| Tiempos Verbales |
| Simple Tenses | Progressive Tenses |
| (1) Present What is happening? |
(4) Past Perfect What had been happening? |
(7) Conditional What would be happening? |
| (2) Past What was happening? |
(5) Future What will be happening? |
(8) Past Conditional What would have been happening? |
| (3) Present Perfect What has been happening? |
(6) Future Perfect What will have been happening? |
(9) Modal Verbs What (can, could...)be happening? |
What is happening ?-----¿Qué está pasando?
| To Be : | am-are-is | was were |
have/has been |
had been | will be | will have been | would be | would have been | (can, could) be |
| Affirmative----Subject + (am/are/is) + verb(ing) | |||||||||
| I am going to the office - Estoy yendo a la oficina | going | yendo | |||||||
| You are coming from Brazil - Tu estás viniendo de Brasil | coming | viniendo | |||||||
| She is buying everything - Ella está comprando todo | buying | comprando | |||||||
| They are living in Chicago - Ellos están viviendo en Chicago | living | viviendo | |||||||
| Negative-----Subject + (am/are/is) + not + verb(ing). | |||||||||
| I am not selling anything - No estoy vendiendo nada | selling | vendiendo | |||||||
| You are not doing that work - Tu no estás haciendo ese trabajo | doing | haciendo | |||||||
| He is not giving the orders - Él no está dando las órdenes | giving | dando | |||||||
| She is not visiting anybody- Ella no está visitando a nadie | visiting | visitando | |||||||
| Interrogative---(am/are/is) + subject + verb(ing) ? | |||||||||
| Am I bringing the beer ? - ¿ Estoy trayendo la cerveza ? | bringing | trayendo | |||||||
| Are you taking the books ? - ¿ Estás llevando los libros ? | taking | llevando | |||||||
| What is he saying ? - ¿ Qué está diciendo él? | saying | diciendo | |||||||
| Is she accepting presents ? ¿Está ella aceptando regalos ? | accepting | aceptando | |||||||
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
| I am going | I am not going | Am I going ? |
| You are going | You are not going | Are you going ? |
| He is going | He is not going | Is he going ? |
| She is going | She is not going | Is she going ? |
| It is going | It is not going | Is it going ? |
| We are going | We are not going | Are we going ? |
| You are going | You are not going | Are you going ? |
| They are going | They are not going | Are they going ? |
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