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Spanish Part 6
Part 6 Doing It Right Now: Gerunds And The Present Progressive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gerund | a verb form ending in -ing that is sometimes used in the present progressive tense in Spanish. |
| Gerund's Purpose In Spanish | It can represent "while" or "by" + a present participle Present participle: an English verb form ending in -ing |
| Se puede aprender mucho viajando. | One can learn a lot while traveling. |
| Estudiando, él salió bien en su examen. | By studying, he passed the test. |
| Note About Gerunds Used As An Adjective | Spanish Gerunds can represent past participles as adjectives. |
| Esa niña, quien está tocando el piano, es mi hermana. | This girl, who is playing the piano, is my sister. |
| Spanish endings for Spanish Gerunds | -ar, -er, and -ir |
| Nadar es mi pasatiempo favorito. | Swimming is my favorite pastime |
| How To Form Gerunds In Spanish | 1. Drop the -ar from -ar verb infinitives and add -ando (aka "ing" ending) 2. Drop the -er or -ir from -er or -ir verb infinitives and add -iendo (aka "ing") |
| Note If The -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel | Drop the ending and add -yendo ("aka ing") to form the gerund |
| -yendo form of caer ("To fall") | cayendo |
| -yendo form of construir ("To build") | construyendo |
| -yendo form of creer ("To believe") | creyendo |
| -yendo form of leer ("To read") | leyendo |
| -yendo form of oir ("To hear") | oyendo |
| -yendo form of traer ("To bring") | trayendo |
| Note About Forming Gerunds from Stem-Changing and Irregular Verbs | The stem change of a verb is indicated in parentheses after the verb |
| Note About How To Change a -ir verb (-e to -i, or -o to -u) | 1. Change the vowel in the stem from -e to -i OR from -o to -u 2. Drop the -ir infinitive ending 3. Add the proper ending for a gerund |
| Mentir ("to lie") | mintiendo ("lieing") |
| From o --> u: dormir (to sleep) | durmiendo (sleeping) |
| Irregular Gerund Form of ir (to go) | yendo |
| Irregular Gerund Form of poder (to be able) | pudiendo |
| Irregular Gerund Form of reir (to laugh) | riendo |
| escuchar | to listen |
| el hablante | speaker |
| estudiar | to study |
| hablar | to speak |
| ver | to see |
| oración | sentence |
| memorizar | to memorize |
| Note About The Present Progressive Tense | This tells how an event is occurring in a given amount of time. |
| él va a la oficina a las siete de la mañana. | He goes to the office at 6 in the morning. |
| Another Way To Form The Present Progressive By Using Estar | Use the present tense of the verb, estar ("to be") + the gerund |
| Present Progressive Conjugation Of Estar | yo estoy tú estás nosotros estamos vosotros estáis |
| Estamos escuchando. | We are listening |
| seguir (substitute present progressive verb) | To follow |
| continuar (substitute present progressive verb) | To continue |
| salir (substitute present progressive verb) | To leave |
| ir (substitute present progressive verb) | To go |
| andar (substitute present progressive verb) | To walk |
| entrar (substitute present progressive verb) | To enter |
| llegar (substitute present progressive verb) | To get |
| Conjugation for Seguir ("to continue, to keep"): yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/Uds. | sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguis, siguen |
| Conjugation for Continuar ("to continue"): yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/Uds. | continúo, continúas, continúa, continuamos, continuáis, continúan |
| Conjugation for Salir ("To leave, to go out"): yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/Uds. | salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen |
| Conjugation for ir ("To go"): yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/Uds. | voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van |
| Conjugation for andar ("To walk"): yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/Uds. | ando, andas, anda, andamos, andáis, andan |
| la revista | magazine |
| el voleibol | volleyball |
| la radio | radio |
| navegar | to surf, to sail, to navigate |
| el bote | boat, dinghy, launch |
| tomar el sol | to sunbathe |
| Mi padre esta estudiano a el piso superior. | My father is studying upstairs. |
| El hombre quién esta tocando la guitarra es mi hermano mejor. | The man who is playing the guitar is my older brother. |
| Tocar la guitarra es mi pasando favorito. | Playing the guitar is my favorite pastime. |
| Yo estoy cayendo a el edificio. | I am falling off the building. |
| Yo estoy contruyendo la casa del árbol. | I am building a treehouse. |
| Yo estoy creyendo que todo va a estar bien. | I am believing that everything will be okay. |
| Yo estoy leyendo dos libros. | I am reading two books. |
| Yo estoy oyendo dos personas hablan. | I am hearing two people speak. |
| Yo estoy trayendo los platos de papeles. | I am bringing the paper plates. |
| Yo estoy mintiendo. | I am lying. |
| Tú estás mintiendo. | You are lying. |
| Yo estoy durmiendo. | I am sleeping. |
| Yo estoy yendo. | I am going. |
| Yo estoy pudiendo ayudar. | I am able to help. |
| Yo estoy riendo. | I am laughing. |
| Tú estás escuchandome. | You are listening to me. |
| él está hablandome. | He is speaking to me. |
| Ella está memorizando las palabras del vocabulario. | She is memorizing the vocabulary words. |
| Yo sigo montando mi bicicleta. | I continue riding my bike. |
| Tú continúas andando a la calle. | You continue walking down the street. |
| Nosotros salimos riendo después la película se terminó. | We leave laughing after the movie was over. |
| Ellos van esquiamos todos la fin de semana. | They will go skiing every weekend. |
| Yo estoy leyendo la revista de juego de vídeo. | I am reading the newest video game magazine. |
| Nosotros estamos jugando voleibol a la playa. | We are playing volleyball at the beach. |
| Yo estoy navegando a la playa. | I am surfing at the beach. |
| Mi bote esta navegando a la océano Pacifico. | My boat is sailing in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Yo estoy tomando el sol a la playa. | I am sunbathing at the beach. |
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