The document discusses the present progressive verb tense in Spanish. The present progressive describes an action that is in process at the moment, whereas the present tense is used for actions that take place in the present. To form the present progressive, you use the present participle of the verb combined with a form of the verb "estar". Some examples of verbs in the present progressive tense are provided.

1. Spanish 2 Unit 4 Present Progressive Present Progressive

2. Verb Tense Present Tense Present Progressive So far we have only been talking about the present tense Things that are happening right now. Yolanda eats a sandwich. Yolanda come un sandwich. The women cook in the kitchen. Los mujeres cocinan en la cocina. What is the difference with these sentences? Yolanda is eating a sandwich. The women are cooking in the kitchen. Is this different from the present tense?

3. Present Progressive The present progressive describes an action that is in process at the moment we are talking. Present tense is an action that takes place in the present hoy pasado futuro this moment right now present tense present progressive tense

4. How to form The present progressive has 2 parts

6. practice What is the participle of the verb? to swim to visit to watch to obey to translate to run to play to sleep to set/to put to dry nadando visitando mirando obedeciendo traduciendo corriendo jugando dormiendo poniedo secando

7. Putting it all together Jill is ironing clothes. I am writing in my notebook. Jill = (ella) Use the (ella) form of “estar” “ está” ironing clothes planchar  planchando Jill está planchando la ropa. Yo Use the (yo) form of the verb “estar” estoy writing escribir = escribiendo Yo estoy escribiendo en mi cuaderno.