5 · presente continuo

present continuous · "-ing" · Present · Level B

PASTPRESENTFUTUREestar + -andoHYPOTHETICAL TIMELINE1adid1bwas /used to2had3have4do5-ing6agoing to6bwill7would8do it!9wish

Happening right now, this second. You build it with estoy / estás / está plus the -ando / -iendo form of the verb.

Examples

Careful

Spanish uses this slot less than English does. 'I am living in Bogotá' is vivo en Bogotá (slot 4). Save slot 5 for what is literally happening as you speak.

On the site

The builder puts the helper estoy / estás / está in slot 4 and adds the -ando / -iendo form.

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