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"Present participle" is a noun which is often translated as "el participio presente", and "present progressive" is a noun which is often translated as "el presente progresivo". Learn more about the difference between "present participle" and "present progressive" below.
present participle(
preh
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zihnt
par
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dih
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sih
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el participio presente (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We learned how to form the present participle in Spanish class today.Hoy aprendimos a formar el participio presente en la clase de español.
b. el participio activo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We learned the difference between the present participle and the past participle.Aprendimos la diferencia entre el participo activo y el participio pasivo.
present progressive(
preh
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zihnt
pruh
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greh
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sihv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el presente progresivo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Mark the sentences that are in the present progressive.Marca las frases que están en el presente progresivo.
b. el presente continuo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The present progressive is used to describe an ongoing action.El presente continuo se usa para describir una acción en desarrollo.
