Present Continuous

Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 10.3.3

Present Continuous with Regular Gerunds

To form the present continuous, use the present form of 'estar' followed by a gerund.

Estoy comiendo - I am eating

Estoy comiendo - I am eating

Estás cantando - you are singing

Estás cantando - you are singing

Está bebiendo - he/she is drinking

Está bebiendo - he/she is drinking

Estamos corriendo - we are running

Estamos corriendo - we are running

Estáis estudiando - you are studying

Estáis estudiando - you are studying

Están jugando - they are playing

Están jugando - they are playing

Present Continuous with Irregular Gerunds

To form the present continuous, use the present form of 'estar' followed by a gerund.

Estoy construyendo - I am building

Estoy construyendo - I am building

Estás durmiendo - you are sleeping

Estás durmiendo - you are sleeping

Está yendo - he/she is going

Está yendo - he/she is going

Estamos preguntando - we are asking

Estamos preguntando - we are asking

Estáis cayendo - you are falling

Estáis cayendo - you are falling

Están muriendo - they are dying

Están muriendo - they are dying

Test yourself on Present Continuous

  • How do you say 'you are are planning' in Spanish?

  • How do you say 'we are going' in Spanish?

  • What is the gerund for 'caer' in Spanish?

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