Present Participle Flashcards
1
Q
What is the present participle?
A
-ING ending
2
Q
-Ar verbs use what ending for the present participle?
A
-ando
3
Q
-Er and -Ir verbs use what ending for the present participle?
A
-iendo
4
Q
When making the present participle, how do -er and -ir verbs that end in a vowel change?
A
The “i” in the “iendo” ending becomes a “y”
Example:
traer –> trayendo (bringing)
leer –>leyendo (reading)
oír –> oyendo (hearing)
huir –> huyendo (running away)
5
Q
When using the present participle, what happens when the subject of a sentence is a verb?
A
You use the infinitive of the verb. English uses the “ing” version.
Example:
Leer ciencia ficción le aburre.
Reading science fiction bores her.
