{"id":3902,"date":"2018-11-21T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2022-08-24T23:52:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T07:52:14","slug":"spanish-gerund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/spanish-gerund\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Guide to the Spanish Gerund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this guide to the Spanish gerund!<\/p>\n<p>The gerund is also known as the \u2018continuous present,\u2019 but don\u2019t be put off by the weird names, all it means is verbs in the \u2018-ing\u2019 form, e.g., \u2018You are learn<strong>ing<\/strong>.\u2019<span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Guide to Spanish Gerund\" width=\"677\" height=\"338\" title=\"Spanish Gerund\" data-id=\"4234\" src=\"\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Soanish-Gerund_Twitter-FB.png\" style=\"\" data-width=\"677\" data-height=\"338\" data-init-width=\"1024\" data-init-height=\"512\"><\/span><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tab-con-4\"><strong>How to form the Spanish Gerund<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For the vast majority of verbs, the gerund is super easy to form!<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment-->For <em>-ar<\/em> verbs, remove the <em>-ar <\/em>and replace it with <em>-ando<\/em>.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment-->For <em>-er<\/em> &nbsp;verbs, remove the <em>-er <\/em>and replace it with <em>-iendo<\/em>.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment-->For <em>-ir <\/em>verbs, remove the <em>-ir<\/em> and replace it with &#8211;<em>iendo<\/em>.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--StartFragment-->As you can see, all you have to remember is:<!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment--><em>-ar <\/em><em>\u2192<\/em><em> -ando<\/em><!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment--><em>-er<\/em> or &#8211;<em>ir<\/em> \u2192 <em>-iendo<\/em><!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--StartFragment-->So, let\u2019s look at some examples.<!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment--><em>Nadar<\/em> (to swim) \u2192 <em>estoy nadando<\/em> (I\u2019m swimming)<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment--><em>Coser<\/em> (to sew) \u2192 <em>estoy cosiendo<\/em> (I\u2019m sewing)<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment--><em>Escribir<\/em> (to write) \u2192 <em>estoy escribiendo<\/em> (I\u2019m writing)<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tab-con-5\"><strong>When to use the Spanish Gerund<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We use the gerund in Spanish when we want to say that something is happen<strong>ing<\/strong>. We usually need to use the verb <em>estar<\/em> (to be) with it. It\u2019s like in English: you wouldn\u2019t say, \u2018He swimming.\u2019 You\u2019d say, \u2018He <u>is<\/u> swimming.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s how to conjugate <em>estar<\/em> in the present tense, to say that something <u>is<\/u> happen<strong>ing<\/strong>\u2014it\u2019s in progress right now:<\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Yo<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estoy<\/em><\/td>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<td>am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>T\u00fa<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>est\u00e1s<\/em><\/td>\n<td>You (informal singular)<\/td>\n<td>are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>\u00c9l\/ella\/usted<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>est\u00e1<\/em><\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it<\/p>\n<p>You (formal singular)<\/td>\n<td>is<\/p>\n<p>are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Nosotros\/as<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estamos<\/em><\/td>\n<td>We<\/td>\n<td>are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Vosotros\/as<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>est\u00e1is<\/em><\/td>\n<td>You (informal plural)<\/td>\n<td>are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>est\u00e1n<\/em><\/td>\n<td>TheyYou (formal plural)<\/td>\n<td>are<\/p>\n<p>are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Shut up, I\u2019m talking!<\/td>\n<td><em>C\u00e1llate, que estoy hablando.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>He says he\u2019s vegan but he\u2019s eating a hamburger.<\/td>\n<td><em>Dice que es vegano pero est\u00e1 comiendo una hamburguesa.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>They are dancing.<\/td>\n<td><em>Est\u00e1n bailando*.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>* Speaking of \u2018bailando,\u2019 there are a few gerunds to listen out for in the chorus of the famous Enrique Iglesias <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NUsoVlDFqZg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>song<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Try and listen out for them!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to conjugate <em>estar<\/em> in the imperfect tense (a version of the past tense), to say that something <u>was<\/u> happen<strong>ing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Yo<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estaba<\/em><\/td>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<td>was<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>T\u00fa<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estabas<\/em><\/td>\n<td>You (informal singular)<\/td>\n<td>were<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>\u00c9l\/ella\/usted<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estaba<\/em><\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it<\/p>\n<p>You (formal singular)<\/td>\n<td>was were<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Nosotros\/as<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>est\u00e1bamos<\/em><\/td>\n<td>We<\/td>\n<td>were<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Vosotros\/as<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estabais<\/em><\/td>\n<td>You (informal plural)<\/td>\n<td>were<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estaban<\/em><\/td>\n<td>They<\/p>\n<p>You (formal plural)<\/td>\n<td>were<\/p>\n<p>were<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>You were singing my favorite song.<\/td>\n<td><em>Estabas cantando mi canci\u00f3n preferida.