The document summarizes key aspects of the present progressive tense, comparisons, and demonstrative adjectives in Spanish. It provides: 1) An explanation of how to form the present progressive tense using conjugations of "estar" and verbs ending in "-ando" or "-iendo". 2) Examples of how to make comparisons of equality and inequality using words like "tan", "como", "más", "menos". 3) Demonstrations of the demonstrative adjectives "este", "ese", and "aquel" which indicate proximity to the speaker.

1. Present Progressive Tense,
Comparisons & Demonstrative
Adjectives

2. Present Progressive Tense
The present progressive tense is how
you will say the "ing" sound in English
and describe what you are doing right
now: I am walking, he is sitting and
they are spitting.
To communicate this way you need 2
things:
1) a conjugated form of estar
2) a verb with -ando (-ar ending
verbs) or -iendo (-er & -ir ending
verbs at the end
Check this out noticing the numbers from
above:
Yo (1) estoy (2) comiendo. I am eating
El (1) está (2) cantando. He is singing.
This is different from yo como = I eat and
él canta = he sings
-ar verbs: nadar = nadando = swimming
jugar = jugando = playing
-er verbs: comer = comiendo = eating
-ir verbs: vivir = viviendo = living

3. 1) a conjugated form of estar
Estar = to be for locations and temporary
conditions
Conjugations:
Yo estoy
Tú estás
Èl/ella/usted está
Nosotros estamos
vocotros estáis
Ellos/ellas están

4. Comparaciones de igualdad
(equality)
Use these ridiculous comparisons to help
you understand comparisons in Spanish
for Writing 2A
Tan/tanto/a/os/as = as or, as many Como=
as much/as many
Ejemplos:
La iguana es tan
gigantesca como el gato.
El oso es tan guapo como el
gallo.
Tu mariposa es tan inteligente como mi
burro.
***Remember, if you use an adjective it
must agree with the first object of
comparison in the sentence in gender
and number. See bold print.
Mi comida es tan deliciosa como la comida
del restaurante.
Tu perro es tan divertido como mi gato.
This video will help too:
http://www.screenr.com/gDo8
http://www.screenr.com/gDo8

5. Comparaciones de desigualdad
(inequality)
Comparaciones de desigualdad
(inequality)
Que= that peor= worse mejor= better más
= more
Ejemplos:
Este pájaro es
menos alto que el papagallo.
El pez
es más inteligente que su jirafa.
***Remember, if you use an adjective it
must agree with the first object of
comparison in the sentence in gender
and number. See bold print.
Mi comida es más deliciosa que la comida
del restaurante.
Tu perro es menos divertido que mi gato.
This video will help too:
http://www.screenr.com/gDo8

6. Demonstrative Adjectives ~
This & These
Close To You/Speaker ~ You Can
Touch It
este (this masculine) = this
esta (this feminine) = this
estos (these) = these
estas (these feminine) = these
Examples:
Me gusta esta serpiente. (Snake is
feminine so it must be esta.)
Me gustan estas serpientes. (Snakes are
feminine and plural so it must be estas.)
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/episodes
/snake-underworld/

7. 2) a verb with -ando (-ar ending
verbs) or -iendo (-er & -ir ending)
-ar verbs: nadar = nadando = swimming
jugar = jugando = playing
-er verbs: comer = comiendo = eating
-ir verbs: vivir = viviendo = living

Escribir

Cantar

Hablar

Correr

Escuchar

Ver

8. Demonstrative Adjectives ~
That & Those
Farther From You/Speaker ~ Over
There
ese (that masculine) = that
esa (that feminine) = that
esos (thosemasculine) = those
esas (those feminine) = those
Les gustan esas vacas.
Me gusta esa vaca.
http://dealbreaker.com/2011/09/could-moodys-
saying-bofa-is-not-too-big-to-fail-make-bofa-not-
too-big-to-fail/cows-curious/

9. Demonstrative Adjectives ~
That & Those (Over Yonder)
Farthest From You/Speaker ~ WAY
Over There
aquel (that masculine) = that
aquella (that feminine) = that
aquellas (those feminine) = those
aquellos (those masculine) = those
Yo prefiero aquella vaca.
Aquella vaca
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cows_and_calf.JPG

10. Demonstrative Adjectives ~
That & Those (Over Yonder)
Farthest From You/Speaker ~ WAY
Over There
aquel (that masculine) = that
aquella (that feminine) = that
aquellas (those feminine) = those
aquellos (those masculine) = those
Yo prefiero aquella vaca.
Aquella vaca
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cows_and_calf.JPG