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How to form the gerund from -ar verbs, and -ir, er verbs

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replace the -ar of the infinitive by -ando

replace the -er or -ir with -iendo

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gerund of to speak

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hablando

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gerund of to tell

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contando

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gerund of to walk

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caminando

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gerund of to fear

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temiendo

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gerund of to live

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viviendo

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gerund of to produce

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produciendo

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gerund of to be (2)

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estando

siendo

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gerund of to produce

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produciendo

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gerund of to have

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teniendo

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gerund of construct

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construyendo

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gerund of to escape

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huir

huyendo

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gerund of to possess

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poseer

poseyendo

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gerund of to read

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leer

leyendo

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gerund of to boil

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bullir
bullendo

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gerund of to demand

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pedir
pidiendo

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gerund of to feel

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sentir
sintiendo

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gerund of to laugh

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reír.
riendo

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gerund of to sleep

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durmiendo

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gerund of to die

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muriendo

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gerund of to bring or carry

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traer, trayendo

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gerund of to fall or drop

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caer, cayendo

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gerund of to say

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diciendo

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gerund of to stand up

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erguirse, irguiéndose

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gerund of to go
yendo
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gerund of to listen
oír, oyendo
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gerund of can
poder, pudiendo
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gerund of to come
viniendo
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how to form the continuous tense
appropriate tense of estar and the gerund
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I'm (actually) sleeping
estoy comiendo
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I'll be sleeping (at that time)
estaré durmiendo
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you were (in the process of) talking
estabas hablando
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we're arriving tomorrow
llegamos mañana (future, not an action in process)
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If you get like that, I'm going
si te pones así, me voy (future, not continuous)
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My son is going to a mixed school (habitual)
Mi hijo va a un colegio mixto (habitual, not process)
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I'm sending you this to tell you that
Te envío ésta para decirte que (meaning that I will send that letter)
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I was leaving the following morning for Paris
Yo salía a la mañana siguiente para París (future in the past)
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Where are you going?
Adónde vas? (cont rarely used with verbs of motion)
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I'm coming
Yo voy (cont rarely used with verbs of motion)
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Can't you smell that the sausages are burning?
No hueles que se queman/se están quemando las salchichas? (both possible)
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I was talking to Mario
Yo hablaba/estaba hablando con Mario (both are possible depending on process v habit)
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Ana is reading
Ana lee Ana está leyendo
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He can't come to the phone now, he's doing his accounts
Ahora no se puede poner - está haciendo sus cuentas
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Are they watching me from that window?
Me estarán viendo/me ven desde esa ventana?
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But I was listening to you!
Pero si te estaba escuchando! Pero si te escuchaba
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He lives in Paris, but at the moment he's living in Madrid
Vive en París, pero últimamente está viviendo en Madrid (continuous can express unusual, temporary action)
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Where are you working these days?
Dónde estás trabadando estos días? (continuous can express unusual, temporary action)
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I'm (suddenly) feeling ill
Me estoy sintiendo mal Me siento mal (continuous can express unusual, temporary action)
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But what are you doing?
Pero qué estás haciendo? (can express suprise, indignation or lively interest)
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what are you telling me?!
Qué me estás contando? (can express suprise, indignation or lively interest)
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What were you and I thinking when we conceived these creatures, would you tell me that?
En qué estábamos pensando tú y yo cuando engendramos a estos seres, me quieres explicar? (can express suprise, indignation or lively interest)
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I've been thinking that you don't always tell the truth
He estado pensando que tú no siempre dices la verdad (can express prolonged action)
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But are you going to keep on waiting for her all day?
Pero, vas a estar esperándola todo el día? (can express prolonged action)
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Maria's face was smiling. I mean, it wasn't smiling now, but it had been smiling a tenth of a second before
El rostro de María sonreía. Es decir, ya no sonreía, pero había estado sonriendo un décimo de segundo antes (can express prolonged action)
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What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect continuous
preterite continuous indicates a prolonged action in the past that is finished, unlike the imperfect forms, which merely indicate that an action was going on at that time
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He's going to the cinema a lot these days
Está yendo mucho al cine estos días (can express constant recurrance)
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He comes to the house a lot these days
Está viniendo a casa mucho estos días (can express constant recurrance)
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He's been leaving for years but never gets round to going
Lleva años que se está yendo pero nunca acaba de irse (constant recurrance)
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It's been cold lately
está haciendo frío (constant recurrance)
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But you're (formal singular) taking those herbs very often, and continuously they cause harm
pero está usted tomando muy seguido esas hierbas y seguido hacen daño (repeated actions)
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when is the future continuous used
events already felt to be happening in the present, to conjecture about what might be happening now
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tomorrow at this time we'll be flying over the Pacific
Mañana a estas horas estaremos volando sobre el Pacífico (future felt present)
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they'll probably be eating at this time of day
Estarán comiendo a estas horas (conjecture about what might be happening now)
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Three chandeliers were hanging from the roof
tres arañas de luces colgaban del techo
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hat's lacking is
lo que falta es
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the moon was shining on the waves
la luna brillaba sobre las olas
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she's looking tired
parece cansada
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How good the honeysuckle smells today
Qué bien huele la madreselva hoy!
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Where are you going?
Adónde vas?
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he's coming now
viene ahora
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when we were coming back from the cinema I went up to see grandmother for a moment
cuando volvíamos del cine subí un momento a ver a la abuela
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you're being stupid today
Estás estúpido hoy
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he was sitting down (in the process of) he was sitting (seated)
estaba sentándose estaba sentado
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He told me he was having problems with his neighbour
Me dijo que estaba teniendo problemas con su vecino (tener not used in cont tense, except in the frequentive sense)
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He's wearing a shirt He's taking a shirt to his mother
Lleva camisa. Está llevando una camisa a su madre

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