Spanish Gerund



Definition: The gerund is also called the present participle; however, the gerund is Not the equivalent to the English gerund. It may Not be used as a noun as in English. The English gerund is normally translated into Spanish as an infinitive.


Gerund in Spanish


The gerund is formed by removing the infinitive endings, ar, er, and ir and by adding ando to ar and iendo to er and ir. The gerund is used to form the progressive or continuous tenses.

Examples in Spanish:
  • to speak = speaking
  • hablar = hablando

  • to eat = eating
  • comer = comiendo

  • to go out = going out
  • salir = saliendo


If the er or ir verb stem ends in a vowel, add yendo instead of iendo to form the gerund.

Examples in Spanish:

English Verb Spanish Verb Spanish Gerund
To fall caer cayendo
to believe creer creyendo
to flee huir huyendo
to go ir yendo
to influence influir influyendo
to hear oír oyendo
to bring traer trayendo
to read leer leyendo
to follow seguir siguiendo

  • I am thinking about you
  • Estoy pensando en ti.

  • I am studying
  • Estoy estudiando

  • Ana is lying
  • Ana está mintiendo


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