <strong>9.est\u00e1 cambiando<\/strong> su manera de ver la vida.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>\u00a1Explora!<\/h5>\n<p>If you want to practice the present progressive, feel free to do exercises in any of these websites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studyspanish.com\/practice\/presprog.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StudySpanish.com<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishdict.com\/topics\/practice\/77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanishdict.com<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quia.com\/quiz\/1201860.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Tomado de\u00a0<em>Aprendo<\/em>\u00a0(Princeton University \u2014 Spanish and Portuguese Department)<\/h6>\n\n<div class='save-button'><button id='langfuncsave' data-user='' data-id='3145'>Save<\/button><\/div><\/form>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Present tense The present tense in Spanish can be used to convey the meaning of \u2013ing in English. &nbsp; (1) Alfonso maneja bicicleta. Alfonso is riding a bike. Ana come en el restaurante. Ana is eating at the restaurant. Hablo con mi mam\u00e1. I\u2019m talking to my mother. Present Progressive The present progressive also can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3145"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4020,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions\/4020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/contextos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}