show special characters
display incorrect answers
Exercises B1
Form the gerund of the following verbs.
infinitive |
gerund |
habitar |
verb ending in -ar → -ando|[live → living] |
aplastar |
verb ending in -ar → -ando|[squash → squashing] |
comparar |
verb ending in -ar → -ando|[compare → comparing] |
comprender |
verb ending in -er → -iendo|[understand → understanding] |
ver |
verb ending in -er → -iendo|[see → seeing] |
comer |
verb ending in -er → -iendo|[eat → eating] |
vivir |
verb ending in -ir → -iendo|[live → living] |
oír |
irregular gerund: to avoid three vowels in a row, the i of the gerund ending becomes a y|[hear → hearing] |
conseguir |
verb ending in -ir → -iendo|vowel change in the root of the verb: e → i|[get → getting] |
Write the verbs in the gerund together with the correct form of the verb estar.
- yo comer un helado → yo un helado.1st person singular: estoy|verb ending in -er (comer) → -iendo|[I am eating an ice cream]
- tú bailas salsa → tú salsa.2nd person singular: estás|verb ending in -ar (bailar) → -ando|[You dance salsa. → You are dancing salsa.]
- él cocina una paella → él una paella.3rd person singular: está|verb ending in -ar (cocinar) → -ando|[He cooks a paella. → He is cooking a paella.]
- ella hace alpinismo → ella alpinismo.3rd person singular: está|verb ending in -er (hacer) → -iendo|[She does mountain climbing. → She is doing mountain climbing.]
- nosotros leemos una revista → nosotros una revista.1st person plural: estamos|irregular gerund: to avoid three vowels in a row, the i of the gerund ending becomes a y|[We read a magazine. → We are reading a magazine.]
- nosotras tomamos un aperitivo → nosotras un aperitivo.1st person plural: estamos|verb ending in -ar (tomar) → -ando|[We have an aperitif. → We are having an aperitif.]
- vosotros jugáis con el gato → vosotros con el gato.2nd person plural: estáis|verb ending in -ar (jugar) → -ando|[You play with the cat. → You are playing with the cat.]
- vosotras dormís la siesta → vosotras la siesta.2nd person plural: estáis|verb ending in -ir (dormir) → -iendo|vowel change in the root verb → -o > -u|[You take a nap. → You are taking a nap.]
- ellos escuchan música → ellos música.3rd person plural: están|verb ending in -ar (escuchar) → -ando|[They listen to music. → They are listening to music.]
- ellas montan en bicicleta → ellas en bicicleta.3rd person plural: están|verb ending in -ar (montar) → -ando|They cycle. → They are cycling.]
Rewrite the sentences, replacing each underlined section with a gerund.
Maintain the order of sentence elements.
- Al ver la televisión, bebo un café.
→ [While I watch television,/Watching television, I drink a coffee.]|ver → viendo
- Al cruzar la calle, nos encontramos a mi tía.
→ [Crossing the street, we met my aunt.]|cruzar → cruzando
- Al ir de excursión, hemos conocido muchos pueblos.
→ [Taking a trip,/On the trip we got to know many villages.]|hacer → haciendo
- El autobús tuvo un accidente al salir de la estación.
→ [The bus had an accident while leaving the station.]|salir → saliendo
- No podía concentrarme con la vecina que cantaba.
→ [With the neighbor singing, I couldn’t concentrate.]|cantar → cantando