Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (60 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
Tags: #Reference, #Language Arts & Disciplines
| PRESENT PARTICIPLE | |
| escribiendo | writing |
| viviendo | living |
| aplaudiendo | applauding |
| recibiendo | receiving |
| decidiendo | deciding |
| asistiendo | attending |
| insistiendo | insisting |
| describiendo | describing |
| dividiendo | dividing |
| persuadiendo | persuading |
| sufriendo | suffering |
| viendo | seeing |
| comprendiendo | understanding |
| vendiendo | selling |
| absorbiendo | absorbing |
| convenciendo | convincing |
| extendiendo | extending |
| moviendo | moving |
| ofendiendo | offending |
| ofreciendo | offering |
| leyendo | reading |
| oyendo | hearing |
Notice that the “iendo” has been changed to “yendo” in “leyendo” and “oyendo.” When the letter “i” appears between two vowels it is changed to “y.”
HOW TO USE THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Estoy estudiando ( I am studying ) | Estámos estudiando ( We are studying ) |
 Está estudiando (You are studying ) |  Están estudiando (They are studying ) |
- Cover up the right-hand column.
- Translate the left-hand column (write out).
- Check your translations with the right-hand column.
AR
VERBS
, ANDO
| I am buying. | Estoy comprando. |
| You are working. | Está trabajando. |
| We are preparing. | Estamos preparando. |
| They are copying. | Están copiando. |
| I am studying. | Estoy estudiando. |
| He is progressing. | Está progresando. |
| We are smoking. | Estamos fumando. |
| He is dictating. | Está dictando. |
| She is reciting, | Está recitando. |
ER
AND
IR
VERBS
, IENDO
| I am writing. | Estoy escribiendo. |
| She is selling. | Está vendiendo. |
| We are seeing. | Estamos viendo. |
| They are understanding | Están comprendiendo. |
| I am reading. | Estoy leyendo. |
| He is living. | Está vi viendo. |
| They are applauding. | Están aplaudiendo. |
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