Local and international events: present continuous

In Spanish, the sounds [b] and [v] are the same, as in 'abuela' and 'verde', so we need to learn spellings by heart. To say what is happening now, we use the verb 'estar' with a present participle; this is called the present continuous. The present participle is formed by removing the infinitive ending and adding -ando for -ar verbs and -iendo for others. To say 'these' for masculine nouns we use 'estos' and for feminine nouns 'estas'; these are demonstrative adjectives. Relative pronoun 'que' means 'who' or 'that'. 'Donde' means 'where'; there is no accent when it's a relative pronoun.