Present progressive sentence practice

Present progressive tense (Spanish)

Length: 3 pages

This worksheet is a practice on the formation of present participles and writing original sentences with them.

Part 1: Write the correct present participle in Spanish for each of the 15 infinitives (5 -ar, 5- er, 5- ir) and 4 irregular (ex: caer, traer etc).

Part 2: Write original sentences with estar + present participle (“ing”) using the guidelines provided.

1. Write the correct conjugation of estar to match the subject

2. Add the present participle “ing” form. For present participles, use 3 -ar, 3- er, and 3- ir, and 3 irregular (all from part 1)

3. Add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Your sentence must make sense.

Students will write 12 sentences total (3-ar, 3 -er, 3- ir, 3 irregular present participles) in the template provided.

Answer key is provided for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.