8. The Present
Progressiveestar (present tense) + present participle (-ing)
estar- to be
yo nosotros/as
tú vosotros/as
usted
él
ella
ustedes
ellos
ellas
-ar + ando
-er y -ir + iendo
***-er/ir end in vowel
+ yendo
-ir stem verbsOther Irregular:
poder
ir
12. Ser vs. Estar
ser estar
Nationality and origin
Profession or occupation
Characteristics/ phyiscal or personality
description
Generalizations
Possession
What something is made of
Time and date
Where or when an event occurs
Location
Health
Emotions
Physical state and conditions
Some weather
Ongoing Actions (Present Progressive
Tense)
13.
14. Use ser and estar to describe this scene at an airport in
Spain. Tell what these people look like,
how they are feeling, and what they are doing.
17. Direct Object Pronouns
(DOP)
• a direct object receives the action of the verb
• answer who? or what? receives the action of the verb
• direct object pronouns REPLACE direct objects
• directly before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive