My Christmas: present continuous of -ar, -er, -ir verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use the present continuous to talk about my Christmas.
I can recognise the different ways the sounds [ce] and [ci] are pronounced.
My Christmas: present continuous of -ar, -er, -ir verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use the present continuous to talk about my Christmas.
I can recognise the different ways the sounds [ce] and [ci] are pronounced.
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ce] is pronounced as in the word 'centro' and [ci] as in the word 'decir'.
- The present simple of -AR verbs is used to talk about habits and routines, e.g. 'trabajo', 'trabajas', 'trabaja'.
- The present continuous of -AR verbs is formed with the verb 'estar' + present participle (-ando).
- The present continuous of -ER verbs is formed with the verb 'estar' + present participle (-iendo).
- When describing a photo we can include information such as who is in the photo, what they are doing and where they are.
Keywords
Simple present - verb form that describes habitual actions and routines, e.g. 'I read'
Present participle - verb form that forms the present continuous, together with the auxiliary verb 'estar'
Present continuous - verb form that describes actions happening at the moment, e.g. 'I'm reading'
Common misconception
To form the present continuous we just need to remove the -ar/-er/-ir from the infinitive and add -ando or -iendo.
To form the present continuous we need to use the correct form of the verb 'estar' and then the present participle which is formed by removing the -ar/-er/-ir from the infinitive and adding -ando or -iendo.
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