FIRST 60: 6.1a - Verbos (Los gerundios)

Question 1

pedir

Answer 1

to ask for, order

pidiendo - asking for, ordering

Question 2

reírse

Answer 2

to laugh

riéndose - laughing

Question 3

llorar

Answer 3

to cry

llorando - crying

Question 4

decir

Answer 4

to say, tell

diciendo - saying, telling

Question 5

ahora

Answer 5

now

Question 6

asistir

Answer 6

to attend

asistiendo - attending

Question 7

dar

Answer 7

to give

dando - giving

Question 8

soñar (con)

Answer 8

to dream (about)

soñando con - dreaming about

Question 9

ser

Answer 9

to be

siendo - being

Question 10

pagar

Answer 10

to pay

pagando - paying

Question 11

divertirse

Answer 11

to have fun

divirtiéndose - having fun

Question 12

andar

Answer 12

to walk

andando - walking

Question 13

repetir

Answer 13

to repeat

repitiendo - repeating

Question 14

comer

Answer 14

to eat

comiendo - eating

Question 15

oír

Answer 15

to hear

oyendo - hearing

Question 16

bañarse

Answer 16

to bathe

bañándose - bathing

Question 17

sentir

Answer 17

to feel (IN TERMS OF TOUCH or EXTERNAL STIMULUS)

sintiendo - feeling

Question 18

despedirse (de)

Answer 18

to say goodbye (to)

despidiéndose - saying goodbye

Question 19

GERUNDIOS: VERBOS REFLEXIVOS

If you have a reflexive verb, where can you place the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se)?

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

servir

Answer 20

to serve

sirviendo - serving

Question 21

mentir

Answer 21

to lie

mintiendo - lying

Question 22

mirar

Answer 22

to look, to watch

mirando - watching, looking

Question 23

dormir

Answer 23

to sleep

durmiendo - sleeping

Question 24

aparcar

Answer 24

to park

aparcando - parking

Question 25

morir morirse

Answer 25

to die | muriendo - dying muriéndose - dying

Question 26

conseguir

Answer 26

to get, obtain | consiguiendo - getting, obtaining

Question 27

salir

Answer 27

to exit | saliendo - exiting

Question 28

aburrirse

Answer 28

to be bored | aburriéndose - getting bored

Question 29

conducir

Answer 29

to drive (c) | conduciendo - driving

Question 30

pensar

Answer 30

to think | pensando - thinking

Question 31

quejarse

Answer 31

to complain | quejándose - complaining

Question 32

mencionar

Answer 32

to mention | mencionando - mentioning

Question 33

proteger

Answer 33

to protect | protegiendo - protecting

Question 34

huir

Answer 34

to flee | huyendo - fleeing

Question 35

borrar

Answer 35

to erase | borrando - erasing

Question 36

levantarse

Answer 36

to get up, stand up | levantándose - getting up, standing up

Question 37

quitarse

Answer 37

to take off, remove | quitándose - taking off, removing

Question 38

# ESTAR IN THE IMPERFECT TENSE (A PAST TENSE) What are all 5 forms of **estar** in the imperfect tense?

Answer 38

estaba estabas estaba estábamos estaban

Question 39

despertarse

Answer 39

to wake up | despertándose - waking up

Question 40

cantar

Answer 40

to sing | cantando - singing

Question 41

# 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?

Answer 41

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

Question 42

# 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?

Answer 42

The simple present tense. Trabajo duro este año.

Question 43

ahora mismo

Answer 43

right now (two-word version)

Question 44

buscar

Answer 44

to look for | buscando - looking for

Question 45

aprender

Answer 45

to learn | aprendiendo - learning

Question 46

pasar

Answer 46

to happen, occur, pass | pasando - happening, occuring, passing

Question 47

llover

Answer 47

to rain | lloviendo - raining ## Footnote está lloviendo - it is raining / estaba lloviendo - it was raining

Question 48

sonreír

Answer 48

to smile | sonriendo - smiling

Question 49

estar

Answer 49

to be (emotions, location/placement/position, feelings) | estando - being

Question 50

entrar

Answer 50

to enter | entrando - entering

Question 51

disfrutar (de)

Answer 51

to enjoy | disfrutando - enjoying

Question 52

# ESTAR IN THE PRESENT TENSE What are all 5 forms of the **estar** in the present tense?

Answer 52

estoy estás está estamos están

Question 53

preocuparse

Answer 53

to worry | preocupándose

Question 54

dormirse

Answer 54

to fall asleep | durmiéndose - falling asleep

Question 55

saludar

Answer 55

to greet, say hello to | saludando - greeting, saying hello to

Question 56

sentirse

Answer 56

to feel (EMOTION) | sintiéndose - feeling

Question 57

caminar

Answer 57

to walk (C) | caminando - walking

Question 58

ahorita

Answer 58

right now (one-word version)

Question 59

creer

Answer 59

to believe | creyendo - believing

Question 60

ayudar

Answer 60

to help | ayudando - helping