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Present progressive: regular verbs -er-

The present progressive tense expresses an action that is being developed at present.  In our last Spanish grammar tutorial , we discussed AR verbs.  These are verbs that end in AR.  

Today, we are going to discuss ER verbs. 

Look at the following chart:

 

 

Pronombres

Comer (to eat)

Beber (to drink)

Yo (I)

Yo estoy comiendo mucho.

(I am eating a lot.) 

Yo estoy bebiendo jugo.

(I am drinking juice.) 

Tú (You)

Tú estás comiendo mucho.

(You are eating a lot.) 

Tú estás bebiendo jugo.

(You are drinking juice.)

Él / Ella / Usted

(He/She/You)

Ella está comiendo mucho.

(She is eating a lot.) 

 Él está bebiendo jugo.

(He is drinking juice.)  

Nosotros/Nosotras

(We)

Nosotros estamos comiendo mucho.

(We are eating a lot.) 

Nosotras estamos bebiendo jugo.

(We are drinking juice.) 

Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes

(They/You)

Ustedes están comiendo mucho.

(They/you(plural) are eating a lot.) 

Ellos están bebiendo jugo.

(They/you(plural) are drinking juice.) 

Pay attention!!

With a regular verb ending in ER, you have to add "ando" to the root of the verb.  

Try to conjugate these verbs in present progressive:

 

Verbos regulares

Presente progresivo

yo + estar + responder (to answer)


tú + estar + comprender (to understand)


él + estar + recorrer (to pass through)


nosotros + estar + temer (to fear)


ustedes + estar + correr (to run)


 

Check out our Spanish grammar tutorial on Present Progressive in AR verbs. 

 

 
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