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Juan and I were dating.<\/td>\n<td><em>Juan y yo est\u00e1bamos saliendo.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You were all studying a lot.<\/td>\n<td><em>Estabais estudiando mucho.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment-->You won\u2019t use this one as much, but learning how to conjugate <em>estar<\/em> in the future tense will also allow you to say that something <u>will be<\/u> happen<strong>ing<\/strong> at some point in the future.<!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Yo<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estar\u00e9<\/em><\/td>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<td>shall be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>T\u00fa<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estar\u00e1s<\/em><\/td>\n<td>You (informal singular)<\/td>\n<td>will be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>\u00c9l\/ella\/usted<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estar\u00e1<\/em><\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it<\/p>\n<p>You (formal singular)<\/td>\n<td>will be<\/p>\n<p>will be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Nosotros\/as<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estaremos<\/em><\/td>\n<td>We<\/td>\n<td>shall be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Vosotros\/as<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estar\u00e9is<\/em><\/td>\n<td>You (informal plural)<\/td>\n<td>will be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>estar\u00e1n<\/em><\/td>\n<td>TheyYou (formal plural)<\/td>\n<td>will be will be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>This time tomorrow, I\u2019ll be flying to Lanzarote.<\/td>\n<td><em>A estas horas ma\u00f1ana, estar\u00e9 volando a Lanzarote.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>They\u2019re probably* smoking.<\/td>\n<td><em>Estar\u00e1n fumando.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/spanish-future-tense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u><strong>See here<\/strong><\/u><\/a> for how to use the future tense to make suppositions!<\/p>\n<p>So, using these three conjugation tables and the verb endings described above, we can form a whole load of phrases with the gerund.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>I\u2019m waiting.<\/td>\n<td><em>Estoy esperando.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You are sweating.<\/td>\n<td><em>Est\u00e1s sudando.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gabriel is selling his books to that lady.<\/td>\n<td><em>Gabriel est\u00e1 vendiendo sus libros a esa se\u00f1ora.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>We were cooking.<\/td>\n<td><em>Est\u00e1bamos cocinando.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You guys were painting.<\/td>\n<td><em>Estabais pintando.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The athletes will be running soon.<\/td>\n<td><em>Los atletas estar\u00e1n corriendo prontito.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/bugs-bunny-running-exercise-QJvwBSGaoc4eI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>There are another few cool ways the gerund can be used, when you DON\u2019T need <em>estar<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, when you\u2019re using it with a verb of motion:<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>I left running. (I ran away.)<\/td>\n<td><em>Sal\u00ed corriendo.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>He came in complaining.<\/td>\n<td><em>Entr\u00f3 quej\u00e1ndose.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>He goes around singing all day.<\/td>\n<td><em>Anda cantando todo el d\u00eda.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Secondly, to mean \u2018by -ing&#8217;:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>I made a lot of money (by) busking.<\/td>\n<td><em>Gan\u00e9 mucho dinero tocando m\u00fasica en la calle.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>She got the job (by) calling the boss every day.<\/td>\n<td><em>Consigui\u00f3 el trabajo llamando al jefe cada d\u00eda.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, it can be used in a \u2018by the way\u2019 sense:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Speaking of Juan, did you know&#8230;?<\/td>\n<td><em>Hablando de Juan, \u00bfsab\u00edas que&#8230;?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tab-con-1\"><strong>When NOT to use the Spanish Gerund<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, <em>-ando <\/em>and <em>-iendo<\/em> roughly translate to \u2018-ing.\u2019 But watch out for some common traps! <!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment-->In English, we\u2019d use the present continuous (\u2018-ing\u2019) to say we like doing something. In Spanish you don\u2019t need to do this. Just leave the verb in the infinitive.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>I like eating.<\/td>\n<td><em>Me gusta comiendo.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>Me gusta comer.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment-->In English, we\u2019d use \u2018-ing\u2019 to say that an activity is important, easy, hard, etc. In Spanish, use the infinitive.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Being kind is important.<\/td>\n<td><em>Siendo amable es importante.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>Ser amable es importante.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><!--StartFragment-->In English, we\u2019d use \u2018-ing\u2019 to describe states (not just actions). Again, in Spanish, this isn\u2019t necessary.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The flowers are smelling good today!<\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a1Las flores est\u00e1n oliendo bien hoy!<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a1Las flores huelen bien hoy!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/spring-8hPZhEi1MgHPq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tab-con-6\"><strong>Irregular verbs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you guessed it, there are some exceptions to the rules that we went through above.