Gerundios Flashcards
What do gerundios describe with a helping verb?
An action in progress
Gerundio endings
Ar- ando
Er/ir- iendo
Dormir conjugated with gerundio
Durmiendo
Divertir conjugated with gerundio
Divirtiendo
Leer in gerundio (verbs thats stem ends in a vowel)
Yendo
Leyendo
Gerundio combined with estar
Progressive tenses, actions in progress
Gerundio combined with seguir
Still doing smth or kept on doin smth
Gerundio combined with andar
Going around doing smth
Gerundio combined with llevar
Have or had been doing smth
Ex. I have been playing…we had been skating
What do verbs of motion and gerundio tell?
The verb tells the direction
The gerundio tells the manner
Gerundio combined with salir expresses
Out
Gerundio combined with venir expresses
Here
Gerundio combined with ir expresses
There
Gerundio combined with irse expresses
Off or away
Gerundio combined with volver expresses
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