Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (60 page)

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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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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
)
EXERCISE IN TRANSLATION
  1. Cover up the right-hand column.
  2. Translate the left-hand column (write out).
  3. 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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