imperfect progressive when we talk about something that was happening at a specific time in the...
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Imperfect ProgressiveImperfect Progressive When we talk about
something that was happening at a specific time in the past, often when something else happened we use a special form called the imperfect progressive
For example, in the picture on the left, the man was playing soccer. He was running and kicking the ball.
The formsThe forms The man was playing soccer.
He was running and kicking the ball.
Notice that we need two verbs to express this idea:
A form of BE: was was were
An -ing form of another verb: playing running kicking
… … and in Spanish??and in Spanish?? We do the same thing! A form of the verb ESTAR:
estaba estabas estaba estábamos estaban
And a verb form that ends in –ndo.
Por ejemplo…Por ejemplo… El hombre estaba
jugando al fútbol. Estaba corriendo y dando una patada a la pelota cuando nosotros llegamos al partido.
-NDO forms-NDO forms Jugar > jugando Dar > dando Correr > corriendo
Can you figure out how the different endings?
-NDO forms-NDO forms Exactly!
For –ar verbs, drop –ar and add –ando.
For –er & -ir verbs, add –iendo.
Let’s practice!Let’s practice! What are the –ndo
forms of these verbs? cantar volver escribir aprender hacer pensar ver
The envelope, please!The envelope, please! cantar: cantando volver: volviendo escribir: escribiendo aprender: aprendiendo hacer: haciendo pensar: pensando ver: viendo
There’s got to be a catch!There’s got to be a catch! Yes, there are
some irregulars. What is the –ndo form of ir?
That’s tricky!That’s tricky! ir > yendo Drop the –ir and
what do you have? Add –iendo for an
-ir verb. Iendo becomes
yendo.
Here are a couple more.Here are a couple more. leer > leyendo oir > oyendo traer > trayendo The –i- changes to
–y- between two vowels.
Wait! Stem-changing –IR verbs.Wait! Stem-changing –IR verbs.
If a verb is –ir and stem-changing, then the stem changes in the –ndo form.
venir (e > ie) viniendo
decir (e > i) diciendo
dormir (o > ue) durmiendo
Let’s practice!Let’s practice! Put the verbs into
the imperfect progressive form. Teodoro _____ (tomar) un té caliente y ______ (comer) unas galletas dulces cuando yo llegué.
¿Qué estaba haciendo?Qué estaba haciendo? Teodoro estaba
tomando un té caliente y estaba comiendo unas galletas dulces cuando yo llegué.
You can leave out the
second “estaba.”
Un poco más
In addition to the verb estar, several other verbs can be used to form the progressive tenses.•Seguir•Andar•Continuar•Venir
Ellos siguen estudiando
Yo andaba por la calle pensando.
El profesor continuaba enseñando.
Venían corriendo
They keep on studying
I was walking down the street thinking.
The teacher kept on (continued) teaching.
They came running.