Spanish: Present Progressive Tense

The progressive tense is used to show...

ongoing action/an action that is happening right now (English = -ing)

How is a present progressive verb formed in Spanish?

correct form of present "estar" + stem of verb + -ando (-ar) or -iendo (-er/-ir)

conjugate estar

estoy

estás

está

estamos

estáis

están

ex. of -ar verb in present progressive (hablar)

hablando

ex. of -er verb in present progressive (comer)

comiendo

ex. of -ir verb in present progressive (escribir)

escribiendo

When the stem of an -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel...

'i' in -iendo becomes 'y' (yendo)

pedir

pidiendo

to order

dormir

durmiendo

ir

yendo

compartir meaning

to share

decir

diciendo

to say

servir

sirviendo

seguir

siguiendo

to continue

repetir

repitiendo

creer

creyendo

to think

leer

leyendo

traer

trayendo

to bring