Present Progressive ER/IR

Remember that “ando” and “iendo” are similar to the “ing” ending in English.

Yo estoy	Nosotros estamos	+ (ar verb)ando +(er verb)iendo
Tú estás	Vosotros estáis (Spain)
El, Ella, or Ud. está	Uds. Están

Before we move on and practice with “er/ir” dioing verbs, we need to review an important item. As we discussed briefly in the last lesson, to put on the “ing” ending you can either use a “doing verb”, with the “ando” or “iendo” ending, or “present tense”. For example, if you asked someone, “What are you looking for?”, you could either say “¿Qué buscas?” or “¿Qué estás buscando?”. Another example is the phrase, “What are you doing?”, where you can either say “¿Qué haces?” or “¿Qué estás haciendo?” In these cases, the present tense (or “¿Qué haces?”) is usually preferred by native speakers, but the progressive or doing tense “¿Qué estás haciendo?” can also be used.

Now, if want you say “What are you doing tomorrow at 3:00?”, you should not use a “doing verb”, since you aren’t doing it “right now”. Instead, you should use present tense, “¿Qué haces mañana a las tres?”

Before we go have a practice session, we need to learn a few new vocabulary words:

Gifts	regalos
a plan	un plan
you are exercising	esta hacienda ejercicio
The door	La puerta

Practice Session

Now we’ll practice a few er and ir doing verbs. Are you ready to try a few? Just remember that you can only use this tense if you are doing the action right when you are talking about it.

I am learning a lot	Estoy aprendiendo mucho
(Rosa) You are running	Estás corriendo
He is selling cars	Está vendiendo carros
She is deciding	Está decidiendo
I am living in Texas	Estoy viviendo en Texas
Julio is exercising	Julio está haciendo ejercicio
(Mr. Rodriguez) You are opening the door	Está abriendo la puerta
We are writing letters	Estamos escribiendo cartas
They are moving	Están moviendo
Are all of you returning? (starts with ‘v’)	¿Están volviendo?
She is choosing the team	Está escogiendo el equipo
He is returning the book	Está devolviendo el libro
We are making cookies	Estamos haciendo galletas.
They are receiving the gifts	Están recibiendo los regalos.
María is making the plan	María está haciendo el plan.