FIRST 30: 6.1a - Verbos (Los gerundios) Flashcards
(30 cards)
ESTAR IN THE PRESENT TENSE
What are all 5 forms of the estar in the present tense?
estoy
estás
está
estamos
están
ESTAR IN THE PRESENT TENSE
When using the present progressive tense (estar in the present tense plus a gerund), when is the ONLY time you can use it?
When you are talking about what is presently happening, right here, right now.
If you cannot add the words “ahora,” “ahora mismo,” or “ahorita,” then y
REGLAS
If you want to say “I am working hard this year” but cannot add “now” or “right now” to the sentence, then which tense must you use?
The simple present tense.
Trabajo duro este año.
ESTAR IN THE IMPERFECT TENSE (A PAST TENSE)
What are all 5 forms of estar in the imperfect tense?
estaba
estabas
estaba
estábamos
estaban
GERUNDIOS: VERBOS REFLEXIVOS
If you have a reflexive verb, where can you place the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se)?
You can either place it before estar or attach it to the end of the gerund AND add an accent mark.
Me estoy lavando las manos.
Estoy lavándome las manos.
When you attach a pronoun to the end of a gerund, here is where the accent marks go: -ándo, -iéndo, -yéndo.
ahora
now
ahora mismo
right now
(two-word version)
ahorita
right now
(one-word version)
aburrirse
to be bored
aburriéndose - getting bored
andar
to walk
andando - walking
levantarse
to get up, stand up
levantándose - getting up, standing up
llorar
to cry
llorando - crying
aparcar
to park
aparcando - parking
repetir
to repeat
repitiendo - repeating
llover
to rain
lloviendo - raining
está lloviendo - it is raining / estaba lloviendo - it was raining
aprender
to learn
aprendiendo - learning
mentir
to lie
mintiendo - lying
mencionar
to mention
mencionando - mentioning
morir
morirse
to die
muriendo - dying
muriéndose - dying
asistir
to attend
asistiendo - attending
huir
to flee
huyendo - fleeing
mirar
to look, to watch
mirando - watching, looking
ayudar
to help
ayudando - helping
dar
to give
dando - giving
