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Gerunds Basics

100

In English, the Spanish gerund is equivalent to this verb ending

ing

200

is auxiliary verb is most commonly used with gerunds to form the progressive tense

estar 

300

This is the grammatical name for the -ando and -iendo forms in Spanish

the present participle

400

To form a gerund, you must first remove this part of the infinitive verb

the ending

500

This specific Spanish mood uses gerunds to describe ongoing actions

the indicative

AR verbs

100

This is the specific gerund ending for all regular -AR verbs

ando

200

his is the gerund form of the verb 'hablar'

hablando

300

This is the gerund form of the verb 'cantar'

cantando

400

This is the gerund form of the verb 'estudiar'

estudiando

500

This is the gerund form of the verb 'jugar'

jugando

er and ir verbs

100

This is the standard gerund ending for both -ER and -IR verbs

iendo

200

This is the gerund form of the verb 'comer'

comiendo

300

This is the gerund form of the verb 'vivir'

viviendo

400

This is the gerund form of the verb 'escribir'

escribiendo

500

This is the gerund form of the verb 'beber'

bebiendo

spelling changes

100

When the stem of an -ER or -IR verb ends in a vowel, the 'i' in -iendo changes to this letter

y

200

This is the gerund form of the verb 'leer'

leyendo

300

This is the gerund form of the verb 'oír'

oyendo

400

This is the gerund form of the verb 'traer'

trayendo

500

This is the gerund form of the verb 'ir'

yendo

Stem changes

100

In -IR stem-changing gerunds, the letter 'e' in the stem changes to this letter

i

200

In -IR stem-changing gerunds, the letter 'o' in the stem changes to this letter

u

300

This is the gerund form of the verb 'decir'

diciendo

400

This is the gerund form of the verb 'dormir'

durmiendo

500

This is the gerund form of the verb 'servir'

sirviendo