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/come-thru-simon-pegg-kind-of-hype-for-this-tbh-77PW0C7xUEsrC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There are some <em>-ir <\/em>and <em>-er <\/em>verbs whose stems end in a vowel. If this is the case, the <em>-iendo<\/em> becomes &#8211;<em>yendo<\/em>. These examples should help demonstrate:<\/li>\n<p><em>Caer<\/em> (to fall) \u2192 <em>ca<\/em><em>er<\/em> \u2192 <em>ca<\/em> + <em>iendo<\/em> \u2192 <em>ca<\/em> + <em>yendo<\/em> \u2192 <em>cayendo<\/em> (falling)<\/p>\n<p><em>Leer<\/em> (to read) \u2192 <em>le<\/em><em>er<\/em> \u2192 <em>le<\/em> + <em>iendo<\/em> \u2192 <em>le<\/em> + <em>yendo<\/em> \u2192 <em>leyendo <\/em>(reading)<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>There\u2019s a type of verb called stem-changing verbs, because their stems sometimes change. They\u2019re also referred to as radical-changing verbs, which, frankly, I think is a better name for them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reactionseditor-rad-dodgeball-3o7bu3hxaeqgi9SJQk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment-->Sometimes radical-changing verbs also change in the gerund. Here\u2019s a handy table of some of the common ones:<!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>to warn<\/td>\n<td><em>adv<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rtir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>adv<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>rtiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to transform<\/td>\n<td><em>conv<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rtir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>conv<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>rtiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to have fun<\/td>\n<td><em>div<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rtirse<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>div<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>rti\u00e9ndose<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to lie<\/td>\n<td><em>m<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>ntir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>m<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>ntiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to refer<\/td>\n<td><em>ref<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>ref<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>riendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to feel<\/td>\n<td><em>s<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>ntir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>s<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>ntiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to ask for<\/td>\n<td><em>p<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>dir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>p<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>diendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to compete<\/td>\n<td><em>comp<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>tir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>comp<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>tiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to follow<\/td>\n<td><em>s<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>guir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>s<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>guiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to choose<\/td>\n<td><em>el<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>gir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>el<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>giendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to repeat<\/td>\n<td><em>rep<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>tir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>rep<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>tiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to dress<\/td>\n<td><em>v<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>stir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>v<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>stiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>3. Here are some other common ones that we haven\u2019t covered in rules 1 and 2.<!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>to go<\/td>\n<td><em>ir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>yendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to come<\/td>\n<td><em>venir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>viniendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to be able to<\/td>\n<td><em>poder<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>pudiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to say<\/td>\n<td><em>decir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>diciendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to hear<\/td>\n<td><em>o\u00edr<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>oyendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to laugh<\/td>\n<td><em>re\u00edr<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>riendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to smile<\/td>\n<td><em>sonre\u00edr<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>sonriendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to sleep<\/td>\n<td><em>dormir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>durmiendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>to die<\/td>\n<td><em>morir<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>muriendo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tab-con-2\"><strong>Let\u2019s get quizzical!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot here to take in, so, if you fancy it, have a go at these multiple-choice questions and see how well you can do!<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tve_flt\" id=\"tve_editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tqb-shortcode-wrapper\" id=\"tqb-shortcode-wrapper-3919-tqb-6a76999fa5c6f\" data-quiz-id=\"3919\" data-unique=\"tqb-6a76999fa5c6f\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tqb-loading-overlay tqb-template-overlay-style-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tqb-loading-bullets\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tqb-frontend-error-message\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tqb-shortcode-old-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tqb-shortcode-new-content tqb-template-style-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cat-animal-wyFbTKs9X99Yc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Well done!