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Gerunds in Spanish

Gerunds in Spanish. Rosa M. Kasse S00296758 ENGL 360 Prof. Evelyn Lugo. What is a gerund?. Also known as present participle Not the equivalent to the English gerund because Spanish gerund cannot be used as a noun as in English.

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Gerunds in Spanish

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  1. Gerunds in Spanish Rosa M. Kasse S00296758 ENGL 360 Prof. Evelyn Lugo

  2. What is a gerund? • Also known as present participle • Not the equivalent to the English gerund because Spanish gerund cannot be used as a noun as in English. • English gerund can be translated into Spanish as an infinitive. • In Spanish, the word always ends in –ndo.

  3. Forms • To form the gerund, remove the infinitive ending and add –ando for –ar verbs, and –iendo for –er and –ir verbs. -ar--->ando-er --->iendo-ir --->iendo caminar > caminando volver > volviendo abrir > abriendo

  4. Special cases • Verbs of the second and third conjugations where the stem of the word ends in a vowel, change the ending –iendo to –yendo. leer > leyendo caer > cayendo

  5. The gerund for iris yendo. • Third conjugatio verbs with stem changes: • o>ue>u • dormir, duermo, durmió dormir > durmiendo; morir > muriendo • e>ie>I • sentir, siento, sintiósentir > sintiendo • e>i>I • pedir, pido, pidió pedir > pidiendo

  6. Gerund verbs of motion seguir/continuar • Use seguir or continuar to express the idea “to continue” (to do something) or “to keep on (doing something)”. Sigo teniendo problemas con mi computadora. Continúan haciendo las mismas preguntas.

  7. Let’s practice!

  8. Write the correct form of the verbs given using the gerund. • (Play): Vimos a nuestro hermano ___________________________ con una víbora. • (Shout): Tú te enfadaste y saliste ___________________________, ¿no? • (Receive): Ya habían pagado la cuenta antes de _____________________ la factura. • (Sleep): Estábamos ______________________ cuando se oyó un ruido tremendo en la calle.

  9. (Run, laugh): El niño fue __________________ calle abajo [downthestreet] y sus compañeros no podían dejar de ____________________. • (Know, do): _________________ lo que el hombre era capaz de _________________, íbamos a dejarlo en paz. • (Break, swim): Marta pudo ___________________ el récord ____________________ más rápido que nunca. • (Have[helpingverb]): ______________________ visto lo preciosos que son los niños, queríamos tener varios.

  10. Answers • jugando • gritando • recibir • durmiendo • corriendo, reir (se) • Sabiendo, hacer • romper, nadando • Habiendo

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