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1
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How to form the gerund from -ar verbs, and -ir, er verbs

A

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

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yendo

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gerund of to listen

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oír,
oyendo

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gerund of can

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poder, pudiendo

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gerund of to come

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viniendo

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29
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how to form the continuous tense

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appropriate tense of estar and the gerund

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I’m (actually) sleeping

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estoy comiendo

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I’ll be sleeping (at that time)

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estaré durmiendo

32
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you were (in the process of) talking

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estabas hablando

33
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we’re arriving tomorrow

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llegamos mañana

(future, not an action in process)

34
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If you get like that, I’m going

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si te pones así, me voy

(future, not continuous)

35
Q

My son is going to a mixed school (habitual)

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Mi hijo va a un colegio mixto

(habitual, not process)

36
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I’m sending you this to tell you that

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Te envío ésta para decirte que

(meaning that I will send that letter)

37
Q

I was leaving the following morning for Paris

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Yo salía a la mañana siguiente para París

(future in the past)

38
Q

Where are you going?

A

Adónde vas?

(cont rarely used with verbs of motion)

39
Q

I’m coming

A

Yo voy

(cont rarely used with verbs of motion)

40
Q

Can’t you smell that the sausages are burning?

A

No hueles que se queman/se están quemando
las salchichas?

(both possible)

41
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I was talking to Mario

A

Yo hablaba/estaba hablando con Mario

(both are possible depending on process v habit)

42
Q

Ana is reading

A

Ana lee
Ana está leyendo

43
Q

He can’t come to the phone now, he’s
doing his accounts

A

Ahora no se puede poner - está haciendo sus
cuentas

44
Q

Are they watching me from that
window?

A

Me estarán viendo/me ven desde esa
ventana?

45
Q

But I was listening to you!

A

Pero si te estaba escuchando!
Pero si te escuchaba

46
Q

He lives in Paris, but at the moment he’s living in Madrid

A

Vive en París, pero últimamente está viviendo en Madrid

(continuous can express unusual, temporary action)

47
Q

Where are you working these days?

A

Dónde estás trabadando estos días?

(continuous can express unusual, temporary action)

48
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I’m (suddenly) feeling ill

A

Me estoy sintiendo mal
Me siento mal

(continuous can express unusual, temporary action)

49
Q

But what are you doing?

A

Pero qué estás haciendo?

(can express suprise, indignation or lively interest)

50
Q

what are you telling me?!

A

Qué me estás contando?

(can express suprise, indignation or lively interest)

51
Q

What were you and I thinking when we conceived these creatures, would you tell me that?

A

En qué estábamos pensando tú y yo cuando engendramos a estos seres, me quieres explicar?

(can express suprise, indignation or lively interest)

52
Q

I’ve been thinking that you don’t always
tell the truth

A

He estado pensando que tú no siempre dices
la verdad

(can express prolonged action)

53
Q

But are you going to keep on waiting for
her all day?

A

Pero, vas a estar esperándola todo el día?

(can express prolonged action)

54
Q

Maria’s face was smiling. I mean, it
wasn’t smiling now, but it had been
smiling a tenth of a second before

A

El rostro de María sonreía. Es decir, ya
no sonreía, pero había estado sonriendo
un décimo de segundo antes

(can express prolonged action)

55
Q

What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect continuous

A

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

56
Q

He’s going to the cinema a lot these days

A

Está yendo mucho al cine estos días

(can express constant recurrance)

57
Q

He comes to the house a lot these days

A

Está viniendo a casa mucho estos días

(can express constant recurrance)

58
Q

He’s been leaving for years but never
gets round to going

A

Lleva años que se está yendo pero nunca
acaba de irse

(constant recurrance)

59
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It’s been cold lately

A

está haciendo frío

(constant recurrance)

60
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But you’re (formal singular) taking those herbs very often, and continuously they cause harm

A

pero está usted tomando muy seguido esas hierbas y seguido hacen daño

(repeated actions)

61
Q

when is the future continuous used

A

events already felt to be happening in the present, to conjecture about what might be happening now

62
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tomorrow at this time we’ll be flying over the Pacific

A

Mañana a estas horas estaremos volando sobre el Pacífico

(future felt present)

63
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they’ll probably be eating at this time of day

A

Estarán comiendo a estas horas

(conjecture about what might be happening now)

64
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Three chandeliers were hanging from the roof

A

tres arañas de luces colgaban del techo

65
Q

hat’s lacking is

A

lo que falta es

66
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the moon was shining on the waves

A

la luna brillaba sobre las olas

67
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she’s looking tired

A

parece cansada

68
Q

How good the honeysuckle smells today

A

Qué bien huele la madreselva hoy!

69
Q

Where are you going?

A

Adónde vas?

70
Q

he’s coming now

A

viene ahora

71
Q

when we were coming back from the cinema I went up to see grandmother for a moment

A

cuando volvíamos del cine subí un momento a ver a la abuela

72
Q

you’re being stupid today

A

Estás estúpido hoy

73
Q

he was sitting down (in the process of)
he was sitting (seated)

A

estaba sentándose
estaba sentado

74
Q

He told me he was having problems with his neighbour

A

Me dijo que estaba teniendo problemas con su vecino

(tener not used in cont tense, except in the frequentive sense)

75
Q

He’s wearing a shirt
He’s taking a shirt to his mother

A

Lleva camisa.
Está llevando una camisa a su madre

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