The present participle (the gerund)
The present participle is the part of the verb that
ends in –ING in English.
For example: I
spend two hours a night studying.
To form this in Spanish take the infinitive and…:
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REMOVE |
-ar |
ADD |
-ando |
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-er |
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-iendo |
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-ir |
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-iendo |
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Por ejemplo: Jugar (to play) > jugANDO (playing)
Comer (to eat) comIENDO (eating)
Escribir
(to write) escrIBIENDO
(writing)
Use the verb PASAR
(to spend) to show how much time you spend doing something.
Por ejemplo: ¿Cuánto tiempo pasas estudiando?
Paso dos horas estudiando