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope you\u2019ve learnt something from this lesson on the gerund, and definitely don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t taken in every single thing! Keep practicing a little every day, and you\u2019ll soon <u>be<\/u> us<strong>ing<\/strong> the gerund in Spanish.<!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<h4>Want some help in conjugating Spanish verbs? Try these audio drills!&nbsp;<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this guide to the Spanish gerund! The gerund is also known as the \u2018continuous present,\u2019 but don\u2019t be put off by the weird names, all it means is verbs in the \u2018-ing\u2019 form, e.g., \u2018You are learning.\u2019 How to form the Spanish Gerund For the vast majority of verbs, the gerund is super [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Welcome to this guide to the Spanish gerund!<\/p>The gerund is also known as the \u2018continuous present,\u2019 but don\u2019t be put off by the weird names, all it means is verbs in the \u2018-ing\u2019 form, e.g., \u2018You are learn<strong class=\"\">ing<\/strong>.\u2019<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-165ec8e4239\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-4234 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Guide to Spanish Gerund\" width=\"677\" height=\"338\" title=\"Spanish Gerund\" data-id=\"4234\" src=\"\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Soanish-Gerund_Twitter-FB.png\" style=\"\" data-width=\"677\" data-height=\"338\" data-init-width=\"1024\" data-init-height=\"512\" data-css=\"tve-u-17d27fdc971\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contents_table\" data-columns=\"2\" data-headers=\"h2,h3\">\n<div class=\"tve_contents_table\">\n<span class=\"tve_ct_title\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b27f157c\">Quick Navigation<\/span>\n<div class=\"tve_ct_content tve_clearfix\"><div class=\"ct_column sep\" style=\"width: 50%; min-height: 143px;\"><div class=\"tve_ct_level0\"><a href=\"#tab-con-4\">How to form the Spanish Gerund<\/a><\/div><div class=\"tve_ct_level0\"><a href=\"#tab-con-5\">When to use the Spanish Gerund<\/a><\/div><div class=\"tve_ct_level0\"><a href=\"#tab-con-1\">When NOT to use the Spanish Gerund<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ct_column\" style=\"width: 50%; min-height: 143px;\"><div class=\"tve_ct_level0\"><a href=\"#tab-con-6\">Irregular verbs<\/a><\/div><div class=\"tve_ct_level0\"><a href=\"#tab-con-2\">Let\u2019s get quizzical!<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><h2 id=\"tab-con-4\" class=\"\"><strong>How to form the Spanish Gerund<\/strong><\/h2><p>For the vast majority of verbs, the gerund is super easy to form!<\/p><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b27fff9c\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\">For <em>-ar<\/em> verbs, remove the <em>-ar <\/em>and replace it with <em>-ando<\/em>.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b27fff9d\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\">For <em>-er<\/em> &nbsp;verbs, remove the <em>-er <\/em>and replace it with <em>-iendo<\/em>.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b27fff9e\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\">For <em>-ir <\/em>verbs, remove the <em>-ir<\/em> and replace it with -<em>iendo<\/em>.<!--EndFragment-->\n<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\">As you can see, all you have to remember is:<!--EndFragment--><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b284e618\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><em>-ar <\/em><em>\u2192<\/em><em> -ando<\/em><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b284e61d\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><em>-er<\/em> or -<em>ir<\/em> \u2192 <em>-iendo<\/em><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><!--StartFragment-->So, let\u2019s look at some examples.<!--EndFragment--><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b2899d41\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><em>Nadar<\/em> (to swim) \u2192 <em>estoy nadando<\/em> (I\u2019m swimming)<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b2899d42\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><em>Coser<\/em> (to sew) \u2192 <em>estoy cosiendo<\/em> (I\u2019m sewing)<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b2899d43\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment--><em>Escribir<\/em> (to write) \u2192 <em>estoy escribiendo<\/em> (I\u2019m writing)<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><h2 id=\"tab-con-5\" class=\"\"><strong>When to use the Spanish Gerund<\/strong><\/h2><p>We use the gerund in Spanish when we want to say that something is happen<strong>ing<\/strong>. We usually need to use the verb <em>estar<\/em> (to be) with it. It\u2019s like in English: you wouldn\u2019t say, \u2018He swimming.\u2019 You\u2019d say, \u2018He <u>is<\/u> swimming.\u2019<\/p>So here\u2019s how to conjugate <em class=\"\">estar<\/em> in the present tense, to say that something <u class=\"\">is<\/u> happen<strong class=\"\">ing<\/strong>\u2014it\u2019s in progress right now:<p><br><\/p><!--StartFragment--><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"157\"><col width=\"96\"><col width=\"188\"><col width=\"77\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Yo<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estoy<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>I<\/p><\/td><td><p>am<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>T\u00fa<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>est\u00e1s<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>You (informal singular)<\/p><\/td><td><p>are<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>\u00c9l\/ella\/usted<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>est\u00e1<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>He\/she\/it<\/p><p>You (formal singular)<\/p><\/td><td><p>is<\/p><p>are<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Nosotros\/as<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estamos<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>We<\/p><\/td><td><p>are<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Vosotros\/as<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>est\u00e1is<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>You (informal plural)<\/p><\/td><td><p>are<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>est\u00e1n<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>TheyYou (formal plural)<\/p><\/td><td><p>are<\/p><p>are<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment-->\n<!