{"id":5213,"date":"2012-07-03T04:18:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T08:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5213"},"modified":"2012-07-03T04:18:02","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T08:18:02","slug":"spanish-lesson-beginner-36-the-spanish-present-continuous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-36-the-spanish-present-continuous\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Beginner 36 The Spanish Present Continuous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Beginner 36 The Spanish Present Continuous\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XqsAs4K2ijI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hola \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/p>\n<p>Today we will see how to describe what someone is doing currently in that moment or something someone does usually but for a temporary period of time using the Spanish Present Continuous (&#8220;El Presente Continuo&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>To construct this tense we use the Spanish verb Estar (\u201cTo be\u201d) + Gerund (\u201cGerundio\u201d in Spanish). A gerundio in English is a verb finishing in \u2013ing. There are regular Spanish gerundios for verbs finishing in \u2013ar, -er, and \u2013ir and also some irregular Spanish gerundios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s look first at regular Spanish gerundios: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gerundio (-AR): -ando:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hablando: Speaking<br \/>\n\u2022 Trabajando: Working<br \/>\n\u2022 Llamando: Calling<br \/>\n\u2022 Bailando: Dancing<\/p>\n<p>Gerundio (-ER): -iendo:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Comiendo: Eating<br \/>\n\u2022 Bebiendo: Drinking<br \/>\n\u2022 Rompiendo: Breaking<br \/>\n\u2022 Comprendiendo: Understanding<\/p>\n<p>Gerundio (-IR): -iendo:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Saliendo: Leaving<br \/>\n\u2022 Viviendo: Living<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now let\u2019s see some irregular Spanish gerundios:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O-U:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Poder &#8211; pudiendo: Being able to<br \/>\n\u2022 Dormir \u2013 durmiendo: Sleeping<br \/>\n\u2022 Morir \u2013 muriendo: Dying<\/p>\n<p>E-I:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Mentir &#8211; mintiendo: Lying<br \/>\n\u2022 Reir \u2013 riendo: Laughing<br \/>\n\u2022 Servir \u2013 sirviendo: Serving<br \/>\n\u2022 Decir \u2013 diciendo: Saying<br \/>\n\u2022 Preferir \u2013 prefiriendo: Preferring<br \/>\n\u2022 Seguir \u2013 siguiendo: Continuing<\/p>\n<p>I-Y:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Leer \u2013 leyendo: Reading<br \/>\n\u2022 Construir \u2013 construyendo: Building<br \/>\n\u2022 Traer \u2013 trayendo: Bringing<br \/>\n\u2022 Oir \u2013 oyendo: Hearing<br \/>\n\u2022 Ir \u2013 yendo: Going<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see now how to make some sentences using the Spanish Present Continuous. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember you use the Spanish verb Estar (estoy, est\u00e1s, est\u00e1, estamos, est\u00e1is, est\u00e1n) followed by a verb in the gerundio:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfQu\u00e9 est\u00e1s haciendo?: What are you doing?<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy comiendo: I am eating<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy estudiando en Espa\u00f1a: I am studying in Spain<br \/>\n\u2022 Estamos viviendo en Madrid: We are living in Madrid<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfQu\u00e9 tiempo est\u00e1 haciendo en tu pa\u00eds?: How is the weather in your country at the moment?<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 lloviendo: It is raining<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 nevando: It is snowing<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 haciendo buen tiempo: The weather is good at the moment<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 haciendo mal tiempo: The weather is bad at the moment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now let\u00b4s practice the Spanish Present Continuous with Spanish reflexive verbs (when people do actions to themselves, such as Despertarse, Vestirse, Lavarse, and Acostarse):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me estoy duchando: I am showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy duch\u00e1ndome: I am showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Te est\u00e1s duchando: You are showering (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1s duch\u00e1ndote: You are showering (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 Se est\u00e1 duchando: You are showering (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 duch\u00e1ndose: You are showering (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Se est\u00e1 duchando: He\/She is showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 duch\u00e1ndose: He\/She is showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Nos estamos duchando: We are showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Estamos duch\u00e1ndonos: We are showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Os est\u00e1is duchando: You are showering (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1is duch\u00e1ndoos: You are showering (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 Se est\u00e1n duchando: You are showering (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1n duch\u00e1ndose: You are showering (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Se est\u00e1n duchando: They are showering<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1n duch\u00e1ndose: They are showering<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, let\u2019s look at how to describe two actions occurring at the same time with the Spanish Present Continuous:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me ducho cantando: I shower singing<br \/>\n\u2022 Venimos hablando por tel\u00e9fono: We come talking on the phone<br \/>\n\u2022 Ana estudia escuchando m\u00fasica: Ana studies listening to music<br \/>\n\u2022 Jos\u00e9 y Pepa escriben una carta llorando: Jos\u00e9 and Pepa write a letter crying<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfComes viendo la televisi\u00f3n?: Do you eat watching TV?<br \/>\n\u2022 Cocino escuchando la radio: I cook listening to the radio<br \/>\n\u2022 Carlos habla pensando en otra cosa: Carlos speaks thinking of something else<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Presente Continuo is a straightforward Spanish grammar tense to learn and use. Its use translates easily to English and it is structured in a very similar way. The key is to have lots of Spanish verbs up your sleeve and to be clear on the different verb endings according to whether the verb ends in -ar, -er or -ir. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a great day and enjoy your Spanish studies!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Que tengais un buen dia y que disfrut\u00e9is de vuestros estudios de espa\u00f1ol!<\/p>\n<p>Hasta la pr\u00f3xima clase.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\">learn Spanish<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal? Today we will see how to describe what someone is doing currently in that moment or something someone does usually but for a temporary period of time using the Spanish Present Continuous (&#8220;El Presente Continuo&#8221;). 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