16 questions
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 __.
present participle
preterite
past 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 ___.
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
"ar/er" stem changes
Which forms of "estar" have accents?
yo
tú
él, ella, Ud
nosotros
ellos, ellas, Uds
Write the present participle of oír:
Write the present participle of "traer":
What do "almorzar, jugar, perder, and cerrar" have in common?
They are stem-changing verbs but stem change in the present participle.
They are stem-changing verbs but do not stem change in the present participle.
They have i-y spelling changes in the present participle.
They have car, gar, zar spelling changes in the present participle.
Write the present participle of "pedir":
Write the present participle of "poder":
Write this in Spanish: I am eating. (comer)
Write this in Spanish: We are reading. (leer)