You may have noticed that the Spanish language has the present progressive tense just like English. Sometimes the present progressive in English translates to the normal present tense in Spanish. We use these verb forms to describe developing actions, actions that are kind of happening but not at this very moment, and we use these verb forms as nouns. I like running. Eating is my favorite pastime. Flying makes me nervous. And, to highlight the main problem, when you translate these sentences into Spanish, none of them would use a Spanish gerund.
He is cleaning. She is working. They are studying. Note only one of the two underlined words in the previous sentence translates well into Spanish! Hopefully, you can now tell me which one!! Here are some examples:.
For example:. We can categorize irregular gerunds in Spanish into two groups: stem-changing and completely irregular. For stem-changing irregular gerunds, you can predict what the gerunds are going to be from the normal stem changes that occur with the present conjugations of the verb:. For Spanish gerunds that are completely irregular, you will just need to memorize them. That said, there is a pattern here too:. Once you are familiar with forming regular and irregular Spanish gerunds, you then need to combine them with a verb to form the Spanish present progressive tense.
English: He is cleaning. English: She is working. English: They are studying. English: Right now, you are reading this article. Note that one of the big challenges of Spanish is remembering the uses of ser vs estar. But, when it comes to the Spanish present progressive, you always use estar. Never conjugate ser and use it with a Spanish gerund! Now you have a good understanding of how to form the present progressive in Spanish.
What I left out of the previous section was how to form the present progressive using reflexive verbs. If you know how to use Spanish reflexive verbs , it is straightforward to form reflexive verbs in the Spanish present progressive.
You just need to know about one subtlety with pronunciation. English: I wash my hands. Yet, when you form reflexive verbs in the Spanish present progressive you can move the pronoun to after the gerund as follows:.
English: He is showering. Another way to express the present progressive in Spanish is with the auxiliary verb haber. English: There is a boy playing in the park. English: There are two men singing in the street. I mentioned earlier that you can only translate gerunds easily between Spanish and English when an action is developing.
Sometimes Spanish speakers will use the present tense instead of the present progressive tense when an action is developing. Some verbs in Spanish are rarely used in the gerund form. English: Are you coming to visit me next week?
And, you need to form the verb ir in the present tense voy , vas , va , etc. For this reason, hopefully, it will be easier to use this second group of verbs on the gerund banned list in Spanish. English: It is really hot this summer. English: It is really cold this summer. English: She normally works in the city, but this month she is working out of town. So, you would express the idea in the present progressive to highlight the change from routine.
The last topic for this article is about Spanish phrases that use gerunds, apart from estar. When you combine a Spanish gerund with the verb llevar , you create an especially useful phrase.
But, you actually use this phrase to describe actions that you have been doing for a while. This phrase is really common in Spanish but I often hear even advanced Spanish students not using it properly. You should also combine this phrase with a time period to specify how long you have been doing whatever it is that you have been doing. English: How long have you been studying Spanish? Progressive Form. What is the use of present progressive tense? What is the present progressive tense in English?
Which tense is used with nowadays? What is the simple present tense? What is progressive tenses with example? The Progressive Tense. How do you use present simple? The simple present tense is used:.
To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes: To give instructions or directions: To express fixed arrangements, present or future: To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:. What are simple and progressive verbs?
What is the meaning of present progressive? What are you doing present progressive? What is IR in the present progressive? Ir conjugation in Spanish. What is a gerund in Spanish? How do you form a present participle? What is the present participle of estar? What are the present tense endings? What does AR mean in Spanish? Regular " ar " Verbs.
Same thing with the online sessions with the tutors Everybody will say something like, "ella lleva una camisa", for example. I know the textbooks teach that "Yo compro" means "I buy" or "I am buying", but I tend to think of "Compro" as "I buy", and "Estoy comprando" as "I am buying".
Yes, it could mean the same thing and sometimes it does mean the same thing. You are learning a new language that is different from English in how the words are put together and what they mean--sometimes but not always. Learn Spanish. Sign in. I knew that, that was just a brainless mistake. Thanks : - brainlady, MAY 27,
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