I am trying to complete this sentence in spanish.

Question

Generalmente miro televisión por la noche, pero esta noche...(leer un libro)

Would the correct verb form for leer for present progressive be leyando un libro?

Answer 1

I would say: Normalmente ver la televisión por la noche pero esta noche leo un libro. I would use the indicative rather than the progressive to say what I do through the night/day/ week or whatever, the progressive in Spanish is usually only used to describe momentary actions like at the present time "Estoy contestando una pregunta" I am answering a question.

Answer 2

I agree with Ken. In English you can say "I am reading a book tonight", but that is not really acceptable in Spanish. It is possible to use a continuous tense, like "estaré leyendo un libro", but again that is not common. I would most likely say "...pero esta noche voy a leer un libro".

Answer 3

Usually, for -er verbs, the present progressive ending is -iendo. For leer, you just change the i to y, keep the -endo. It ends up being leyendo.