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Examples:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b29d6fdc\"><!--StartFragment--><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>Shut up, I\u2019m talking!<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>C\u00e1llate, que estoy hablando.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>He says he\u2019s vegan but he\u2019s eating a hamburger.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Dice que es vegano pero est\u00e1 comiendo una hamburguesa.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>They are dancing.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Est\u00e1n bailando*.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><p>* Speaking of \u2018bailando,\u2019 there are a few gerunds to listen out for in the chorus of the famous Enrique Iglesias <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NUsoVlDFqZg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>song<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Try and listen out for them!<\/p>Here\u2019s how to conjugate <em class=\"\">estar<\/em> in the imperfect tense (a version of the past tense), to say that something <u class=\"\">was<\/u> happen<strong class=\"\">ing<\/strong>.<p><br><\/p><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"157\"><col width=\"124\"><col width=\"196\"><col width=\"78\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Yo<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estaba<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>I<\/p><\/td><td><p>was<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>T\u00fa<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estabas<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>You (informal singular)<\/p><\/td><td><p>were<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>\u00c9l\/ella\/usted<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estaba<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>He\/she\/it<\/p><p>You (formal singular)<\/p><\/td><td><p>was were<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Nosotros\/as<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>est\u00e1bamos<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>We<\/p><\/td><td><p>were<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Vosotros\/as<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estabais<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>You (informal plural)<\/p><\/td><td><p>were<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estaban<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>They<\/p><p>You (formal plural)<\/p><\/td><td><p>were<\/p><p>were<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><br><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>You were singing my favorite song.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Estabas cantando mi canci\u00f3n preferida.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Juan and I were dating.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Juan y yo est\u00e1bamos saliendo.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>You were all studying a lot.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Estabais estudiando mucho.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\">You won\u2019t use this one as much, but learning how to conjugate <em>estar<\/em> in the future tense will also allow you to say that something <u>will be<\/u> happen<strong>ing<\/strong> at some point in the future.<!--EndFragment-->\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"157\"><col width=\"124\"><col width=\"196\"><col width=\"78\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Yo<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estar\u00e9<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>I<\/p><\/td><td><p>shall be<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>T\u00fa<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estar\u00e1s<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>You (informal singular)<\/p><\/td><td><p>will be<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>\u00c9l\/ella\/usted<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estar\u00e1<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>He\/she\/it<\/p><p>You (formal singular)<\/p><\/td><td><p>will be<\/p><p>will be<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Nosotros\/as<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estaremos<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>We<\/p><\/td><td><p>shall be<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Vosotros\/as<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estar\u00e9is<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>You (informal plural)<\/p><\/td><td><p>will be<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>estar\u00e1n<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>TheyYou (formal plural)<\/p><\/td><td><p>will be will be<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><br><\/p><!--StartFragment--><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>This time tomorrow, I\u2019ll be flying to Lanzarote.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>A estas horas ma\u00f1ana, estar\u00e9 volando a Lanzarote.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>They\u2019re probably* smoking.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Estar\u00e1n fumando.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/spanish-future-tense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><u><strong>See here<\/strong><\/u><\/a> for how to use the future tense to make suppositions!<\/p><p>So, using these three conjugation tables and the verb endings described above, we can form a whole load of phrases with the gerund.<\/p><p>Examples:<\/p><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>I\u2019m waiting.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Estoy esperando.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>You are sweating.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Est\u00e1s sudando.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Gabriel is selling his books to that lady.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Gabriel est\u00e1 vendiendo sus libros a esa se\u00f1ora.