Films and cinema: present continuous with -er and -ir verbs

To say what is happening right now, Spanish uses the present continuous, which is 'estar' + present participle. For -er and -ir verbs the present participle is formed by removing -er/-ir from the verb infinitive and adding -iendo. The verb 'querer' is a modal verb and means 'to want' or 'to love'. To say 'we want', we use 'queremos'. 'Querer' is commonly used before an infinitive to mean 'to want to', e.g. 'queremos conducir' - 'we want to drive. In the present continuous, 'estar' cannot be followed by an infinitive. It is always followed by a present participle.