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Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
1st Edition
Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780131661493
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Page 144: El participio presente A

Exercise 1
Step 1
1 of 5
First of all, we must read the instructions carefully to understand what we need to do.
Step 2
2 of 5
This activity is related to **the present participle** which is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking.
Step 3
3 of 5
It is frequently used after **the present tense or the imperfect of estar**, to talk about what people **is** or **was** **doing**.
Step 4
4 of 5
To form the present participle you need to follow these rules:

– For **-ar** verbs, add **-ando** to the stem.
**Example**:
Bailar
Bail
Bail**ando**.

– For **-er** and **-ir** verbs, add **-iendo** to the stem.
**Example**:
Comer
Com
Com**iendo**.

Escribir
Escrib
Escrib**iendo**.

Step 5
5 of 5
A.- Write the ending of the present participle for each of the following verbs to say what the following people are doing while you are at school. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Sacar).El fotógrafo está sac**ando** fotos.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- (Trabajar). El agente de viajes está trabaj____ en su oficina. |(To work). The travel agent is working in his office. |
To form the present participle of **-ar** verbs, add **ando**, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- (Trabajar). El agente de viajes está trabaj**ando**. en su oficina. |(To work).

Exercise 2
Step 1
1 of 5
First of all, we must read the instructions carefully to understand what we need to do.
Step 2
2 of 5
This activity is related to **the present participle** which is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking.
Step 3
3 of 5
It is frequently used after **the present tense or the imperfect of estar**, to talk about what people is or was doing.
Step 4
4 of 5
To form the present participle you need to follow these rules:

For **-ar** verbs, add -**ando** to the stem.
Example:
Bailar
Bail
Bail**ando**.

For **-er** and **-ir** verbs, add -iendo to the stem.
Example:
Comer
Com
Com**iendo**.

Escribir
Escrib
Escrib**iendo**.

Step 5
5 of 5
A.- Write the ending of the present participle for each of the following verbs to say what the following people are doing while you are at school. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Sacar).El fotógrafo está sac**ando** fotos.
| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
|2.- Beber. El entrenador está beb____ agua. |(To drink). The coach is drinking water. |
To form the present participle of **-er** verbs, add** iendo**, so the answer is:
| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
2.- Beber. El entrenador está beb**iendo** agua. |(To drink). The coach is drinking water. |

Exercise 3
Step 1
1 of 5
First of all, we must read the instructions carefully to understand what we need to do.
Step 2
2 of 5
This activity is related to **the present participle** which is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking.
Step 3
3 of 5
It is frequently used after **the present tense or the imperfect of estar**, to talk about what people is or was doing.
Step 4
4 of 5
To form the present participle you need to follow these rules:

For **-ar** verbs, add **-ando** to the stem.
Example:
Bailar
Bail
Bail**ando**.

For **-er** and **-ir** verbs, add **-iendo** to the stem.
Example:
Comer
Com
Com**iendo**.

Escribir
Escrib
Escrib**iendo**.

Step 5
5 of 5
A.- Write the ending of the present participle for each of the following verbs to say what the following people are doing while you are at school. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Sacar).El fotógrafo está sac**ando** fotos.
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|3.- (Hacer). El científico está hac____ un experimento. |(To do). The scientist is doing an experiment. |
To form the present participle of **-ir** verbs, add **iendo**, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|3.- (Hacer). El científico está hac**iendo** un experimento. |(To do). The scientist is doing an experiment. |

Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 5
First of all, we must read the instructions carefully to understand what we need to do.
Step 2
2 of 5
This activity is related to **the present participle** which is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking.
Step 3
3 of 5
It is frequently used after **the present tense or the imperfect of estar**, to talk about what people is or was doing.
Step 4
4 of 5
To form the present participle you need to follow these rules:

For **-ar** verbs, add **-ando** to the stem.
Example:
Bailar
Bail
Bail**ando**.

For **-er** and **-ir** verbs, add **-iendo** to the stem.
Example:
Comer
Com
Com**iendo**.

Escribir
Escrib
Escrib**iendo**.

Step 5
5 of 5
A.- Write the ending of the present participle for each of the following verbs to say what the following people are doing while you are at school. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Sacar).El fotógrafo está sac**ando** fotos.
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|4.- (Escribir). El reportero está escrib____ un artículo. |(To write). The reporter is writing an article.
To form the present participle of **-ir** verbs, add **iendo**, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|4.- (Escribir). El reportero está escrib**iendo** un artículo. |(To write). The reporter is writing an article.

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