Imagine you are texting a friend to tell them that things are kind of crazy at your house right now.

Question

Complete the five sentence starters in Spanish conjugating 5 different verbs in the present progressive tense to describe what is happening at this very moment.

For example: Mi perro está ladrando al refrigerador. My dog is barking at the refrigerator.

1. Yo _______ ________ ___________________.

2. Mi pez _______ ________ ___________________.

3. Mi hermano y yo _______ ________ ___________________.

4. Tú, ¿ _______ ________ ___________________?

5. Mis abuelos _______ ________ ___________________.

You will be graded on (a) message organization, (b) control of target grammar structures, (c) accuracy of mechanics, (d) control of target vocabulary, (d) and task completion per the World Languages Writing Rubric.

Answer 1

Here’s how you can complete the sentence starters in Spanish using the present progressive tense:

1. Yo estoy comiendo pizza.
   (I'm eating pizza.)

2. Mi pez está nadando en el acuario.
   (My fish is swimming in the aquarium.)

3. Mi hermano y yo estamos jugando a un juego de mesa.
   (My brother and I are playing a board game.)

4. Tú, ¿estás mirando una película?
   (You, are you watching a movie?)

5. Mis abuelos están hablando por teléfono.
   (My grandparents are talking on the phone.)

Feel free to adjust any of the verbs or phrases to match the exact situation in your house!