Quasimodo: Without looking at your notes, try to write out the “DOCTOR” (ser) and “PLACE” (estar) acronyms:

SER: Day/Date Occupation Characteristics Time Origin Relationship

ESTAR: Position Location Action (present

progressive) Condition Emotion

Memory verse:“¿A dónde me iré de tu Espíritu? ¿Y a dónde huiré de tu presencia? Si subiere a los cielos, allí estás tú; Y si en el Seol hiciere mi estrado, he aquí, allí tú estás. Si tomare las alas del alba Y habitare en el extremo del mar, Aun allí me guiará tu mano,Y me asirá tu diestra.”Salmo ciento treinta y nueve versículos siete a diez

The Present Progressive“-ing” verbs

English vs. Spanish Usage

In English: to express what is happening now or in the future› I am reading right now.› I am reading in class tomorrow.

In Spanish: ONLY to describe an action currently in progress› I am reading now.› NOT: I am reading tomorrow.

1. Los niños están cantando.

2. El chico está tocando la guitarra.

3. Las chicas y yo estamos estudiando.

4. Estamos comiendo.

5. Tara está viviendo en esta casa.

¿Qué significan las oraciones?

1. Los niños están cantando.› The children are singing.

2. El chico está tocando la guitarra.› The boy is playing the guitar.

3. Las chicas y yo estamos estudiando.› The girls and I are studying.

4. Estamos comiendo.› We are eating.

5. Tara está viviendo en esta casa.› Tara is living in this house.

What did you notice?

1. How is Estar used? What is it matched to? 2. What do you need to do to the different

verbs to make it a present participle? (present participle = “-ing” word)

› AR verbs:› ER verbs:› IR verbs:

3. What is the basic format then for a present progressive sentence? What do you need to do?

Present Progressive:

In Spanish you can express what is happening right now in 2 ways:› I am running.

Regular present tense: Yo corro. Present Progressive: Yo estoy corriendo.

Spanish speakers would use the regular present tense much more than the Present Progressive.

Present progressive is only used for what is happening RIGHT NOW – tends to be used more as emphasis.

Basic format:

2 main parts:› Estar (matched to subject)

+› Present Participle (-ing word)

ESTAR

Estoy

Estás

Está

Estamos

Estáis

Están

Present Participles:

-AR verbs:› Take of the –ar ending› Add –ando› Example:

hablar – ar = hablHabl + ando = hablando

Present Participles: -ER and -IR verbs:

› Take of the –er or -ir ending› Add –iendo› -ER example:

beber – er = beb beb + iendo = bebiendo

› -IR example: Asistir – ir = asist Asist + iendo = asistiendo

Try the examples in your notes for yourself:

Cantar › Cantando

Comer› Comiendo

Vivir› Viviendo

Markerboards! I am living.

› Yo estoy viviendo. You (s. inf.) are eating.

› Tú estás comiendo. You (s. form) are singing.

› Usted está cantando. He is running.

› Él está corriendo. It is raining.

› Está lloviendo.

Markerboards! We are camping.

› Nosotros estamos acampando. You all (inf.) are learning.

› Vosotros estáis aprendiendo. You all (formal) are teaching.

› Ustedes están enseñando. They are playing.

› Ellos están jugando.

Tarea:

Worksheet Big quiz (ser vs. estar) Thursday!

(includes written memory verse) Memory verse Thursday or Friday

(you’ll need to say it Thursday if you’re going to be gone on Friday)