Present Progressive — Practice

1. Form the gerund of "hablar" (to speak):

Answer: hablando

Explanation: -AR verbs form the gerund with -ando: habl + ando = hablando

2. Complete: "Yo _______ comiendo."

Answer: estoy

Explanation: The present progressive always uses ESTAR (not ser): yo estoy comiendo. "Está" is the él/ella form.

3. Complete: "Ellos están _______ (vivir) una aventura."

Answer: viviendo

Explanation: -IR verbs form the gerund with -iendo: viv + iendo = viviendo. The gerund never changes for person.

4. What is the gerund of "leer" (to read)?

Answer: leyendo

Explanation: When an -er/-ir stem ends in a vowel, -iendo becomes -yendo: le + yendo = leyendo.

5. Complete: "Nosotros _______ (estar) estudiando."

Answer: estamos

Explanation: Only estar is conjugated in the progressive. For nosotros: estamos → Estamos estudiando.

6. Which sentence correctly says "She is sleeping"?

Answer: Ella está durmiendo

Explanation: Dormir has an irregular gerund (o → u): durmiendo. And the progressive needs estar, never ser.

7. Complete: "¿Qué estás _______ (hacer)?"

Answer: haciendo

Explanation: Hacer is regular in the gerund: hac + iendo = haciendo. (What are you doing?)

8. "I work at a school" (a general fact). Which is correct in Spanish?

Answer: Trabajo en una escuela

Explanation: Spanish uses the simple present for habits and general facts. The progressive is only for actions in progress right now.