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La casa: verbos y acciones en la casa

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and wrote four verbs that take place in each room. We came up with master list:

dormitorio/habitaciȯn
* dormir
* leer
* relajar
* jugar
* vestirse
* despertarse
* levantarse
* acostarse

sala/salón
* relajar
* mirar la televisión
* conversar
* leer

cocina
* cocinar
* preparar
* hornear
* comer

cuarto de baño
* bañarse
* ducharse
* lavarse

We are going to learn present progressive (I am relaxing) to describe what people are doing in the house.

Basic verb information

We haven't seen many verbs yet, so I reviewed some basic verb information:
* There are three verb endings in Spanish: -ar (hablar), -er (comer), -ir (vivir). Generally, verbs ending in -er and -ir are conjugated in the same way.
* The list of verbs above includes several verbs that end in -se, which is a reflexive pronoun. They are used for actions that people do to themselves, and often used with verbs of routine: to brush one's teeth, to shower, to get dressed, to go to bed. For the grammar lovers out there, reflexive verbs are ones where the subject and object are the same.
* I am washing my hands. (Reflexive, I am doing the action to myself).
* I am washing the dishes. (Not reflexive, I am washing dishes).
* I am getting dressed. (Reflexive, I am dressing myself).
* I am dressing my baby. (Not reflexive, dressing baby, not self).

Present progressive verbs

What is the difference between?
I run.
I am running.

I run is a general statement, true in the past, now, and in the future.
I am running is something I am doing right now, in this moment.

Present progressive verbs include the verb estar (to be) and -ar verbs ending in -ando (equivalent to the -ing in English) or -er/-ir verbs ending in -iendo.

Yo estoy (I am)
Tú estás (you are)
él/ella/usted está (he/she/you formal are)
nosotros estamos (we are)
ellos están (they/you all are)

To create the -ing, drop the last two letters in a verb and add -ando for verbs ending in-ar and -iendo for verbs ending in -er/-ir.

lavar --> lavando
hablar --> hablando
conversar --> conversando
mirar --> mirando

comer --> comiendo
correr --> corriendo
vivir ---> viviendo
escribir --> escribiendo

She is watching TV. Ella está mirando la television.
We are working. Nosotros estamos trabajando.
They are writing a letter. Ellos están escribiendo una carta.

Tarea: students need to make sure they know all the verbs that take place in different rooms of the house. They also need to know conjugations for the verb estar. We will be practicing the present progressive on Monday.

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