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The present participle is an easy thing to know and remember. Basically, whenever you want to say that you or someone else is doing something, you use the present participle. For example, if you say "I am speaking" in English, then you would say "Estoy hablando" in Spanish. First, you must learn and memorize the conjugation of the verb estar. Estar means "to be." That's not the complete and total truth, but we'll leave it at that. First, here's the conjugation chart for estar.
Estar | ||
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Person | Singular | Plural |
1st | estoy | estamos |
2nd | estás | |
3rd | está | están |
Add-Ons | ||
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-ar Verbs | -er Verbs | -ir Verbs |
-ando | -iendo | |
Examples | ||
hablar | comer | vivir | hablando | comiendo | viviendo |