{"id":7214,"date":"2013-07-15T12:18:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2013-07-15T12:18:05","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:18:05","slug":"beginner-spanish-review-lesson-36-practice-using-the-spanish-present-continuous-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-review-lesson-36-practice-using-the-spanish-present-continuous-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 36 Practice using the Spanish Present Continuous tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p>Today we are going to practice 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 tense El Presente Continuo.<\/p>\n<p>Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to watch the original theory video lesson on the same topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To go back and watch the original video lesson please follow this link: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-36-the-spanish-present-continuous\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Practice using the Spanish Present Continuous tense<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beginner Spanish REVIEW Lesson 36 Practice using the Spanish Present Continuous tense\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Stb4Pm6Czkg?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><strong>1. First, let\u00b4s practice how to make some regular gerunds (gerundios). I will say some verbs in infinitive and I would like you to change them to gerundios: (For example: Hablar \u2013 hablando)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Escribir<br \/>\nComer<br \/>\nAprender<br \/>\nBailar<br \/>\nSubir<br \/>\nTrabajar<br \/>\nLlamar<br \/>\nPerder<br \/>\nEstudiar<br \/>\nVer<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Let\u00b4s practice now making some irregular gerundios:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decir<br \/>\nDormir<br \/>\nLeer<br \/>\nReir<br \/>\nTraer<br \/>\nIr<br \/>\nMentir<br \/>\nOir<br \/>\nSeguir<br \/>\nConstruir<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Next, let\u00b4s make some full sentences in Spanish using El Presente Continuo. Can you translate these sentences from English to Spanish?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am watching TV.<br \/>\nMy sister is studying.<br \/>\nAre you working here? (one person \/ friendly)<br \/>\nMy parents are listening to music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Now I will say a few sentences about the weather in Spanish. Let\u00b4s see if you understand them:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Est\u00e1 nevando<br \/>\nEst\u00e1 lloviendo<br \/>\nEst\u00e1 haciendo buen tiempo<br \/>\nEst\u00e1 haciendo mal tiempo<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. How do you ask someone how the weather is in their country at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Now, let\u00b4s conjugate some Spanish reflexive verbs using El Presente Continuo. I will say a verb and a person (yo, t\u00fa, vosotros, usted etc\u2026) and I would like you to try to conjugate the verb correctly: (For example: Yo \/ ducharse\u2013 Me estoy duchando):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nosotros \/ despertarse<br \/>\nYo \/ irse<br \/>\nT\u00fa \/ peinarse<br \/>\nUstedes \/ mirarse<br \/>\nUsted \/ lavarse<br \/>\nVosotros \/ dormirse<br \/>\nElla \/ levantarse<br \/>\nEllos \/ sentarse<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Finally, let\u2019s practice how to describe two actions occurring at the same time with the Spanish Present Continuous. Please, translate the following from English to Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I study listening to music.<br \/>\nAna does her homework watching TV.<br \/>\nWe clean the house singing.<br \/>\nMy husband runs listening to punk music.<\/p>\n<p>Pues esto es todo por la clase de hoy. <\/p>\n<p>One important thing you need to know is that in Spanish we don\u00b4t use El Presente Continuo to talk about the future, only for things they are happening in this moment. For example, in English you can say \u201cI am working tomorrow\u201d, but in Spanish you cannot say \u201cEstoy trabajando ma\u00f1ana\u201d. As you are talking about the future you would have to say \u201cVoy a trabajar ma\u00f1ana\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos pronto con m\u00e1s pr\u00e1cticas de espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly interactive 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 and practice Spanish<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.<br \/>\nEscribiendo<br \/>\nComiendo<br \/>\nAprendiendo<br \/>\nBailando<br \/>\nSubiendo<br \/>\nTrabajando<br \/>\nLlamando<br \/>\nPerdiendo<br \/>\nEstudiando<br \/>\nViendo<\/p>\n<p>2.<br \/>\nDiciendo<br \/>\nDurmiendo<br \/>\nLeyendo<br \/>\nRiendo<br \/>\nTrayendo<br \/>\nYendo<br \/>\nMintiendo<br \/>\nOyendo<br \/>\nSiguiendo<br \/>\nConstruyendo<\/p>\n<p>3.<br \/>\nEstoy viendo la tele.<br \/>\nMi hermana est\u00e1 estudiando<br \/>\n\u00bfEst\u00e1s trabajando aqu\u00ed?<br \/>\nMis padres est\u00e1n escuchando m\u00fasica.<\/p>\n<p>4.<br \/>\nIt is snowing<br \/>\nIt is raining<br \/>\nThe weather is good at the moment<br \/>\nThe weather is bad at the moment<\/p>\n<p>5.<br \/>\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 tiempo est\u00e1 haciendo en tu pa\u00eds?<\/p>\n<p>6.<br \/>\nNos estamos despertando \/ Estamos despert\u00e1ndonos<br \/>\nMe estoy yendo \/ Estoy y\u00e9ndome<br \/>\nTe est\u00e1s peinando \/ Est\u00e1s pein\u00e1ndote<br \/>\nSe est\u00e1n mirando \/ Est\u00e1n mir\u00e1ndose<br \/>\nSe est\u00e1 lavando \/ Est\u00e1 lav\u00e1ndose<br \/>\nOs est\u00e1is durmiendo \/ Est\u00e1is durmi\u00e9ndoos<br \/>\nSe est\u00e1 levantando \/ Est\u00e1 levant\u00e1ndose<br \/>\nSe est\u00e1n sentando \/ Est\u00e1n sent\u00e1ndose<\/p>\n<p>7.<br \/>\nEstudio escuchando m\u00fasica.<br \/>\nAna hace sus deberes viendo la tele.<br \/>\nLimpiamos la casa cantando.<br \/>\nMi marido corre escuchando m\u00fasica punk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? 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