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.

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:

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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