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>We were cooking.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Est\u00e1bamos cocinando.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>You guys were painting.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Estabais pintando.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>The athletes will be running soon.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Los atletas estar\u00e1n corriendo prontito.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/QJvwBSGaoc4eI\" width=\"480\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/bugs-bunny-running-exercise-QJvwBSGaoc4eI\"&gt;via GIPHY&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><p>There are another few cool ways the gerund can be used, when you DON\u2019T need <em>estar<\/em>.<\/p><p>Firstly, when you\u2019re using it with a verb of motion:<\/p><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>I left running. (I ran away.)<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Sal\u00ed corriendo.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>He came in complaining.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Entr\u00f3 quej\u00e1ndose.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>He goes around singing all day.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Anda cantando todo el d\u00eda.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p><br><\/p><p>Secondly, to mean \u2018by -ing':<\/p><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>I made a lot of money (by) busking.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Gan\u00e9 mucho dinero tocando m\u00fasica en la calle.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>She got the job (by) calling the boss every day.<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Consigui\u00f3 el trabajo llamando al jefe cada d\u00eda.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><p><br><\/p><p>Thirdly, it can be used in a \u2018by the way\u2019 sense:<\/p><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"308\"><col width=\"308\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>Speaking of Juan, did you know...?<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Hablando de Juan, \u00bfsab\u00edas que...?<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><h2 id=\"tab-con-1\" class=\"\"><strong>When NOT to use the Spanish Gerund<\/strong><\/h2>As mentioned above, <em class=\"\">-ando <\/em>and <em class=\"\">-iendo<\/em> roughly translate to \u2018-ing.\u2019 But watch out for some common traps! <!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b2b57f8c\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment-->In English, we\u2019d use the present continuous (\u2018-ing\u2019) to say we like doing something. In Spanish you don\u2019t need to do this. Just leave the verb in the infinitive.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><\/p><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"204\"><col width=\"194\"><col width=\"194\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>I like eating.<\/p><\/td><td><p><s><em>Me gusta comiendo.<\/em><\/s><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Me gusta comer.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b2b8cb0f\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment-->In English, we\u2019d use \u2018-ing\u2019 to say that an activity is important, easy, hard, etc. In Spanish, use the infinitive.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><p><\/p><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"204\"><col width=\"194\"><col width=\"194\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>Being kind is important.<\/p><\/td><td><p><s><em>Siendo amable es importante.<\/em><\/s><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Ser amable es importante.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\" data-css=\"tve-u-165b2bafe66\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"check\">\n<path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\"><!--StartFragment-->In English, we\u2019d use \u2018-ing\u2019 to describe states (not just actions). Again, in Spanish, this isn\u2019t necessary.<!--EndFragment--><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><p><\/p><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"204\"><col width=\"194\"><col width=\"194\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>The flowers are smelling good today! <\/p><\/td><td><p><s><em>\u00a1Las flores est\u00e1n oliendo bien hoy!<\/em><\/s><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>\u00a1Las flores huelen bien hoy!<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/8hPZhEi1MgHPq\" width=\"480\" height=\"308\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/spring-8hPZhEi1MgHPq\"&gt;via GIPHY&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><h2 id=\"tab-con-6\" class=\"\"><strong>Irregular verbs<\/strong><\/h2><p>Yes, you guessed it, there are some exceptions to the rules that we went through above.<\/p><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/77PW0C7xUEsrC\" width=\"480\" height=\"197\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/come-thru-simon-pegg-kind-of-hype-for-this-tbh-77PW0C7xUEsrC\"&gt;via GIPHY&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/p><ol class=\"\"><li><p>There are some <em>-ir <\/em>and <em>-er <\/em>verbs whose stems end in a vowel. If this is the case, the <em>-iendo<\/em> becomes -<em>yendo<\/em>. These examples should help demonstrate:<\/p><\/li><p><em>Caer<\/em> (to fall) \u2192 <em>ca<\/em><s><em>er<\/em><\/s> \u2192 <em>ca<\/em> + <s><em>iendo<\/em><\/s> \u2192 <em>ca<\/em> + <em>yendo<\/em> \u2192 <em>cayendo<\/em> (falling)<\/p><p><em>Leer<\/em> (to read) \u2192 <em>le<\/em><s><em>er<\/em><\/s> \u2192 <em>le<\/em> + <s><em>iendo<\/em><\/s> \u2192 <em>le<\/em> + <em>yendo<\/em> \u2192 <em>leyendo <\/em>(reading)<\/p><\/ol><ol start=\"2\" class=\"\"><li><p>There\u2019s a type of verb called stem-changing verbs, because their stems sometimes change. They\u2019re also referred to as radical-changing verbs, which, frankly, I think is a better name for them. <\/p><\/li><\/ol><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o7bu3hxaeqgi9SJQk\" width=\"480\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reactionseditor-rad-dodgeball-3o7bu3hxaeqgi9SJQk\"&gt;via GIPHY&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Sometimes radical-changing verbs also change in the gerund. Here\u2019s a handy table of some of the common ones:<!