{"id":10333,"date":"2022-07-18T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=10333"},"modified":"2022-07-18T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:06:19","slug":"que-haces-maestro-el-presente-progresivo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/blog\/what-are-you-doing-master-the-present-progressive\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 est\u00e1s haciendo? Domina el Presente Progresivo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00bfQu\u00e9 haces? ahora mismo<\/em>? \u00bfEst\u00e1s leyendo sobre el espa\u00f1ol? \u00bfEst\u00e1s pensando en estudiar en el extranjero<\/a>? There are different ways that we can describe the grammatical present, and one of those ways is the present progressive. In English, it\u2019s when we use \u201c-ing\u201d. If you want to start practicing this common grammatical structure, check out our explanation below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el presente progresivo?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, the present progressive is how to describe what someone is doing at the moment of speaking. This is a little different than in English where I could say, \u201cI\u2019m working on a project\u201d but I\u2019m not actually working on it at that exact moment. In Spanish, you would use this tense for what you\u2019re doing ahora mismo<\/em>. In addition, you could use it for anything someone does habitually. Let\u2019s take a look at some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
Leer m\u00e1s<\/strong>V\u00eddeo: Falsos amigos espa\u00f1ol-ingl\u00e9s<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

Estoy escribiendo un art\u00edculo. I\u2019m writing an article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9l siempre est\u00e1 trabajando mucho. He\u2019s always working a lot.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
Leer m\u00e1s<\/strong>Actividad en l\u00ednea: Conjugar verbos espa\u00f1oles en presente<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

En el primer ejemplo, puedes ver que describe lo que alguien est\u00e1 haciendo ahora mismo, en este preciso momento. En el segundo, puedes ver lo que alguien hace habitualmente. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formar frases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfNotas alg\u00fan patr\u00f3n en las dos frases anteriores? Para formar el presente progresivo, necesitas dos cosas: una forma de estar en<\/em><\/a> and a participle. Let\u2019s look at the verb estar en <\/em>primero. Aqu\u00ed tienes sus 6 formas, por si necesitas un repaso:<\/p>\n\n\n\n