Present Progressive (Spanish)

The present progressive tells...

• what was happening at a certain time.

• what is going to happen.

• what is happening right now.

• what typically happens in a day.

How many parts are used in the formation of the present progressive?

The first part of the present progressive is formed by using the present tense of the verb _____.

The second part of the present progressive is called the __.

• participle

• preterite

• particle

• progressive

Regular AR/ER verbs have the same endings in the present progressive.

• Cierto

• Falso

The regular AR ending of the present progressive is ___.

Which is the best translation for "¿Por qué estás comiendo mi chocolate?"

• Who ate my chocolate?

• Are you eating my chocolate?

• Did you really eat my chocolate?

• Why are you eating my chocolate?

Write the regular er/ir ending for the present progressive: ___.

Special rules that apply in the present progressive are: (check all that apply)

• car, gar, zar spelling changes

• "ir" stem changes

• i-y spelling changes

• choice of where pronouns are used

• "ar/er" stem changes

Which forms of "estar" have accents?

• All

• yo

• tú, él, ella, Ud

• vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds

• nosotros