--EndFragment--><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"199\"><col width=\"186\"><col width=\"183\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>to warn<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>adv<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rtir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>adv<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>rtiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to transform<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>conv<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rtir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>conv<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>rtiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to have fun<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>div<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rtirse<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>div<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>rti\u00e9ndose<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to lie<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>m<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>ntir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>m<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>ntiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to refer<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>ref<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>rir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>ref<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>riendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to feel<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>s<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>ntir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>s<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>ntiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to ask for<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>p<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>dir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>p<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>diendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to compete<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>comp<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>tir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>comp<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>tiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to follow<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>s<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>guir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>s<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>guiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to choose<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>el<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>gir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>el<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>giendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to repeat<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>rep<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>tir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>rep<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>tiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to dress<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>v<\/em><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><em>stir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>v<\/em><em><strong>i<\/strong><\/em><em>stiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/p><p>3. Here are some other common ones that we haven\u2019t covered in rules 1 and 2.<!--EndFragment-->\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><p><\/p><div class=\"\"><table><colgroup><col width=\"199\"><col width=\"186\"><col width=\"183\"><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>to go<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>ir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>yendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to come<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>venir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>viniendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to be able to<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>poder<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>pudiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to say<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>decir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>diciendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to hear<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>o\u00edr<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>oyendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to laugh<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>re\u00edr<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>riendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to smile<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>sonre\u00edr<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>sonriendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to sleep<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>dormir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>durmiendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>to die<\/p><\/td><td><p><em>morir<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>muriendo<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><!--EndFragment--><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><meta charset=\"utf-8\" class=\"\"><h2 id=\"tab-con-2\" class=\"\"><strong>Let\u2019s get quizzical!<\/strong><\/h2><p>There\u2019s been a lot here to take in, so, if you fancy it, have a go at these multiple-choice questions and see how well you can do!<\/p><!--EndFragment-->\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>[tqb_quiz id='3919']<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/wyFbTKs9X99Yc\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cat-animal-wyFbTKs9X99Yc\"&gt;via GIPHY&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><!--StartFragment--><p><strong>Well done!<\/strong><\/p>I hope you\u2019ve learnt something from this lesson on the gerund, and definitely don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t taken in every single thing! 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